The Energy Law

APRIL 1, 2014

On March 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) jointly released a proposed rule purporting to clarify the scope of the “waters of the United States” protected under the Clean Water Act. The agencies claim that, as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Rapanos v.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. Heritage Resources is the underlying case that must be understood to decipher the Supreme Court’s logic as it continues to rectify the numerous creative royalty provisions across Texas today.

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Drillers

MARCH 24, 2020

While the NDA’s methods were undoubtedly questionable, the rise in militant activity in the Delta coincided with the 2014 oil price collapse which plunged Nigeria into a recession. While bumpy, this road has since 2014 led to a marked drop in attacks on oil infrastructure in the Delta.

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