Legal Opinion
Noble Energy, Inc. v. Salazar
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 22, 2011No. Civil Action 09-2013 (EGS)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EMMET G. SULLIVAN, District Judge.
This case arises out of long-running litigation over oil and gas leases off the coast of California. Plaintiff Noble Energy (“Noble”) challenges an order of the Minerals Management Service (“MMS”), an agency of the Department of the Interior, which directs Noble to permanently plug and abandon an undeveloped exploratory well. Noble asserts that this order was arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law, and asks this Court to declare that it is not obligated to decommission its well.
Pending before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Noble Energy, Inc. v. Kenneth SalazarCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
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