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WhiteHawk Energy acquires natural gas mineral and royalty interests across 475,000 gross unit acres in core of Marcellus shale

Oil & Gas 360º

This $118 million transaction doubles the Companys present ownership interest in a portion of its Marcellus Shale royalties position (across 475,000 gross unit acres) primarily focused in Washington and Greene counties, Pennsylvania. The transaction has an effective date of January 1, 2025. Herz, Chief Executive Officer of WhiteHawk.

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Texas Court Subjects Override to Non-Consent Penalties

The Energy Law

James Boldrick is an assignee of an overriding royalty interest in property subleased to BTA. BTA, the assignor and creator of Boldrick’s interest, elected non-consent status regarding the well at issue, proposed and drilled by Chevron. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of BTA and Boldrick appealed.

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EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

The Energy Law

Recently, when there was talk about Houston-based ATP Oil and Gas’ (ATP) legal problems, it was inevitably about its bankruptcy and its effort to bring the overriding royalty interests it had conveyed back into the bankrupt estate as debt instruments. ATP is the ATP Innovator’s operator and ATP-IP is the platform’s owner.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Finds Holder of Mortgage Encumbering a Mineral Lease Solidarily Liable with Mineral Lessees for Damages Under the Louisiana Mineral Code

The Energy Law

10] First, the mortgagee claimed that the trial court erred in its conclusion that the mortgagee was assigned a portion of the working interest in the Lease because the mortgage only granted the mortgagee a security interest in the Lease. [11] Tauren immediately assigned a portion of the overriding royalty interest to Wells Fargo.”

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Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling

Producer's Edge

May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved two significant issues affecting mineral owners and surface owners: (1) who owns the empty caverns created by salt mining operations, and (2) how to calculate royalty payments on produced salt. Swift Energy Operating, LLC, 622 S.W.3d Underground Services Markham, LLC, No.

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Emerging on the Other Side of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Raising Structured Capital for Small and Mid-Size Businesses

The Energy Law

The equity for these LLCs is known as “membership interests” but may be referred to in the LLC operating agreement as “units”. Many LLC operating agreements provide for the issuance of additional membership interests or units, but may not provide for the issuance of a different class of membership interests or units.