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IAGC Protects Industry’s Right to Defend

Permitted Activity in Court

The Supreme Court which industry stakeholders often intervenor is raising new claims
declines to require are, to demonstrate standing (i.e., or seeking new relief, then it must
standing for defendant- sufficient connection to and harm demonstrate standing. A defendant-
intervenor with IAGC’s from the law or action challenged intervenor would only have to
amicus brief in Chester v. to support that party’s participation demonstrate standing if it were filing
Laroe. in the case). The Supreme Court’s 5 a cross-claim or counterclaim.
June 2017 decision narrowly focused The IAGC was successful in
n its amicus brief, the IAGC on the specific facts before the Court achieving the purpose of the amici
urged the Court to avoid regarding a plaintiff-intervenor’s brief which was (1) to alert the Court
Iestablishing a new rule need to establish standing and that there should not be a one-size-
requiring defendant-intervenors, unsurprisingly concludes that if an fits-all rule that intervenors must
have standing and (2) to avoid a
decision that requires standing for
a defendant-intervenor seeking
to uphold agency regulations and
actions. This decision ensures that
industry organizations will continue IAGC Gulf of Mexico Permitting Workshop
to have the opportunity to defend in
court positive agency actions, such as
decisions to permit seismic surveys,
that are challenged by environmental IAGC Holds Gulf of changing regulation and potential issues
advocacy organizations. that may arise in the Atlantic OCS. Barry
Mexico Permitting Energy Management (BOEM) held a panel
Obiol and staff from the Bureau of Ocean

Save the Date for the IAGC - IOGP HSSE Fall Forum Workshop session on regulatory status review in the
Gulf of Mexico and also fielded questions
on the new updates regarding the Atlantic
n 6 June 2017, The IAGC and API held a OCS.
joint Gulf of Mexico permitting workshop This date was particularly important as
Oto provide members an update on the it was also the same day NOAA released the
status of permitting issues in the GOM and to Atlantic IHAs for public comment.
discuss issues contractors face in permitting. Ryan Having our members together in the same
Steen from Stoel Rives provided a regulatory review room provided an open forum for questions
of NEPA, MMPA, & ESA as well as updates on and comments to be discussed, as well as,
permitting of G&G activities in the Gulf of Mexico. bringing to light common issues faced when
The BOEM team used the workshop to open the permitting the Gulf of Mexico.
floor to our members to ask questions about Please view the Workshop presentation.
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