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Texas Supreme Court Again Addresses Royalty Class Actions

The Energy Law

15, 2008), the Texas Supreme Court again addressed the propriety of class actions for gas royalty claims. The class affirmed the denial of two subclasses, but reversed the denial of a third subclass of royalty claimaints. In Bowden v. Phillips Petroleum Co. , 03-0824 (Feb.

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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Energy Bill

The Energy Law

Title I addresses the existing moratoria, future OCS access, exploration, production and royalty questions. per MMBtu, unless lease royalties were renegotiated with the Secretary , imposes Conservation of Resources Fee on nonproducing lease acreage of $3.75 House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi’s Energy Bill, H.R.

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Texas Supreme Court interprets pooling clause in mineral lease

The Energy Law

By Sarah Steward-Lindsey On November 21, 2008, the Supreme Court of Texas decided that a mineral owner’s participation in a validly pooled unit did not cease simply because the lease of that interest terminated.

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Fifth Circuit Reverses, Allows Texas to Intervene in Cy Pres

The Energy Law

By Marie Carlisle On May 28, 2009, the Fifth Circuit decided In the Matter of: Lease Oil Antitrust Litigation, case no. 08-40230, reversing the District Court’s denial of the State of Texas’ motion to intervene in a matter concerning unclaimed settlement money from the oil antitrust action.

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