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Valence Operating Co. v. Dorsett

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute concerning the notice provisions of an oil and gas operating contract, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the parties'...

Elliott Indus. v. BP Am. Prod. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
Plaintiff's suit, seeking unpaid royalties on oil and gas leases under the New Mexico Oil and Gas Proceeds Payment Act, is properly dismissed by the...

Iowa 80 Group, Inc. v. IRS

Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
The district court properly determined that plaintiff's truckstop facilities do not qualify as retail motor fuels outlets, and, therefore, they are...

Mustang Marketing, Inc. v. Chevron

Landlord Tenant Law, Oil and Gas Law
Defendant-franchisor violated the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act when it did not offer plaintiff-franchisee an option to extend the lease of a gas...

AZ CORP. COMM'N v. FERC

Administrative Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
Defendant-FERC properly modified the terms, set in earlier settlements, under which plaintiff ships natural gas over the lines of El Paso Natural Gas...

AM. HOME ASSURANCE CO. v. CHEVRON, INC.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
An oil company may not enforce an indemnity clause, requiring its oilfield service contractor to indemnify the oil company against its own negligence,...

BURLINGTON RES. OIL & GAS CO. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities, Tax Law
Plaintiff's petition for review of defendant-FERC's order, requiring plaintiff to refund ad valorem taxes it collected from pipeline gas purchasers,...

ENERGY MGMT. CORP v. SHREVEPORT

Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
Defendant-City's ordinance, which prevents plaintiff from drilling within 1000 feet of a lake, is preempted by Louisiana's comprehensive regulation of...

STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. LONG BEACH

Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
Defendant-City may create and maintain an abandonment reserve fund to cover oil production costs that are certain to occur and can be reasonably...

WIWA v. ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, International Law, Military Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a class action suit alleging brutal repression of an ethnic minority, the district court's quashing of a subpoena directed to a non-party, and its...