Although I am primarily a Texas oil and gas attorney, I am interested in all energy sources, and I am especially interested in the ongoing national discussion about what are called alternative energy sources. One of the hottest topics in the world of energy is the discussion of alternatives to…
As the price of oil creeps back up, the pace of oil and gas leasing has picked up as well. As a Texas oil and gas attorney, I regularly get calls from folks who ask me why they should go to the expense of having an attorney review their oil…
As a Texas oil and gas lawyer, I have followed with interest the proposals to add new regulations for onshore, as well as offshore, drilling in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Several initiatives to tighten federal regulation of offshore drilling are making their way through the…
As a Texas oil and gas attorney, I have had occasion from time to time to observe the environmental, administrative and legal ramifications of an onshore oil spill, usually caused by vandalism or malfunctioning equipment. Along with everyone else in the world, I am horrified as the tragedy in the…
As a Texas oil and gas attorney, I regularly get calls from folks who, long after they have signed an oil and gas lease, are upset with an oil and gas company for something the company is doing or not doing. In most cases, once we review the oil and…
As a Texas oil and gas attorney, I have viewed the “global warming” debate with growing alarm. When the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) initially issued its fourth report, I was concerned because the IPCC is made up primarily of politicians, not scientists. Next, I read the…
Texas oil and gas attorneys and mineral owners may see more leasing activity in 2010 in the Eagle Ford Shale, a field in southern Texas that oil and gas companies have known about for some time, but that is just now being explored. The field is named after the city…
As a Texas oil and gas attorney, I have observed that it has been a slow year so far for leasing and drilling activity. But some experts are predicting a change on the horizon for 2010. An article this morning by Jamaal O’Neal in the Longview-Journal.com quotes Professor Ken Morgan,…
As a Texas oil and gas attorney for many years, I have seen many booms come and go. During a “boom” period, prices for oil and gas increase. The increase in prices encourages exploration of new sources of oil and gas and development of existing sources. Mineral owners tend to…
Any Texas oil and gas attorney who has practiced for any length of time has been through the cycle many times: oil prices go up, and leasing and drilling activity increases. Oil and gas prices decline, and many oil and gas companies pull back on their leasing and drilling efforts.…