With storage pressure and pandemic-reduced demand driving oil prices into freefall, lessees of federal and Indian lands may consider turning to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) procedures...more
4/24/2020
/ Bureau of Indian Affairs ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Contract Terms ,
Gas Royalties ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Leases ,
Mineral Leasing Act ,
Native American Issues ,
Oil & Gas ,
Tribal Governments ,
Tribal Lands
On 23 March 2020, the Narragansett Indian Tribe filed for reconsideration of a D.C. Circuit ruling in favor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), finding that the Narragansett Tribe did not have standing to sue...more
Historical development on new tribal energy legislation in Congress that will empower tribes to approve rights-of-way, leases, and business agreements with private industry for mineral development on tribal lands.
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12/19/2017
/ Biomass ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Hydropower ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tribal Governments ,
Tribal Lands