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In April, MDN told you that the West Virginia Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments in two important oil and gasroyalty cases (see WV Supremes Hear Oral Arguments in 2 Important O&G Royalty Cases). Earlier this week, MDN reported the WV Supreme Court had ruled on the first of the two cases,
Viper Energy, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, will buy mineral and royalty company Sitio Royalties Corp in an all-equity deal valued at around $4.1 Sitio is a pure-play mineral and royalty company that acquires quality oil and gas mineral and royalty interests in productive U.S.
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