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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Decision on Royalty Calculations

Vorys Energy

TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc, et al. The Court held that the lessees’ payment of royalties based on amounts they received from sales to their affiliates at the well was proper and followed the language of the lease. In fact, there’s no deduction at all.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

The Energy Law Blog

10] Gloria’s Ranch amended its petition to include a claim for failure to pay royalties on production in Section 15 (from the unit well drilled by Chesapeake). 11] The trial court also found that defendants failed to pay royalties in Section 15 and awarded Gloria’s Ranch the royalties owed plus punitive damages. [12]

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Haynesville shale gas production is increasing again; Will Haynesville-related litigation increase again, too?

The Energy Law Blog

In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. El Paso E & P Co. , El Paso E & P Co. ,

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Who Owns the Void? Oral Arguments at SCOTX Regarding Underground Storage Rights

Producer's Edge

This case presents two critical questions: Who owns subsurface caverns created by salt mining operations, and How should in-kind royalties be calculated for salt production? As I recently summarized in my annual oil and gas law review (Austin W. Brister & Logan Jones, Oil, Gas & Mineral Law, 9 SMU ANN. 3d 39 , 47 (Tex.

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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

The Energy Law Blog

UNOCAL also reserved a 3% overriding royalty. 2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir. 3d 515, 530 (S.D.

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Lithium Extraction May Soon Turn Produced Water Into Produced Profits

The Energy Law Blog

American oil and gas producers may soon be poised to capitalize on this demand, as produced water from some areas contains appreciable levels of dissolved lithium. One such issue is the applicability of an oil, gas and mineral lease to the production and selling of lithium. 45X(c)(6)(P). [3] 30D(e)(1). [4] 1] 26 U.S.C. §

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Whitecap Resources, Veren to combine to form C$15 billion Canadian energy giant

Oil & Gas 360º

(Oil & Gas 360) Publisher’s Note: Whitecap Resources will be presenting at the 30th Anniversary EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Denver Downtown on August 17-20, 2025. times net debt/funds flow, which is expected to continue to further strengthen to 0.8

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