7/2/2025 3:06:46 PM Podcast: The Mineral Lease: A Crucial Industry Tool of Land Departments and Landmen By Liskow In this episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden engage listeners with updates on mineral...
5/19/2025 1:55:46 PM Pipelines, Property, and Policy: CCS Legislation Continues in 2025 Louisiana Session By Neil Abramson Jeff Lieberman The 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session has continued to stay busy on the carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) front, with a mix of...
5/14/2025 4:47:19 PM New USGS Report Highlights Major Gas Potential in Louisiana and Texas, Gulf Coast Region By James Lapeze Cristian Soler A new U.S. Geological Survey report has revealed significant untapped natural gas and oil resources across the Gulf Coast region,...
5/8/2025 7:07:23 PM Latest Developments on Louisiana CCS Legislation By Neil Abramson Jeff Lieberman After two action-packed weeks at the Capitol, Louisiana lawmakers continued to vote down bills this week on carbon capture and...
5/5/2025 3:34:04 PM Seven More Bills on CCS Currently Set for Hearing in Two House Committees This Week By Neil Abramson Jeff Lieberman There are seven more CCS bills, and potentially more to come, scheduled for hearing this week in the House Ways & Means Committee on...
5/1/2025 12:39:12 PM Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources & Environment Hears Key CCS Bills By Neil Abramson Jeff Lieberman On Tuesday, April 29, the Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources & Environment held a hearing involving 10 carbon capture and...
4/25/2025 12:55:56 PM Ten CCS Bills Set For Committee Hearing Next Week in Louisiana Legislative Session By Neil Abramson Jeff Lieberman The 2025 Louisiana Legislative session is officially underway, with the Louisiana House committee set to hear multiple bills...
8/30/2024 9:16:49 PM Smackover Lithium Update: Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission Sets Hearing to Fix Lithium Royalty Rate By William Heaton Caleb Madere Jamie Rhymes As previously described in The Energy Law Blog, Arkansas is unlike several of its neighboring states in that it already has a robust...
3/26/2024 2:38:00 PM Proposed Law Would Create Louisiana Sales Tax Rebate for Lithium Recovery Projects By William Heaton Caleb Madere Jamie Rhymes Louisiana Senate Bill 268, one of a pair of lithium-focused bills filed by Senator Stewart Cathey Jr., would establish a state sales tax...
3/6/2024 2:32:38 PM Proposed Brine Legislation May Pave the Way for Louisiana Lithium Projects By Jamie Rhymes William Heaton Caleb Madere The Energy Law Blog has previously identified various legal uncertainties regarding direct lithium extraction from brine. We are now...
7/10/2023 3:56:07 PM Louisiana State Mineral Board to Consider Retaining Third Party Counsel to Pursue Underpayment of Royalty Claims Associated with Natural Gas Production on State Lands and Waterbottoms By Jeff Lieberman The Louisiana State Mineral & Energy Board (“Mineral Board”) is the body tasked with overseeing the mineral resources owned by the State...
5/22/2023 2:00:53 PM The Smackover Formation: Unveiling the Lithium Potential By William Heaton Jamie Rhymes The pursuit of alternative energy sources has become increasingly important in our quest for a sustainable future. Lithium, a key...