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Cadwalader: Initial Decision Finds that BP Manipulated 2008 Natural Gas Market in Texas
Posted on 18 Aug 2015 by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Introduction On August 13, 2015, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“ FERC ” or “ Commission ”) Administrative Law Judge (“ ALJ ”) issued an initial decision in which she found that BP America Inc. et al. (“... Read More

Federal Report Highlights Need To Clean Gulf Coast
Posted on 7 Oct 2011 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Community Staff

HOUSTON - (AP) Five coastal states are determined to clean up the damaged Gulf of Mexico ecosystem after last year's oil spill highlighted how decades of contamination and deterioration had placed a backbone of the U.S. economy at risk of ruin, according... Read More

AP Impact: Gulf Oil Industry-Government Ties Persist
Posted on 28 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) Ties between offshore oil and gas companies and the agency that regulates them persist, nearly a year after the Obama administration announced an overhaul of ethics rules to deter such cozy relationships, documents obtained by... Read More

State Net Capitol Journal: Alaska Considering Investing Billions In Pipeline Project
Posted on 23 Nov 2013 by State Net

A study commissioned by the state of Alaska that was released last week suggested that a direct investment by the state in a long-sought liquefied natural gas pipeline project might improve the project's prospects. The $424,000 study, conducted by... Read More

Kuntz, A Treatise on Oil & Gas Law
Posted on 7 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Community Staff

Increasingly cited by courts in oil and gas producing states, Kuntz, A Treatise on Oil & Gas Law provides an exhaustive survey of oil and gas conveyancing and operations, with citations to authorities that help attorneys find a quick answer or case... Read More

BP Accuses Halliburton Of Destroying Cement Testing Data
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Community Staff

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) BP on Dec. 5 filed a motion in the multidistrict litigation court in Louisiana federal court for claims arising from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and ensuing oil spill, seeking sanctions against Halliburton... Read More

BP Announces $7.8 Billion Settlement Of Gulf Oil Spill Claims
Posted on 6 Mar 2012 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Law Community Staff

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) BP PLC and plaintiffs in the federal multidistrict litigation court in Louisiana for claims arising from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig and ensuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an agreement on March... Read More

Manual of Oil & Gas Terms
Posted on 7 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Community Staff

A handy desk reference, the softcover Manual of Oil and Gas Terms defines the words and phrases most useful to lawyers, landmen, accountants, investors in oil and gas properties, students and others in the great variety of occupations in the industry... Read More

Oil & Gas Law Abridged
Posted on 7 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Community Staff

With this convenient desk edition, you will get thorough yet concise coverage of the law relating to oil and gas. A handy abridgement of the 8-volume master treatise, Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law, you'll find full treatment of property interests... Read More

Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law
Posted on 7 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Community Staff

Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law is the most authoritative and comprehensive treatise on the law relating to oil and gas. Frequently cited by the courts and highly regarded by oil and gas attorneys, the treatise monitors changes to the law as well... Read More