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

The Energy Law Blog

BlueStone primes the Court to resolve a Texas appellate court split regarding whether a lease provision requiring royalties to be paid based on “gross” profits or value received from the sale of oil and gas production nullifies an “at the well” valuation point elsewhere in a lease. Heritage Resources , 939 S.W.2d 2d at 120-21.

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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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