The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2017

Shale drilling transactions typically involve (1) a party who holds oil and gas leases with underlying shale formations but who may not have the risk capital or expertise to explore such formations (the “Lease Party”) and (2) a party who has the risk capital and the expertise to drill and complete successful horizontal wells in shale formations using hydraulic fracturing techniques (the “Drilling Party”).

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

In GIC Services, L.L.C. v. Freightplus USA, Inc. , No. 15-3097 (5th Cir. Aug. 8, 2017), the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an ocean carrier stiffed by an intermediary in a freight transaction may recover unpaid freight from the original NVOCC who arranged the cargo transportation unless the evidence clearly shows the carrier intended to release that party from liability.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2017

The SEC published a National Exam Program Risk Alert describing the results of cybersecurity exams of 75 broker-dealers and investment advisors on August 7, 2017. “ National Exam Program Risk Alert, Observations from Cybersecurity Examinations ,” (SEC August 7, 2017) This report is useful in evaluating your investment advisory firm’s cybersecurity policies.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2017

According to Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority, the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, will be phased out and abandoned by the end of 2021. This phase out will put lenders and borrowers in a tricky situation as LIBOR is the most commonly used interest rate index and is estimated to be tied to over $350 trillion of financial products globally, including commercial mortgages, corporate loans and swap transactions.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2017

In Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. v. Tauren Exploration, Inc. , the Louisiana Second Circuit upheld a trial court’s ruling that Wells Fargo, a mortgage lender with a security interest in a mineral lease, was solidarily liable with its borrowers (the mineral lessees) for a breach of the mineral lessees’ contractual and statutory obligations to produce in paying quantities, pay royalties, and respond to the mineral lessor’s demands regarding those obligations.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2017

Earlier this year there was hope in the food and drug industries that the Supreme Court would revisit and possibly revise the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine, also known as the Park Doctrine, by granting certiorari to the Eighth Circuit’s decision in United States v. DeCoster. That hope was dashed in May when the Supreme Court declined, which left the Park Doctrine – with all of its ominous peril – the law of the land.

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