In a decision involving five separate oil royalty class actions, the North Dakota Supreme Court issued a ruling interpreting the century-old, standard-form oil royalty provision, and holding that it established a valuation...more
Environmental compliance in the oil patch has been high on the enforcement priority lists for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state agencies. Failure to design and implement adequate vapor control systems,...more
In a decision entered yesterday afternoon, Judge Shelley Chapman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York authorized Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation to reject certain midstream contracts under Section...more
Advances in oil and gas production technology, such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have dramatically increased the production of oil and gas in the United States by unlocking shale gas and other resources...more