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Oliva Gibbs promotes Joey Manning to Partner, expanding title and transactions capabilities

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Oliva Gibbs earns multiple rankings in 2026 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® report

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Four Oliva Gibbs partners named to inaugural Legal 500 Houston Elite list

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When an active well doesn’t hold a lease: MBI Oil & Gas, LLC v. Royalty Interests Partnership, LP, No. 24-2031 (8^th Cir. July 25, 2025)

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You can’t just bury your problems (or pipelines): The Byrne Oil decision

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The AI boom brings opportunities to the oil and gas industry

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Murky waters: Wading through Texas law and the future of produced water

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OG Talks: Good Energy – Episode 7 featuring Brad Gibbs and Chuck Lundeen

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OG Talks: Good Energy – Episode 6 featuring Brad Gibbs and Molly Pela

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OG Talks: Good Energy – Episode 5 featuring Zack Oliva, Brad Gibbs, and Patrick Schenkel

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Sixth Circuit reveals their fandom: No Eleventh Amendment protection for Michigan

Energy Education Series – Oklahoma Indian Law Update

Energy Education Series – Oklahoma Indian Law Update

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Oliva Gibbs welcomes Sally Rouse as President of Business Operations to drive strategic growth

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Ohio gets in on the action: Proposed House Bill 170 takes aim at carbon capture & sequestration

Energy Education Series – The Title Tightrope: Best Practices for PSAs in Oil & Gas Transactions

Energy Education Series – The Title Tightrope: Best Practices for PSAs in Oil & Gas Transactions

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Reservation or limitation on warranty? Navigating the fine line — Lessons from Valence Operating Co. v. Davidson

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Oliva Gibbs appoints new directors to oversee practices

OG Talks: Good Energy – Episode 6 featuring Brad Gibbs and Molly Pela

OG Talks: Good Energy – AI’s Impact on Oil & Gas in 2025

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The Majors Move Forward to Fuel the Growing Demand of AI Data Centers

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Inc. Names Oliva Gibbs LLP to its 2025 List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Southwest

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Pleading for Help — Ohio’s Time for Twombly (and Iqbal): Ohio Supreme Court to Consider Ohio Pleading Standards in Wilson Energy, LLC, et al. v. Redbird Dev. LLC et al.

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Will the Ohio Supreme Court clear up the muddy waters of the DMA?

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The kings in the North! — North Dakota operators are kings (for now) when it comes to statutory interests on suspended overrides

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Fueling the future: The intersection of AI and the oil & gas industry

Energy Education Series – 2025 Oil Market Outlook

Energy Education Series – 2025 Oil Market Outlook

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How safe are your severed minerals from the tax man? Surface tax sales, severed minerals & Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP

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Oliva Gibbs Recognized in 2025 Chambers Spotlight Texas Regional Guide

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Declaring a National Energy Emergency

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An Update on the Offshore Oil and Gas Development Ban

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No risk, no reward: The Liberty v. NDIC decision holds that risk penalties can be recovered from total unit production

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Happiness is Setting Clear Boundaries — Especially in Overriding Royalty Assignments

OG Talks: Good Energy – Episode 5 featuring Zack Oliva, Brad Gibbs, and Patrick Schenkel

OG Talks: Good Energy – Transactions in Oil and Gas

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Converting a “fixed” to a “floating” NPRI: What (if anything) does ConocoPhillips v. Hahn add to the conversation?

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Offshore? Not So Fast: Biden’s New Drilling Block

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Oliva Gibbs Advises Brigham Exploration on Acquisition of Great Western Drilling’s Permian Basin Assets

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Retained liabilities: The hidden dealmakers in oil & gas PSAs

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“After Acquired Title” to Remain a Caged-Bird after Dellit v. Schleder, 2022 MT 196, 518 P.3d 830

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No Standing, No Sale: What Cardinal Minerals, LLC v. Miller Means for Ohio Mineral Transactions

Energy Education Series – The Current State of Lithium Law: A Quagmirish Fog

Energy Education Series – The Current State of Lithium Law: A Quagmirish Fog

OG Talks: Good Energy – Episode 4 featuring Patrick Schenkel and Joey Manning

OG Talks: Good Energy – Driving Louisiana Energy

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