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Sunoco's Eminent Domain Rights for Mariner East 2

On May 15, 2017, the Commonwealth Court issued a 2 to 1 decision holding that Sunoco Pipeline has the statutory power of eminent...


Tags: Pipeline, mariner east, Oil and Gas, Eminent Domain,

On May 3, 2017, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (the Division) issued...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy

On April 18, 2017, U.S. EPA issued a letter in response to petitions submitted by the American Petroleum Institute and other oil...


Tags: Methane Emissions, Energy, Environment

For over six years, individuals living in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, have been asserting claims against...


Tags: Cabot Oil & Gas, Marcellus Shale, Water, Unconventional Well Pads,

Deciding an issue of first impression in the state, Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently held that oil and gas...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Dormant Mineral Act, DMA,

In its decision of Snyder Brothers, Inc. v. Public Utility Comm'n, 1175 C.D. 2015 (Mar. 29, 2017), the Commonwealth Court was...


Tags: Act 13, Impact Fees, Unconventional Well Pads, Stripper Wells,

Following up on its recent decision in M&H P’Ship v. Hines, Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals has offered further guidance...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Dormant Mineral Act, DMA,

The White House issued a permit today approving Keystone XL, “bringing the mammoth oil pipeline a step closer to fruition more...


Tags: Oil and Gas, Energy, Environment

Ohio Court Construes the Term

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently interpreted the term “holder” under the 2006 version of the Ohio Dormant...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Dormant Mineral Act, DMA,

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently held that landmen are subject to the requirements of R.C. Chapter 4735...


Tags: landmen, Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy,

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