This is our second installment of Currents - our weekly energy news e-blast where we deliver the week's top energy news stories and our synopsis of why those stories are important from a legal perspective.
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9/2/2017
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China ,
Climate Change ,
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Preemption ,
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Renewable Energy ,
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Wind Power
On May 31, 2017, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued a significant opinion regarding the clarification of rights for non-participating royalty interest owners (“NPRI”). In the opinion Gastar Exploration, Inc. v....more
In the current environment of depressed prices for oil, natural gas and related liquids, oil and gas wells, leases and properties are coming on to the market for sale. These assets typically are made available through either...more
The Best Protection - Safeguards in Purchasing Distressed Oil and Gas Assets -
In the current environment of depressed prices for oil, natural gas and related liquids, oil and gas wells, leases and properties are coming...more
Based on a recent decision in West Virginia’s 3rd Judicial Circuit, which includes Doddridge, Pleasants and Ritchie counties, the use of litigation in the form of partition suits may be more problematic than it otherwise has...more