Myles Patrick Culhane

State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Environment, Energy and Resources; Litigation).

Experience: Representative Matters: Myles helps his clients identify CCUS market opportunities, authored and advocates for policies to incentivize project development, and contributes to business strategy development, providing legal support for a wide variety of decarbonization projects, including: Represented a global energy company before CARB in multiyear negotiations for two large climate solutions designed to reduce imbedded carbon emissions in transportation fuels.; Helping his client navigate federal and state UIC Class VI permitting and authorizations for the permanent geologic storage of carbon dioxide sources from the world's largest direct air capture (DAC) project. This multi-faceted project includes capture, transportation, sequestration, pressure management, and related infrastructure, as well as standing up programs, processes, and procedures to monitor, measure, verify, certify, and report on carbon dioxide storage and generation of carbon dioxide removal credits.; Permitting and authorization of a site dedicated to the durable, safe, and secure geological storage of carbon dioxide captured from a power plant thereby providing low carbon firm dispatchable energy to consumers, homes, and businesses.; Legal lead securing U.S. Department of Energy awards and funding for multiple decarbonization projects. His representation ran the gamut from the preparation, submittal and selection for award, subsequent contract negotiations and development of guidance and procedures on the management of each selected project in accordance with federal laws, including the False Claims Act.; Preparation, submittal, and agency review of the first Permanence Certification application (and related and approved provisional fuel pathways) submitted pursuant to the CCS Protocol under California's low carbon fuel standard.; Lead legal counsel advising landmen on securing mineral and pore space rights and related surface use agreements in Texas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arkansas.; Counsel supporting the acquisition of geothermal resources and regulatory approvals for the deployment of lithium extraction technologies, including leasing, land use, unitization, royalties, and, where applicable, CEQA.; In-depth analyses of novel legal issues related to the potential long-term liabilities and prospective mitigation measures associated with the subsurface injection and storage of carbon dioxide and the conversion of depleted and gas fields to sequestration.; Providing legal perspectives as a member of a multi-stakeholder international working group that includes the Geneva Association and Clean Energy Ministerial, of financial assurance needs and selection of appropriate financial instruments for CCUS projects.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Culhane prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.; In-House Experience: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy), 2011-2026; Deputy General Counsel - Climate, 2022-2026; Associate General Counsel, 2022-2023; Assistant General Counsel, 2016-2022; Managing Counsel, 2011-2016; Previous Experience: Corporate Manager of Environmental, Health & Safety, National Oilwell Varco (Ameron International Corporation), 1995-2006; Division Environmental Manager, Process Engineer, Baxter, 1990-1995; Wastewater Treatment Engineer, Shell Oil Company, 1989-1990