The Texas Supreme Court, in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025), held that surface owners own subsurface salt caverns, even when such caverns are created by mineral owners.
Continue Reading Ownership of Underground Storage Space Under Texas Law Resolved by Texas Supreme Court Decision
In this episode of Energy Law This Week, Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss significant legal updates in the energy sector, including Colorado’s pioneering regulations on recycling frack water and a recent court decision involving the Sierra Club and the Department of Energy.
Continue Reading Podcast: There’s a Reason They Call it “Master”: Why MSAs are Crucial to the Entire Business
A new U.S. Geological Survey report has revealed significant untapped natural gas and oil resources across the Gulf Coast region, estimating 35.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 28 million barrels of oil within the Hosston and Travis Peak Formations.
Continue Reading New USGS Report Highlights Major Gas Potential in Louisiana and Texas, Gulf Coast Region
On this week’s episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden break down two significant cases shaping the energy sector: Anderson Living Trust v. ConocoPhillips and Lexington Insurance v. ExxonMobil.
Continue Reading Podcast: Blowout Insurance: The Most Underused Coverage?
After two action-packed weeks at the Capitol, Louisiana lawmakers continued to vote down bills this week on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) but did advance a few CCS bills out of committee.
Continue Reading Latest Developments on Louisiana CCS Legislation
On Friday, May 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced its intent to revise the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) 2024 Risk Management and Financial Assurance of OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Rule (2024 Rule).
Continue Reading DOI to Overhaul BOEM’s 2024 Risk Management and Financial Assurance Regulations for Offshore Leases and Grants
There are seven more CCS bills, and potentially more to come, scheduled for hearing this week in the House Ways & Means Committee on Monday morning and in the House Committee on Natural Resources & Environment on Wednesday morning.
Continue Reading Seven More Bills on CCS Currently Set for Hearing in Two House Committees This Week
On Tuesday, April 29, the Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources & Environment held a hearing involving 10 carbon capture and storage (CCS) bills, beginning at 9 a.m. with only a midday recess to attend the floor session, where they resumed until 10 p.m. when the hearing finally concluded.
Continue Reading Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources & Environment Hears Key CCS Bills
On this week’s episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden are joined by Liskow attorney Bill Pugh to discuss key legal developments affecting property rights and risk allocation in the oil and gas industry.
Continue Reading Podcast: Covering Your Assets: Shifting Risk Through Indemnity
The 2025 Louisiana Legislative session is officially underway, with the Louisiana House committee set to hear multiple bills concerning Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) this Tuesday, April 29th.
Continue Reading Ten CCS Bills Set For Committee Hearing Next Week in Louisiana Legislative Session