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Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Plaintiff’s Writ Application in a Move That Will Impact Oil & Gas Legacy Cases

The Energy Law

2013-2132 (La. Mineral Lease Ruling In Global Mktg. Solutions, L.L.C. Blue Mill Farms, Inc., 9/19/14), 153 So. 3d 1209, the First Circuit considered directly the applicability of the subsequent purchaser doctrine in a case involving mineral leases.

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EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

The Energy Law

Recently, when there was talk about Houston-based ATP Oil and Gas’ (ATP) legal problems, it was inevitably about its bankruptcy and its effort to bring the overriding royalty interests it had conveyed back into the bankrupt estate as debt instruments. See United States v. ATP Oil & Gas Corp. , 955 F.Supp.2d 2d 616 (E.D. See 40 C.F.R.

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Derivatives: ISDA Announces 2016 New York Law Variation Margin Credit Support Annex

The Energy Law

For over 20 years, the existing 1994 CSA has been the preferred instrument for detailing credit support arrangements related to New York law ISDA contracts. Initial margin requirements are excluded from the 2016 CSA and, if applicable, would be addressed in a separate instrument.