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Significant Industry Victory in Federal Offshore Royalty Dispute

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In a recent 44-page ruling, the Interior Board of Land Appeals (Board) vacated in full, without remand, an Order to Perform Restructured Accounting and Pay (Order) issued by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) that...more

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Department of Interior Releases New Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale Notices

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The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced the first onshore lease sale for drilling on federal lands since President Joe Biden took office, but the new leases will have different terms than all prior lease...more

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DOI Identifies Burdens to Energy Development on US Tribal Land

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Stakeholders interested in energy development on US tribal lands will welcome recent Department of Interior (DOI) efforts that identify a key burden to energy development on these lands — as well as the Bureau of Indian...more

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Using An Old Hammer in a New Context: ONRR and DOJ Adopt Aggressive False Claims Act Strategy for Royalty Underpayments

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The government is dramatically shifting its strategy for pursuing alleged underpayments of royalties owed on production from federal and Indian mineral leases. For decades, the Department of the Interior (“DOI”)’s Office of...more

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ONRR Expands Civil Penalty Liability for Federal and Indian Mineral Lessees

The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (“ONRR”) accounts for and collects royalties owed on production from federal and Indian mineral leases onshore and on the Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”). ...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2016

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Environmental and Policy Focus - South Coast AQMD plan would fight smog mainly through incentives, not rules - Los Angeles Times - Jun 30 - The South Coast Air Quality Management District's draft Air Quality...more

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DOI Proposes Overhaul Of Federal And Indian Mineral Lease Royalty Valuation Standards

On January 6, 2015, the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (“ONRR”) issued a proposed regulation that would substantially modify existing regulations in 30 C.F.R. Part 1206 for the valuation for...more

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REGULATORY: U.S. Regulatory: A Decade’s Worth of Coal Sales to be Scrutinized by Interior, Senate

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February saw outgoing Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar respond to a joint letter by leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee questioning Interior’s management of royalties from coal mined on federal...more

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