Pipelines, Gas Storage and Midstream Operations

Kean Miller represents some of the country’s most prominent energy, chemical, transmission, midstream and pipeline companies. For 40 years, our attorneys have handled complex transactions, interconnection agreements, expropriation and land use projects, administrative proceedings, disputes, regulatory matters, and environmental issues for pipeline industry clients, and for the midstream divisions of some of the world’s largest energy companies.

Our team has experience in the sale, purchase, financing, and condemnation of all manner of real property associated with pipeline operations. Kean Miller has handled numerous pipeline projects from start to finish, including right-of-way negotiations, purchases, final demands, and expropriation litigation. When our clients are faced with disputes, they rely on Kean Miller for sophisticated representation under federal and state law, including declaratory or injunctive actions for access to rights-of-way, property damage claims, trespass and inverse condemnation claims, wetlands loss or damage claims, mitigation bank negotiations, contract disputes, property damage, and personal injury claims. Our representation has involved underground storage facilities, pipeline rights-of-way, access rights, pipeline ruptures and leaks, surface use of rights-of-way and easements, and casualty claims.

In the environmental regulatory arena, Kean Miller represents pipeline companies in toxic tort claims, pipeline explosions, burn pits, Corps of Engineers permits, river crossings, environmental enforcement matters, site assessments and remediation under RECAP/RCRA/Superfund, landowner suits, OPA claims, right-of-way and surface leases, sales and purchases of facilities, environmental indemnity claims, pipeline abandonment matters, release reporting, water discharge permits, and air emissions issues. Some of the chemical constituents with which we have experience include: PCBs, chromate, TPH, PAHs, VOCs, BTEX, Hg and others.

We also represent common carrier pipelines with respect to rate increase filings, ownership transfers and various other regulatory issues, as well as negotiation of transportation agreements and storage agreements.

Kean Miller also represents energy and midstream companies in the defense of claims for damage to wetlands as a result of exploration and pipeline construction activities. Our attorneys are well versed on the scientific evidence regarding the various natural and man-made causes of coastal erosion.

Finally, we 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.