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McGinnis Lochridge

Can a Production Sharing Agreement Override Surface Owner Consent? Hamilton v. ConocoPhillips Explored

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A landowner’s failure to provide consent for surface use related to oil and gas operations does not necessarily preclude the lessee from conducting activities if the lease agreements allow surface use....more

Baker Donelson

ALTA Considers New Energy Project Endorsement

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The American Land Title Association (ALTA) is considering approval of a new Energy Project Endorsement for owner's and loan policies at its spring session. The endorsement (proposed as the ALTA 36.9) Energy Project – Minerals...more

Gray Reed

Texas Surface Owner Denied the Right To Buried Pipeline

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Unitex WI LLC v. CT Land and Cattle Company LLC rejected the surface owner’s effort to force the mineral lessee to bury a pipeline below plow depth. Surface owner CT’s claim was based on a mineral lease signed by former owner...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Navigating Solar Development in the Appalachian Basin: Surface and Subsurface Rights

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Solar developers in the PJM region, particularly in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, often encounter land with a complex history of mineral development. This history can significantly impact solar projects, from site...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Permitting Reform in the United States

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This article is part of Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled Striking the Balance: Permitting Reforms for Mining and the Energy Transition. In this series, we’ll explore the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Take Nothing: Delivering a Courtroom Masterclass

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Two months in court, 1,700 miles from home, $100 million at stake. In this edition of V&E+, Vinson & Elkins partners Jim Thompson, Nick Shum, and Stephanie Noble share their story of a marathon trial — and how they emerged...more

BakerHostetler

Governor of Indiana Signs New Carbon Capture Bill

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​​​​​​​Indiana is the most recent state to build out a regulatory structure in anticipation of significant carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) project deployment. Last week, Governor Eric Holcomb signed into...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Nine Takeaways From the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Initiatives

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The Act promises to touch on almost every aspect of US climate policy. On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act), which expands clean and renewable energy production,...more

Nossaman LLP

Federal Court Finds BLM Violated ESA in Failing to Reinitiate Consultation for Oil and Gas Leases

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On February 9, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado found that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it failed to reinitiate consultation with the U.S. Fish...more

Hicks Johnson

Oklahoma Oil and Gas Business Braces for Change in Wake of Supreme Court Decision

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On July 9, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in McGirt v. Oklahoma, ruling that most of the eastern half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation. While the decision ostensibly resolves a jurisdictional challenge to a...more

Hogan Lovells

Supreme Court to review important pipeline decision

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On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court granted review of a Fourth Circuit decision that rejected U.S. Forest Service authorization of a $7 billion natural gas pipeline. See Cowpasture River Pres. Assn v. Forest Service, 911...more

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False Claims Act/Reverse-False-Claim: Federal Appellate Court Reviews Challenge to Conservancy District's Oil and Gas Leases

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) addressed in a June 26th opinion a False Claims Act (“FCA”) challenge by two individuals to oil and gas leases entered into by the Muskingum Watershed...more

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