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This Web site is designed to assist individual consumers, businesses and industry who work with DENR and the Office of Mineral Resources.

Special Notice Regarding Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Operating Agreements 

The State Mineral and Energy Board approved the final public draft of the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Operating Agreement Procurement Guidelines on May 14, 2025. This is the process for submitting and evaluating proposals for carbon dioxide sequestration operating agreements on state-owned lands and water bottoms. The final draft can be found here.

 MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CARBON CAPTURE SEQUESTRATION AND WIND ENERGY AGREEMENTS

FORCE MAJEURE - May 1, 2025 

Download: Force Majeure Memorandum - May 1, 2025 

Download: Force Majeure Affidavit - May 1, 2025

How to Report Force Majeure Online 

MAY 1, 2025        For Informational Purposes -- No Action Is Required At This Time

Memorandum Regarding Force Majeure To State Lease Operators

The Office of Mineral Resources (OMR) wishes to remind our lessees that the 2025 Hurricane Season begins June 1st.  Please take a moment to review the State Mineral and Energy Board’s (Board) Force Majeure Policy and OMR’s “How-To” guide for reporting force majeure events, which are both accessible on the Department of Energy and Natural Resources website. Please note:  

  1. The Board requires lessees to report force majeure conditions that result in the shutting-in of state leases.
  2. The Board requires lessees to report force majeure condition in a timely manner, which is before the lease would normally expire under its own terms.
  3. Lessees must maintain state leases under their operative payment provisions (i.e., rental, shut-in, deferred development, etc.) when possible. Force majeure status is available only when triggered by the circumstances delineated in the lease and/or the Board’s Policy.
  4. All new requests for force majeure recognition should be submitted using the online force majeure reporting system. Lessees who are unable to connect to the reporting system should complete the Excel spreadsheet and forward it to the Office of Mineral Resources by e-mail.
  5. Upon receipt of a report, the OMR staff will request additional information and/or provide instruction.
  6. All state leases that do not include force majeure language may need to be amended to include the current force majeure language.

Finally, we encourage all lessees to review and update their hurricane preparedness and emergency evacuation plans and verify emergency contact information of employees, support services, and government representatives.

If you have any questions concerning force majeure, please do not hesitate to contact Jason Talbot directly at (225) 342-4621 or by email at Jason.Talbot@la.gov.            

Andrew B. Young
Assistant Secretary
Office of Mineral Resources
Department of Energy and Natural Resources

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