Finance & Banking, Energy & Utilities Law, Commercial Real Estate

Lessor Is Not Entitled To Royalty On Hedging Profits

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/22/2013

A Louisiana lessee does not owe its lessor royalties based on hedging profits, said a federal district court in Cimarex Energy Co. v. Chastant. ...more

California Energy Commission Amends Nonresidential Building Energy Disclosure Regulations

by Kirsten Day, Teresa Jacobs | Perkins Coie on 5/10/2013

The California Legislature adopted Section 25402.10 of the California Public Resources Code in 2007. The Code requires each nonresidential building owner throughout the state to document and disclose a building’s energy use...more

California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1,...

by Matthew Fogt, Emily L. Murray, Heather Riley | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/23/2013

Beginning, July 1, 2013, all California commercial buildings with a total gross floor area of more than 50,000 square feet are required to disclose the building's energy usage in advance of any sale, lease, or financing of...more