The Energy Law

JANUARY 16, 2009

A unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that the United States Department of the Interior violated the Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act (“RRA”) by imposing price threshold conditions that require federal lessees to pay royalties when commodity prices rise.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

arose from a 2004 mineral lease covering nearly 1,400 acres in Sections 9, 10, 15, 16, and 21, Township 15 North, Range 15 West, in Caddo Parish. [2] 10] Gloria’s Ranch amended its petition to include a claim for failure to pay royalties on production in Section 15 (from the unit well drilled by Chesapeake). Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

1] In the case, a landowner sued its mineral lessees for: (1) failure to provide a recordable act evidencing the expiration of a mineral lease under Mineral Code articles 206-209 and (2) failure to pay royalties under Mineral Code articles 137-140. [2] in unpaid royalties and an additional double damages penalty of $484,058.52

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The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

UNOCAL also reserved a 3% overriding royalty. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , 2004), where the court held that, to the extent a surety company or co-lessee paid the decommissioning obligations of the bankrupt lessee, they would be subrogated to the government’s claim. Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2017

14] The Second Circuit’s decision in regard to this issue does not represent a departure from the viewpoint that most in the oil and gas industry have towards notarial acts of correction. 20] The CUA permit was obtained on January 20, 2004. 20] The CUA permit was obtained on January 20, 2004. However, art.

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