This article focuses on the interpretations of, and changes relating to oil, gas, and mineral law in Texas from December 1, 2018, through November 30, 2019. The cases examined include decisions of state and federal courts in the state of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit....

In 2003, the Government of Mexico was facing the challenge of declining production of oil from its producing fields, in particular from the Cantarell field. Another problem faced by the government was the growing demand for natural gas, which had outstripped the country’s gas production....

I have written extensively about the marketable-product approach to royalty valuation, first articulated by the late Professor Maurice Merrill in his volume dealing with implied covenants and subsequently by the late Professor Eugene Kuntz in his seminal legal treatise on oil and gas law. Two...

Literature reports that small and medium firms face greater difficulty in obtaining the necessary export market information and in obtaining financing than do larger firms. Accordingly, the United States has many export promotion and enhancement services, but there is little documentation on the...