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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

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UNOCAL also reserved a 3% overriding royalty. 2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. UNOCAL assigned operating rights in the leases to ATP, who later assigned 20% of those rights to Sojitz. 3d 515, 530 (S.D.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

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which governs notarial acts of correction: A. (1) 19] Petro-Chem then requested that the surface owner, Lott, obtain a Compatible Use Authorization (“CUA permit”) from the USDA, which would be required before the spudding of Petro-Chem’s proposed unit well on December 17, 2003. [20] 20] The CUA permit was obtained on January 20, 2004.

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