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Fasken v. Puig – Another Post-Production Cost Case

Oil and Gas Lawyer

Fasken operates wells on the property; the Puig descendants sued Fasken for deducting post-production costs from their royalty. The trial court agreed with Puig, and the court of appeals affirmed, in a well-reasoned opinion relying on the Supreme Court’s opinion in Chesapeake Exploration v. Hyder , 483 S.W.3d 3d 870 (Tex.

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Production in Paying Quantities: Second Circuit Holds Lower Courts Must Consider All Relevant Factors, Not Just Profit

The Energy Law Blog

Since this blog’s post on production in paying quantities on January 26, 2016 , the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal rendered its latest decision on the subject in Middleton v. Specifically, courts must consider all relevant factors, not just profit, when determining whether production is in paying quantities.

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

The Energy Law Blog

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. One aspect of royalties that gets a significant amount of attention from Texas royalty owners is post-production costs. Heritage Resources , 939 S.W.2d 2d at 120-21. 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. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration. How did this happen? Exxon comes next: the U.S.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law Blog

2016-N01, in 2016, which created widespread industry concern, and, as a result, was never fully implemented. In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. BOEM issued the last and most controversial NTL, NTL No.

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BRAZIL POTASH GRO-NYSE THE MOST COMPELLING BUSINESS CASE IN GLOBAL RESOURCES

Oil and Gas Investments

Production from Latin America represents just a sliver of overall supply. That mine is owned by Mosaic, who will give the mine a small increase in production in 2024 from 350,000 tonnes to 400K. But that is about to change when Brazil Potash’s Autazes mine lifts off into production. Getting to production is the challenge.

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