The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Recently, when there was talk about Houston-based ATP Oil and Gas’ (ATP) legal problems, it was inevitably about its bankruptcy and its effort to bring the overriding royalty interests it had conveyed back into the bankrupt estate as debt instruments. 362(b)(4).

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2009

By Jason Johanson On Friday, March 6, 2009, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar stated that the agency is considering an appeal to the United States Supreme Court of the decision in Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp. Department of the Interior , __ F.3d 3d __, 2009 WL57883 (5th Cir. For more, please click here.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2009

A unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that the United States Department of the Interior violated the Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act (“RRA”) by imposing price threshold conditions that require federal lessees to pay royalties when commodity prices rise.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

By Jonathan Hunter: In a highly anticipated decision, the Tenth Circuit held this week that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction over a qui tam action filed by an MMS auditor concerning royalty payments on crude oil produced from offshore federal leases.

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Oil Review Middle East

MARCH 11, 2025

Huntings recent announcement of the acquisition of the Organic Oil Recovery (OOR) enhanced oil recovery technology from its founding shareholders, for US$17.5mn, also has the potential to boost this expansion, as it will allow the company to accelerate commercialisation across North America and the rest of the world.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

Last year, in another dispute over who should bear the cost of decommissioning offshore facilities, the Southern District of Texas held that a former sub-assignee of offshore operating rights was entitled to equitable subrogation from the record title owner and initial assignor. Union Oil Co. Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the meantime, more questions than answers remain regarding the regulatory framework for offshore CCS. One issue is the method Interior will use to authorize offshore CCS – by lease, easement, or right-of-way (or some combination thereof).

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In short, the Plaintiff States would suffer increased energy costs, additional regulatory burdens, violation of their procedural rights, and reduced revenue from taxes and royalties as energy production and exploration slowed. Conclusion.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2021

Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana granted Plaintiff States’ request for an injunction to block the Biden Administration’s pause on new federal oil and gas lease sales (“Lease Pause”). District Judge Terry A. Louisiana v. 2:21-cv-00778-TAD-KK, 2021 WL 2154963 (W.D. June 15, 2021).

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2021

Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana granted Plaintiff States’ request for an injunction to block the Biden Administration’s pause on new federal oil and gas lease sales (“Lease Pause”). District Judge Terry A. Louisiana v. 2:21-cv-00778-TAD-KK, 2021 WL 2154963 (W.D. June 15, 2021).

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2021

Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana granted Plaintiff States’ request for an injunction to block the Biden Administration’s pause on new federal oil and gas lease sales (“Lease Pause”). District Judge Terry A. Louisiana v. 2:21-cv-00778-TAD-KK, 2021 WL 2154963 (W.D. June 15, 2021).

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

But the oil and gas industry stands to be impacted regardless of the election outcome in November, and those impacts will have wide-reaching effects on the U.S. oil and gas production, with the former pledging continued expansion of domestic oil and gas drilling and production, and the latter pledging to transition the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

But the oil and gas industry stands to be impacted regardless of the election outcome in November, and those impacts will have wide-reaching effects on the U.S. oil and gas production, with the former pledging continued expansion of domestic oil and gas drilling and production, and the latter pledging to transition the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

But the oil and gas industry stands to be impacted regardless of the election outcome in November, and those impacts will have wide-reaching effects on the U.S. oil and gas production, with the former pledging continued expansion of domestic oil and gas drilling and production, and the latter pledging to transition the U.S.

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