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On January 20, President Trump issued several executive orders taking aim at former President Biden’s offshore oil and gas development bans, as well as overturning several other actions designed to boost climate protections.1Jarrett Renshaw, Trump repeals Biden’s efforts to block oil drilling on US coasts, Artic, Reuters (Jan.…
In Liberty Petro. Corp. v. N.D. Indus. Comm’n,111 N.W.3d 851 (N.D. 2024). the Supreme Court of North Dakota addressed whether nonconsent risk penalties must be assessed on a well-by-well basis or can be recovered from overall unit production.…
Assignments of interests in oil and gas leases often incorporate by reference outside agreements. This can be a helpful shortcut to avoid including every lengthy and confidential provision that was drafted during negotiations (such as those in a purchase and sale or letter agreement), and can help resolve issues of intent should a dispute arise.…