Title disputes related to the partial termination of oil and gas leases under the terms of retained acreage clauses continue to grace the pages of this Texas’ oil and gas jurisprudence.
In response to COVID-19, many companies and their employees have quickly shifted to a “work from home” model. Even though email has been a large part of business for decades, the new “remote” reality has only increased our reliance on electronic communications. In a pair of recent cases, the Texas...
Given the recent historic developments of the global pandemic and the dramatic drop in oil prices, the oil and gas industry is facing new issues never before encountered at this magnitude.
Oil and gas price volatility has always been an inescapable element of the energy business. That said, the current confluence of events is unprecedented and would have been hard to predict.
This summer, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed an often used and hotly litigated compensation practice adopted by oil and gas companies—day rates.
Companies considering business opportunities outside of the United States must be prepared to deal with a myriad of new laws and regulations. There may be foreign laws to contend with, of course, but there are also U.S. laws related to international trade...
