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Bastian v. Sullivan, PICS Case No. 15-0827 (Pa. Super. May 22, 2015) Strassburger, J. (12 pages).

While two unnamed parties had a right or interest related to the claims at bar, which involved oil, gas and mineral rights for the subsurface estates of several parcels, they were not indispensable parties to this action because their rights were not "essential to the merits" of the case. Affirmed.
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Texas Lawyer

Houston-Based PennTex Midstream Kicks Off Its IPO

Ignoring the oil and gas sector's current price contraction, Houston-based PennTex Midstream Partners recently decided to go all in and began its initial public offering. Its purpose is to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy infrastructure assets in North America.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Carrier Energy to Get Up to $100M Backing for Oil and Gas Deals

Riverstone Holdings recently decided to invest up to $100 million in Texas-based Carrier Energy Partners II.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Beck Redden Reins in 'Gotcha' Theory

In 2014, Beck Redden defeated a citizens' suit seeking $642 million in civil penalties from ExxonMobil for admitted unauthorized emissions and deviations from its clean air operating permits. Beck Redden attorneys convinced the Texas Supreme Court to find enforceable choice of law provisions allowing forfeiture in the corporation's executive bonus-compensation incentive programs.
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Texas Lawyer

Breadth of Vinson & Elkins' Energy Practice Displayed in Diversity of Claims

Some of the claims V&E has defended include a range of cases across the United States, including in Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Bids on Mexican Shallow-Water Blocks Approved

ExxonMobil Corporation and Hunt Oil Company, a subsidiary of Hunt Consolidated Inc., are among the 19 U.S. companies and seven groups approved by Mexico to bid on 14 shallow-water exploration blocks off the mainland in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirty-four companies applied to prequalify for the July 15 auction.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New O&G Monopoly Game Fuels Strong Interest Among Students

The Asa Low Intermediate School in Mansfield, Texas, will hold its first- ever oil and gas Monopoly game tournament on May 30. The school anticipates that around 60 students will participate in the event. The tournament will feature students playing the customized oil and gas version of Monopoly created by the industry publication Offshore Engineer in celebration of its 40th anniversary. The limited-edition release of the game takes the traditional destinations and game pieces and replaces them with items specific to the oil and gas industry.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clyde & Co Adds Three in Singapore and Sydney

The British firm has hired from Korea's Lee & Ko, Singapore's Rodyk & Davidson and Australia's Minter Ellison.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ogden Power Development-Cayman, Inc. v. PMR Limited Co.

Partial Grant of Motion to Dismiss Petition To Compel Arbitration Is Explained
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