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Supreme Court Denies Relief to Oil Companies

The Energy Law

In BHP America Petroleum Co. Burton , 549 U.S. — (2006), the Supreme Court resolved a legal issue that has been at the center of federal royalty litigation for twenty years: viz. founded upon any contract,” applies to administrative royalty payment orders issued by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). . whether 28 U.S.C.

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