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’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,
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral arguments in Bohlen v. Anadarko. The Bohlens entered into a lease with...
Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy, Utica
On January 25, 2017, the Sixth Circuit granted a motion to hold in abeyance litigation regarding U.S. EPA's rule defining "waters...
Tags: WOTUS, Energy, Environment