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MANAGING EDITOR
Brit Brown
Beirne, Maynard,
& Parsons L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Janice Hartrick
Dallas, Texas
INTERNATIONAL EDITOR
Harry W. Sullivan, Jr.
Senior Counsel
ConocoPhillips
Houston, Texas
OIL AND GAS EDITOR
Thomas T. Hutcheson
Chair - Energy & Environmental Law
Practice Group
Winstead PC
Houston, Texas
POWER/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY EDITOR
Sheila S. Hollis
Duane Morris LLP
Washington, D.C.
YOUNG ENERGY PROFESSIONALS EDITOR
Steven P. Otillar
Baker & McKenzie
Houston, Texas
INSTITUTE FOR
ENERGY LAW
The Center for American and International Law
5201 Democracy Dr. Plano, Texas 75024
Tel: 972.244.3400
Fax: 972.244.340
Tim T. West
Chair, IEL Advisory Board
Associate General Counsel
Devon Energy Corporation
Houston, Texas
David B. Winn
IEL Director and
CAIL Vice President
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Volume 3, No.1 -- March 2009 |
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Oil and Gas in Mexico: Recent Amendments in the Energy Sector
Submitted by Juan Carlos Serra, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. (Mexico City)
After a review by Mexico's Congress of several legislative proposals made by President Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa and several political parties to amend and enact new laws dealing with the energy sector, on November 28, 2008, energy reforms were published in the Federal Official Gazette and entered into force on November 29, 2008. The constant low level of oil extraction and production, as well as decreasing market prices, contributed to motivating Congress to approve the series of legislative proposals that will give PEMEX tools to be more efficient.
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Proposed Changes to the False Claims Act Could Energize the Plaintiffs' Bar
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Torres, McGuireWoods LLP (Chicago)
Under the Federal Civil False Claims Act, persons or entities who deceive the federal government to improperly obtain from (or improperly be relieved from paying to) the government can be liable for up to three times actual damages suffered plus mandatory civil penalties. 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733. Included in the Act are qui tam provisions that allow private whistle-blowers, or "relators," to bring these lawsuits on behalf of the federal government and to share in up to 30% of the recovery. 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b). Could proposed changes to this legislation encourage new litigation?
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Energy Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Submitted by Aaron Ball, Looper Reed & McGraw, PC (Houston)
On February 17, 2009, The Energy Law Advisor published an E-Lert authored by Aaron Ball discussing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA") which was signed by President Obama that day at an alternative energy facility outside of Denver, Colorado. This article provides a more comprehensive discussion of the ARRA, the largest single domestic spending program in U.S. history which includes billions of dollars in tax incentives and spending for energy programs.
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Steven
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Sustaining member BP America, Inc. added Saida Ibrahimova (Houston) as an advisory board member (not pictured).
A new Sustaining Member is Covington and Burling LLP (Steven J. Rosenbaum, Washington, D.C.)
Sustaining member EOG Resources Inc. added Katherine Reynolds as an advisory board member (not pictured). |
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Baker & McKenzie LLP increased their membership level to the Supporting level. Brendan Cook and Karl Hopkins join Steven Otillar (Houston) as advisory board members.
Supporting Member ConocoPhillips added Ralph Burch and James Vaiana as advisory board members (not pictured).
A new Supporting Member is Davis, Gerald & Cremer, PC (John A. "Jad" Davis, David H. Smith and Marc L. Skeen, Midland).
A new Supporting Member is Farnsworth & vonBerg, L.L.P. (T. Brooke Farnsworth, Terry W. Roberson and Brian Shelton, Houston(not pictured)).
Hall Estill increased their membership level to the Supporting level. Karissa Cottom and Kevin Hayes join James C.T. Hardwick (Tulsa) as advisory board members.
Supporting Member Haynes and Boone, LLP added Mark M. Mathews (Houston) as an advisory board member.
A new Supporting Member is Phillips Murrah P.C. (Michael R. Perri, Jim Roth and Thomas G. Wolfe, Oklahoma City).
Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P. increased their membership level to the Supporting level. Carroll Martin and Davin McGinnis join Becky Miller (Austin) as advisory board members. |
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Brendan Cook |
Karl Hopkins |
John A. "Jad" Davis |
David H. Smith
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Marc L. Skeen |
Karissa Cottom |
Kevin Hayes |
Mark M. Mathews |
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Michael R. Perri |
Jim Roth
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Thomas G. Wolfe |
Carroll Martin |
Davin McGinnis |
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Matthew Heartney
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Joseph E.
