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Third Circuit: Unpaid Royalties in Bankruptcy are Subject to Constructive Trust under Colorado Law

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit determined that, under Colorado law, unpaid royalties are real property interests and not property of the bankruptcy estate, reversing lower courts in Delaware that...more

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Nigeria’s energy sector: looking back at 2022 and looking ahead in 2023

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We review the key events of 2022 in Nigeria’s energy sector – a year that saw significant steps in the implementation of PIA, intermittent M&A activity and the continuing effects of crude theft. We also consider what we can...more

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Take Two: Bureau of Land Management Attempts Another Natural Gas Waste Reduction Rule

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The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) recently circulated a Proposed Rule on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (“2022 Proposal”)....more

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Is Deducting Fuel Costs Authorized by Your Lease?

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Deducting fuel costs from landowner royalties continues to be an ongoing and widespread practice. Not only are landowners denied a royalty on the fuel gas volume, but they are also having that same “cost” deducted from their...more

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Methane Emissions: New Developments in the Inflation Reduction Act

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The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contains several new provisions related to methane emissions impacting oil and gas companies, including upstream and midstream. Companies who already report emissions to the...more

Gray Reed

Who Won and Who Didn’t: The 2021 Texas Legislature and Energy

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Most bills filed in each legislative session fail. For the most part we are thankful for that. But today we summarize a few that survived while you weren’t paying attention. ...more

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Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Landowner Royalty Case

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In a closely watched and long-awaited case with potentially sweeping industry-wide consequences, the Supreme Court of Ohio refused to adopt a default rule regarding deduction of postproduction costs from landowner royalties...more

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SEC Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers Could Lead to Increased FCPA Scrutiny, Disclosures

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New rules issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to U.S. and foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas or...more

Jackson Walker

Gas Royalty Calculation 2015 – An Update

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We would all agree, I think, that oil and gas producers and royalty owners share at least one clear, common objective – the accumulation of wealth from hydrocarbon production. Nevertheless, because their’s is not a...more

Morgan Lewis

PA Court Holds That Natural Gas Producer Improperly Deducted Fees

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Post-production costs deducted from gas royalties, such as interstate transportation charges and marketing costs, must be incurred while a producer still holds title to the gas....more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Focus on Pennsylvania Corporate Taxes

With the November 4th election of Democrat Tom Wolf as Pennsylvania’s next Governor, Pennsylvania corporate taxpayers face an interesting budget season in 2015. During the campaign, Wolf advocated for a severance or...more

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Mexico's New E&P Contracts

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Historical Background - Early Mexican E&P: Early in the last century, Mexico became both an important oil producing nation and trendsetter in nationalization of oil industries. In the process it told a...more

BakerHostetler

New Exploration Technologies Give Rise to Unclaimed Property Compliance Issues

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The recent expansion of oil and natural gas exploration and production activities in previously unprofitable areas has brought increased attention to issues surrounding compliance with state unclaimed property laws. Producers...more

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Arbitration/Class Waiver Clauses in Oil and Gas Leases: The Applicability of Concepcion and Italian Colors Restaurant to the...

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Class action lawsuits filed against natural gas producers have become increasingly common. For example, in Pennsylvania over the last several years, royalty owners have filed a number of royalty and bonus-payment class action...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Pa. Litigation Update

This summer was anything but a sleepy period for decisions from Pennsylvania courts on issues important to the oil and gas industry. Here are summaries of four cases issued in July and August - one from the Third Circuit...more

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