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Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

The Energy Law

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. But the Court’s sporadic holdings regarding royalty clauses, each so specific to the particular language of the lease, have left lessees on unsteady footing. Heritage Resources , 939 S.W.2d

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

Recently, the Nigerian government demanded more than $60 billion in back royalties under a production sharing agreement with the supermajors operating in the country. While bumpy, this road has since 2014 led to a marked drop in attacks on oil infrastructure in the Delta. The rate of royalty will rise in tune with oil prices.

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Western District of Louisiana Holds that Unit Operators May Not Recover Post-Production Costs from an Unleased Mineral Owner’s Share of Production Proceeds

The Energy Law

30:10] simply means that, for all of this, he is given the equivalent of a “no cost” royalty clause on production proceeds. He must still pay all development and operations costs if he is to see economic benefit from the compulsory pooling to which he is subject. A strict construction of [La. This is hardly unjust. [19] 12] See id. [13]