In a recent KRCL Energy Practice Group seminar, I discussed the genesis and impact of metal tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. These Trump Tariffs have had a tremendous impact on energy infrastructure construction and midstream activities throughout the United States, prompting companies to seek relief (in the form of product exclusions) with the Department […]
Goodbye Steel and Aluminum Tariffs! (For Mexico and Canada Metals)
SCOTX Hands Down Decision on Mineral Executive’s Obligations to Non-Executives
Last month, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision that addresses the vexing situation in which the owner of the executive rights also owns the surface, but none (or virtually none) of the minerals. What is the duty of the executive rights holder in this situation?
Lessor’s Acceptance of Royalty Payments Did Not Waive Anti-Pooling Clause
The San Antonio Court of Appeals recently determined that the acceptance of royalty payments will not necessarily operate as a waiver of a mineral lease’s anti-pooling provision.
The Troubling Intersection of Royalty Disputes and Consumer Protection Laws
In the normal course, when landowners believe they have been underpaid royalties under an oil-and-gas lease, they sue individually. Most of the time the core claim is for breach of contract (notwithstanding that royalty-underpayment petitions are often littered with tertiary, throw-away causes of action that no one takes very seriously). As I have written in […]
Podcast: Royalty Class Actions and Farmout Agreements
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast, we discuss several appellate decisions from Texas that touch on class actions and farmout agreements.
Texas Supreme Court to Mineral Purchasers: Buyer Beware!
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast, learn about offset wells and liquidated damages as unenforceable penalties; the arrival of anti-SLAPP in the oil patch; and the Texas Supreme Court’s warning to mineral purchasers: buyer beware.
Can Consent Be Withheld Arbitrarily in the Oil Patch?
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that has the potential to alter the landscape of the industry.
Pitfalls and Best Practices Surrounding Digital Signatures in the Oil Patch and Beyond
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast, the managing partner of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC‘s Houston office, Marcy Rothman, discusses pitfalls and best practices surrounding digital signatures in the oil patch and beyond.
Fifth Circuit Sets Dangerous Precedent for Oil-and-Gas Class Actions
Earlier this week, in Seeligson v. Devon Energy Production Co. LP, the Fifth Circuit reversed a Texas federal court’s decision to certify a class of mineral lessors who had sued Devon Energy for the alleged underpayment of royalties. While at first blush this may sound like a victory for the industry, precisely the opposite is […]
Complimentary Energy Law Breakfast Seminar
Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC’s Energy Practice Group will be hosting a complimentary breakfast seminar on November 8, 2018, from 8:00–10:30 a.m. at the Hess Club in Houston, Texas. Gain knowledge and practice insights—on contract negotiation, corporate taxation, and high-stakes litigation—to meet the day’s challenges at the office.