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Private property protection limits mitigating climate change in developing countries

Energy Transition

The Paris Agreement remains a much lauded instrument for addressing climate change. But challenges loom large when it comes to applying concepts, such as climate mitigation and climate adaptation, to practical outcomes, to places set to face the brunt of the impact of a warming world, especially developing regions.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate

The Energy Law

According to the Court, the estate-misconception theory was so prevalent in instruments in and around 1924—the time of the deed at issue—that “courts have taken judicial notice of this widespread phenomenon.” Texas courts refer to this phenomenon as the “estate-misconception” theory. Dawkins , 483 S.W.3d

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United States Supreme Court Halts OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Rule, But Allows CMS Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate to Stand

The Energy Law

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. draw[ing] no distinctions based on industry or risk of exposure to COVID-19.”

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One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Treasure: Texas Appellate Court Holds that Produced Water Belongs to Mineral Owners

The Energy Law

In response, the Texas Legislature passed Texas Natural Resources Code § 122.002 on September 1, 2019, which grants title to produced water to whoever takes possession of it for the purpose of treating it for subsequent beneficial use, unless a conveyance instrument expressly provides otherwise.

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Servitudes: Didn’t They Get the Memo?

The Energy Law

That statute specifically states that the recorded memorandum affects third parties “to the same extent as would recordation of the instrument evidencing it.” The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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Department of Interior Takes Steps to Update Offshore Wind Regulatory Scheme

The Energy Law

Changes to financial assurance requirements: The proposed rule would eliminate the supplemental financial assurance currently required before COP approval, simplify the requirements for financial assurance during the early stages of a commercial lease, and provide more options for the financial assurance instruments that BOEM may accept.

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Key Issues in OTC Derivatives Contracts as COVID-19 Disrupts Global Financial Markets

The Energy Law

Often a default under a derivatives contract qualifies as a cross default to a company’s credit facility or other financial instrument, subject to certain dollar thresholds (if applicable). The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.