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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction Over Rejection of FERC-Regulated Offtake Agreement

Public policy concerns associated with contracts impacted by energy industry bankruptcies filed in the Fifth Circuit will be resolved in bankruptcy court mini-trials instead of FERC proceedings. Parties entering energy...more

Bracewell LLP

"A Clash of Two Congressionally Constructed Titans": Fifth Circuit Declares Bankruptcy Court Victorious Over FERC in In re Ultra...

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On March 14, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) revisited the issue of the rejection of filed-rate contracts in bankruptcy where such contracts are governed by the Federal...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

FERC Declares Concurrent Jurisdiction with Bankruptcy Courts Over Rejections of Natural Gas Transportation Agreements

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On June 22, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order in response to a Petition for Declaratory Order (“Petition”) filed by ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC (“ETC Tiger”), finding that FERC has concurrent...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Recent Case Highlights Opportunity for Distressed Exploration and Production Companies"

On March 8, 2016, a bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York issued a much-anticipated decision, In re Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, that will undoubtedly influence the reorganization strategies of certain...more

King & Spalding

Bankruptcy Court Rules Gathering Agreements Can Be Rejected - Potential Significant Impacts on Midstream Companies

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On March 8, 2016, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) ruled from the bench in In re Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. in a case of first impression that a midstream gathering agreement...more

Jackson Walker

Sabine Court Gives 'Non-Binding' Ruling That Gathering Agreements Are Not Covenants Running with the Land Under Texas Law

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After extensive briefing and hearing oral arguments related to Sabine's motion to reject two gathering agreements with Nordheim Eagle Ford Gathering as well as two gathering and handling agreements with HPIP Gonzales...more

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