October 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Prosecutors to Wind Up Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case After 26 YearsThe U.S. Department of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law recently announced that they have decided to withdraw their 2006 request to Texas-based ExxonMobil Corporation to fund biorestoration of subsurface lingering oil patches, and, instead, bring to a close the federal and state judicial actions against Exxon and its corporate predecessors regarding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
By Angela Neville
5 minute read
October 19, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Halliburton Proposes Deals with Landowners in Alleged Pollution CasesRecently Houston-based Halliburton has begun offering settlements to a number of the property owners in and near Duncan, Oklahoma, who have sued the company claiming that they had the hazardous waste perchlorate show up in their private wells because of operations conducted by a former Halliburton facility.
By Angela Neville
3 minute read
October 16, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
$225M Sale of Crude-to-Rail FacilitySeveral Texas attorneys were involved in USD Partners' recent acquisition of 100 percent of the equity interests in Casper Crude to Rail loading facility from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Cogent Energy Solutions and The Granite Peak Group for a total consideration of $225 million.
By Angela Neville
3 minute read
October 14, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
High Court Declines Review of Dispute Over Oil Deed InterpretationThe Texas Supreme Court recently denied the motion for rehearing in Graham v. Prochaska, which involved a warranty deed drafted in 1950 that used ambiguous terms to convey lucrative oil and gas interests.
By Angela Neville
4 minute read
October 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
SEC Slaps Energy Exec With Insider Trading LawsuitRecently, the vice president of trading at a subsidiary of Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc. was accused by the SEC of participating with his college friend in insider trading in Cheniere options.
By ANGELA NEVILLE
3 minute read
October 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Legal Strategies for Tough Times in the Energy SectorJoshua Agrons, a partner in the Houston office of Norton Rose Fulbright; Steven Otillar, a partner in the Houston office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; and Jennifer Price, a solo and former partner in the Houston office of King & Spalding, share their insights about advising energy-related clients in today's volatile economic environment.
By Angela Neville
9 minute read
October 13, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Legal Strategies for Tough Times in the Energy SectorJoshua Agrons, a partner in the Houston office of Norton Rose Fulbright; Steven Otillar, a partner in the Houston office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; and Jennifer Price, a solo and former partner in the Houston office of King & Spalding, share their insights about advising energy-related clients in today's volatile economic environment.
By Angela Neville
9 minute read
October 09, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Halliburton Proposes Deals with Landowners in Alleged Pollution CasesRecently Houston-based Halliburton has begun offering settlements to a number of the property owners in and near Duncan, Oklahoma, who have sued the company claiming that they had the hazardous waste perchlorate show up in their private wells because of operations conducted by a former Halliburton facility.
By Angela Neville
3 minute read
October 08, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Q&A: A Guide to Bankruptcy Law for O&G AttorneysMonica Blacker, an experienced bankruptcy attorney and partner with the Dallas firm of Jackson Walker, discusses how oil and gas practitioners can assist their clients who are seeking information about bankruptcy law.
By Angela Neville
3 minute read
October 08, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Q&A: A Guide to Bankruptcy Law for O&G AttorneysMonica Blacker, an experienced bankruptcy attorney and partner with the Dallas firm of Jackson Walker, discusses how oil and gas practitioners can assist their clients who are seeking information about bankruptcy law.
By Angela Neville
3 minute read
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