The Department of Interior (DOI) followed through on its promise last month to begin taking public comments over a proposal to empower the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to adjust royalty rates for drilling on public lands.
Royalty
Articles from Royalty
Interior Launches Plan to Adjust Royalty Rates on Federal Lands
The Department of Interior (DOI) followed through on its promise last month to begin taking public comments over a proposal to empower the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to adjust royalty rates for drilling on public lands.
Pennsylvania Landowners Claim Chesapeake, Williams Unit Conspired to Constrain NatGas Market Services
A group of Pennsylvania landowners has filed a lawsuit asserting that Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Access Midstream Partners LP, now part of Williams, conspired to constrain trade for natural gas market services in Bradford County, in violation of federal antitrust laws.
Chesapeake Agrees to Settle NatGas Royalties Lawsuit in Oklahoma
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed to pay $119 million to settle a lawsuit in Oklahoma that alleges the producer underpaid natural gas royalties on nearly 12,000 wells over a 10-year period.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Resume Fight For More Leaseholder Protections
In their first meeting of Pennsylvania’s 2015-2016 legislative session, members of the state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted unanimously to advance a pair of bills that would give landowners more transparency and protection when making inquiries about their lease agreements.
DOJ Subpoenas Chesapeake Regarding Royalty Payment Practices
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has received subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and state agencies in connection with leasehold purchases and royalty underpayments, according to a regulatory filing.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Thought to Be Expanding Royalties Investigation
Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Kathleen Kane’s office appears to be pressing ahead with a far-reaching investigation into the royalty deductions by Chesapeake Energy Corp. from landowner’s checks, most recently issuing administrative subpoenas to multiple companies operating in the state.
Chesapeake Settles Another Royalties Dispute Over Barnett NatGas
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed to pay the North Texas city of Arlington $700,000 to settle a dispute over Barnett Shale-related natural gas royalties.
PA Attorney General Moving On Royalty Complaints Against Chesapeake
A top Republican state senator confirmed Thursday that the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office is reviewing landowner complaints about unfair post-production costs that Chesapeake Energy Corp. has allegedly been deducting from royalty checks.
Alaska Weighs Equity Stake in North Slope Gas Project
A study commissioned by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on the commercial aspects of the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project that the three major North Slope oil producers (ExxonMobil Corp., BP plc, ConocoPhillips and TransCanada Corp.) are pursuing says the state would benefit from having an equity stake in the pipeline and LNG project.