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On July 12, 1996, the Jameses purchased immovable property from Gray Investments, a corporation owned by Leon Gray, Sr. and his wife, Mary Gray. The deed conveyed to the Jameses one-half of the royalties and mineral interests in the property and reserved the other one-half to Gray Investments. Division orders were prepared by Kelley Oil Corporation, a…

by Elisabeth Lorio

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana’s decision to grant partial summary judgment in favor of the operator co-owner in a dispute over liability after a fellow co-owner’s assignment of lease interests governed by joint operating…

Despite the current problems facing the national economy, Louisiana collected $3.5 million at its mineral lease sale in November, which State Mineral Board Director Marjorie McKeithan describes as “showing interest [that] leasing Louisiana mineral rights for energy production is still strong.” Bids on tracts in the Haynesville Shale area decreased from the peak sales in June…

By Anundra M. Dillon

 

As previously reported, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that Act 312 of 2006 is constitutional and reversed the district court’s judgment declaring Act 312 unconstitutional and unenforceable under La. Const. art. V, § 16, La. Const. art. I, § 4 and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. M.J. Farms, …

by John Almy.

Grand Isle Shipyard Inc. v. Seacor Marine, LLC (5th Cir. 2008)

 

The 5th Circuit reversed a Louisiana District Court decision that held a platform worker’s injuries, sustained while being transported from platform to platform by vessel, were subject to the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act through the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act …

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi’s Energy Bill, H.R. 6899, titled “Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act.” Title I addresses the existing moratoria, future OCS access, exploration, production and royalty questions. Below is a synopsis of the bill.

Subtitle A codifies the existing annual appropriations moratoria, puts a permanent ban…

by:  April L. Rolen-Ogden

Currently, the talk of the town in North Louisiana is the “Haynesville Shale.” Experts describe this mineral formation “as one of the richest fields of natural gas ever discovered in this region.” Technically speaking, the Haynesville Shale is defined as “a layer of sedimentary rock more than 10,000 feet below the surface.” The Shreveport…

The Environmental Protection Agency announced several updates to its Audit Policy this month that promise to make the system more convenient for users and more forgiving for new owners of regulated facilities. 

       Since 1995, EPA’s Audit Policy has given incentives including reduced civil penalties and a recommendation of no criminal sanctions to companies that…

The Texas Supreme Court this morning issued its long-awaited decision in Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy Trust, holding that the rule of capture bars recovery for damages for subsurface trespass caused by hydraulic fracturing. A concurring opinion and an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part were also filed. Copies of…