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New Sponsoring Members are Arnold & Porter LLP (Matthew T. Heartney, Los Angeles), Basham Ringe y Correa, S.C. (Juan Carlos Serra, Mexico City)(not pictured), Jauregui Navarrette Y Nader, S.C. (Miguel Jauregui-Rojas, Mexico City)(not pictured), LeBlanc Bland P.L.L.C. (Joseph E. LeBlanc, Houston), Shell Oil Company (William C. Lowrey, Houston)(not pictured) and Southwestern Energy Company (Mark K. Boling, Houston)(not pictured). |
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New Associate Members are Ifedayo Adedipe (Adedipe & Adedipe, Port Harcourt)(not pictured),
Oluwatoyin Aladegbami (Legal Resources Information Center Limited, Abuja)(not pictured),
Pat E. Allison (Allison & Shoemaker, Houston)(not pictured),
Scott J. Arrington (McDermott Will & Emery, Houston),
Rebecca Bailey (MS Legal Search, Houston)(not pictured),
John Ben Blackburn (Martin Resource Management Corporation / Martin Midstream Partners L.P., Kilgore)(not pictured),
Debra K. Broussard (Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, The Woodlands),
Bill Church (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Dallas),
Sam B. Cobb, Jr. (Tyler)(not pictured),
Tiago Cruz (Miranda Alliance Business Development LLC, Houston)(not pictured),
Joseph Daly (Old Pine Energy Corporation, Austin)(not pictured),
Louis J. Davis (Thompson & Knight LLP, Houston),
Scott Deatherage (Thompson & Knight LLP, Dallas), Michael L. Faltischek (Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., Uniondale),
Angie Hadley (Granbury)(not pictured),
Greg Leonard (Cornerstone Research, Washington, D.C.)(not pictured),
Gaia P. Mosher (Mosher & Associates, Houston)(not pictured),
Troy D. Nelson (Nelson & Associates, Gilmer)(not pictured),
Adesina Salawu (Legal Counsel, TOTAL E&P Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt), Paul G. Yale (Burleson Cooke LLP) and
Blaine Yamagata (Duane Morris LLP, Houston). |
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New Non-Profit Members are Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (Sharon J. Daniels, Lexington) and Western States Petroleum Association (Michaeleen Mason, Sacramento). |
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The Institute for Energy Law celebrates this year the 60th anniversary of its Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference and the 50th anniversary of the Institute itself. Click here to view the anniversary video. |
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Young Energy Professionals Wine Tasting Reception
IEL’s Young Energy Professionals committee (YEP) hosted a successful wine tasting event at the 60th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference on February 20, 2009 at the Hilton Post Oak in Houston. The promise of wine and great conversation kept about 75 conference-goers after the conference on Friday afternoon. Keeping with the educational theme of the conference, the event began with a tasting presentation by three sommeliers (Manuel Cuevas, John Yeager and Ashley Bobbett) and was followed by a blind wine tasting. While we sampled tasty cheeses and sipped wines that had their labels covered, each attendee used a voting card to guess the wine’s varietal, vintage, house and price point. For those that attended, we had Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. We had multiple contestants who had perfect scores, so by a random drawing Stephanie Kinzel of Fulbright & Jaworski will receive a free bottle of wine!
The attendees also guessed what the price of oil per barrel would be at the time of the Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference in 2010! We will announce the results at next year’s conference.
The YEP Committee gratefully acknowledges our event sponsors: BP America Inc. and Gable & Gotwals.
Event pictures will be posted soon on the YEP homepage.
For our next event, we will be co-hosting a 'Careers in International Energy' event at the Petroleum Club of Houston from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 21st. This dinner program will feature a panel of energy executives discussing their careers with an audience of aspiring young professionals. At the start of the program, panelists will be introduced on stage by the emcee. Then they will join the audience and spend 15 minutes at four different tables for direct discussion with attendees. The expected attendance is 200 young professionals from: the Institute for Energy Law YEP group, the World Affairs Council YPG, Society of Petroleum Engineers YPG, and the Petroleum Club Young Professionals Association. Please contact us for additional details and be on the look-out for future notices on this promising event.
To learn more about the YEP Committee and the exciting events planned for 2009, please visit http://www.cailaw.org/iel/yep.html, or contact its Chair, Steve Otillar or Vice Chair, Jennifer Hardin. |
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2nd Power and Alternative Energy Conference
April 22-23, 2009 | Houston, Texas |
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Institute for Natural Resources Law Teachers
May 26-29, 2009 | Chico Hot Springs, Montana |
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International Energy Law, Contracts, and Negotiations -
Part 1: Upstream Issues
& Agreements
September 21-25, 2009 | Houston, Texas |
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International Energy Law, Contracts, and Negotiations -
Part 2: Midstream Issues
& Agreements
September 28-October 2, 2009 | Houston, Texas |
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8th Annual Energy Litigation Conference
October 9, 2009 | Houston, Texas |
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Oil & Gas Law Short Course
October 19-23, 2009 | Westminster, Colorado |
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2nd IEL-SEERIL International Oil and Gas Law Conference
November 9-10, 2009 | London, England |
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Annual Advisory Board Meeting and Reception and Dinner
February 17, 2010 | Houston, Texas (To be confirmed)
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Executive Committee Meeting
February 17, 2010 | Houston, Texas (To be confirmed) |
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61st Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference
February 18-19, 2010 | Houston, Texas (To be confirmed) |
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