Several reported cases in recent years have involved title to minerals underlying roadways, points out Austin Brister for the McGinnis Lochridge Oil and Gas Law Digest.

“In urban oil and gas plays such as the Barnett Shale, horizontal drilling has ‘paved the way’ for oil and gas operators to drill through and produce minerals underlying highways, streets, and roadways,” he explains. “Even in rural areas across Texas, numerous horizontal wells have been drilled underneath roads and highways.”

The article discusses the case of Green v. Chesapeake in the Fort Worth Court of Appeals as it relates to the the strip-and-gore doctrine.

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Opportune takes a look at a few key indicators shaping the upstream oil and gas sector so far in 2019.

The first indicator is the continued climb of U.S. shale output, which is estimated to set records this year and next.

On the subject of supply and demand, the United States is expected to continue leading growth in oil supply worldwide, as global consumption of petroleum and liquid fuels show relative growth.

Liquid natural gas production reached a record high at the end of 2018, and export capacity will grow significantly.

The bad news for producers, however, is that increased production will limit price increases.

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Greentech Media will present a complimentary webinar on how distributed energy resources can be coordinate with centralized generation, in economically sustainable ways, to drive savings and enhance efficiency — to the mutual benefit of all entities involved.

The complimentary 60-minute webinar will be Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. EDT. ABB will host the event.

Presenters will  review the findings of a recent Greentech Media whitepaper that uncovers how distributed energy resources offer substantial opportunities to help shift utilities toward a more sustainable and resilient energy system, yielding significant economic and environmental benefits for utilities and renewable project developers.

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Wednesday, July 20, 12 p.m. CDT
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Bracewell’s next event in its Power Regulatory Webinar Series will be a July 20 webinar titled “Qualifying Facilities, Exempt Wholesale Generators and Market-Based Rates: The Basics and Beyond.”

The Wednesday, July 20, webinar will begin at noon Central time.

Speakers will be Catherine P. McCarthy, Stephen J. Hug, and Blake Urban.

Future events and speakers in the series will be:

Wednesday, September 14
“Developments in Western Markets”
Deanna E. King and Stephen J. Hug

Wednesday, October 12
“FERC Audits”
Robert E. Pease and Tyler S. Johnson

Wednesday, November 9
“FERC Update on Anti-Market Manipulation – Power”
Michael W. Brooks and Serena A. Rwejuna

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Oil & Gas Journal will discuss highlights of the publication’s annual Midyear Forecast in a free webinar scheduled for July 15 at 10 a.m. CDT.

“The Midyear Forecast is a special report that uses first-half data to update projections that appeared in OGJ’s Annual Forecast and Review this past January,” the Journal says on its website. “Both reports project oil and gas markets through the end of the year worldwide, analyze demand product by product in the US, and highlight trends that will carry on beyond the current year. The webcast also will discuss political developments important to the oil and gas industry.”

Presenters will be OGJ Editor Bob Tippee and Senior Editor-Economics Editor Conglin Xu, who will summarize the Midyear Forecast projections in key categories, note important changes from January’s forecasts, and examine reasons for the adjustments.

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On January 22, 2016, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell unveiled a proposed rule to reduce the waste of natural gas that results from venting, flaring and leaks by oil and gas production on public and tribal lands, reports Van Ness Feldman LLP.

“The ‘Methane and Waste Reduction Rule’ — which was published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2016, setting off a 60-day comment period — would update existing provisions of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM’s) onshore oil and gas leasing and operations regulations and introduce new requirements aimed at curbing waste and minimizing royalty-free use of production,” according to the article written by Kyle Danish, Jonathan Simon, R. Scott Nuzum, and Avi Zevin.

Their article examines key legal and policy changes in the proposed methane and waste reduction rule.

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