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OIL-AND-GAS LAW: Notable Recent Developments

In a significant development out of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue has elected to eliminate...

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Oil markets roiled as Harvey hits U.S. petroleum industry

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil markets were roiled on Monday after Tropical Storm Harvey wreaked havoc along the U.S. Gulf Coast over the...

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Regulation revolution: ‘Historic’ Trump cuts, 1/20th of Obama’s deluge, $23B slashed

President Donald Trump signs a memorandum on Orderly Liquidation Authority, Friday, April 21, 2017, at the Treasury Department in Washington. Trump signed...

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Mineral Rights Start Gushing Cash for Colleges

Gifts bequeathed to some schools decades ago have generated millions in recent years as fracking unlocks oil and gas reserves. Henry Mosier enrolled...

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Halliburton hiring 100 per month to meet Texas fracking demand

MIDLAND — Halliburton has hired about 100 new workers each month this year to keep up with surging demand for fracking in...

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Looking Back – “A Glimpse of the Past” The Exon Valdez

A popular myth exists that it is bad luck to rename a boat. It is unclear whether this applies to “boats” as...

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Digital Oil Field Takes Hold

DENVER—Lower for longer crude prices have transformed the oil and gas industry as streamlining and efficiencies forced by the downturn stick. At...

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Tropical Storm Cindy Cripples Gulf Of Mexico Oil Production

Tropical Storm Cindy—which made landfall in southwest Louisiana on Thursday and is moving northeast across the U.S.—has shut in around one-sixth of...