Oil, Gas, and Pipelines

Some of the world’s largest oil, gas and pipeline companies put their trust in Kean Miller LLP as Louisiana counsel. Our oil and gas regulatory practice involves working with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE, formerly MMS); the US Army Corps of Engineers; the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Pipeline Safety, Office of Conservation, and Office of Coastal Management; the Mineral Board; the Louisiana Public Service Commission; and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. We also represent clients in proceedings before all state and federal trial and appellate courts in Louisiana.

We have represented various common carrier pipelines before the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources with respect to certification, rate increases, ownership transfers, pipeline construction and interconnection, pipeline safety and various other regulatory issues, as well as negotiation of transportation agreements and storage agreements. We also represent oil and gas operators and service companies in all manner of personal injury and property damage claims arising from seismic operations, drilling operations, production activities, workover operations, pipeline installation and repair, and platform construction and demolition. Kean Miller has represented companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing operations and underground injection issues. We have also assisted clients with water rights issues under LDNR Cooperative Endeavor Agreements.

Kean Miller has unparalleled experience with legacy oilfield issues both in the context of defending litigation claims and with respect to negotiation of remediation requirements with LDNR and LDEQ.