BG Gulf Coast LNG v. Sabine-Neches

  1. October 26, 2022

    5th Circ. Won't Rethink BG Group, Shell Waterway Fees Ruling

    The Fifth Circuit stood behind a panel's September ruling refusing to let Phillips 66 Co. and a Shell unit evade paying fees to use a waterway on the Texas-Louisiana border amid an ongoing $1.2 billion improvement project.

  2. September 15, 2022

    5th Circ. Says Phillips 66 And Shell Unit Must Pay Harbor Dues

    Phillips 66 Co. and a unit of Shell can't get out of paying fees to use a waterway on the Texas-Louisiana border while it is undergoing a $1.2 billion improvement project, a Fifth Circuit panel affirmed.

  3. August 03, 2022

    5th Circ. Considers Phillips 66, Shell's Harbor Dues Dispute

    A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday questioned how much progress must be made on an estimated $1.2 billion waterway improvement project in a Gulf of Mexico shipping channel before the agency that oversees it can collect harbor fees from companies including Phillips 66 and a unit of Shell.

  4. July 19, 2022

    Phillips 66, Shell Ask 5th Circ. To Cast Aside Waterway Dues

    Phillips 66 Co. and Shell PLC told the Fifth Circuit they shouldn't be on the hook to help finance a $1.2 billion unfinished port improvement project on the Texas-Louisiana border in order to use the waterway.

  5. July 07, 2022

    Texas Port Authorities Ask 5th Circ. To Toss Fee Suit Appeal

    Statewide and national port authority advocates and Texas port authorities this week asked the Fifth Circuit not to revive a lawsuit by oil companies protesting fees for infrastructure improvements along waterways used to ship oil and gas.

  6. June 28, 2022

    Energy Cos. Can't Duck Fees For $1.2B Project, 5th Circ. Told

    The Texas agency in charge of a key shipping channel off the Gulf of Mexico told the Fifth Circuit it shouldn't give credence to a brazen attempt by Shell and Phillips 66 to dodge their share of fees intended to pay for a $1.2 billion waterway improvement project.