It’s Not Easy Being Green: Energy Dealmaking in a Decarbonizing Future
As ESG regulatory and public pressures mount, dealmakers in the energy industry have been forced to reevaluate how they approach M&A transactions. Be it sourcing deals and capital, structuring and diligizing transactions, or broadening investment mandates, the rules have changed for doing deals in a decarbonizing environment.
Includes: Video Audio Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 1.00 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 1/31/2024
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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Energy Dealmaking in a Decarbonizing Future4.15 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Lot of information in a short lecture.
Answer Bar: Oil, Gas and Energy Agreements and Contracting Essentials
Session 1: Midstream 101: A Primer on Understanding Midstream Contracts and Identifying Key Issues - Explore midstream transactions and the contracts commonly utilized in the industry to gather, transport, and process oil and gas. Work through commercial and regulatory considerations and key issues when drafting midstream contracts. Session 2: Update On Midstream Agreements in Bankruptcy—From Sabine to Southland and Beyond - Many recent E&P bankruptcies have grappled with the characterization of midstream agreements as either contractual rights that can be rejected or real property interests that ride through unaffected. This presentation analyzes the ever-shifting legal landscape, which has seen midstream agreements characterized as both, leading to a widening split in the courts and uncertainty in the industry. Session 3: Emerging and Re-Emerging Issues in the Use of Surface for Oil and Gas Operations - Explore the nature and extent of the implied easement to use the surface, and a framework for analyzing the accommodation doctrine. Also hear a survey of emerging and re-emerging issues involving conflicting uses of the surface estate, including conflicts with renewable projects, saltwater disposal operations, sand mining, and subsurface easements. Session 4: Joint Operating Agreements – Understanding and Application - Understanding the key components of the JOA and a consideration of recurring issues with emphasis on horizontal drilling and allocation wells. How the JOA works, what doesn’t work, some suggested Article XVI provisions and some new unanswered questions. Session 5:JOA Negotiation: Operator and Non-Operator Perspectives - Review key provisions of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen 610 Model Form Operating Agreement from both the operator’s and non-operator’s perspectives. Session 6: MSA Negotiations - A mock negotiation of a master service agreement with particular attention paid to the insurance and indemnity provisions to ensure an effective risk allocation program. Session 7: A Primer on Oil and Gas Transportation Agreements: Key Issues & Considerations - Explore midstream transactions and the contracts commonly utilized in the energy industry governing the movement of oil and gas from the wellhead to a point downstream for resale or further handling. Work through commercial and regulatory considerations and key issues when analyzing and negotiating transportation contracts. Session 8: Split Estate Issues (Mineral, Wind, Solar and Water) - Explore competing uses, common conflicts, and potential solutions. Session 9: Make Peace, Not War: Negotiating and Drafting Accommodation Agreements in the Oil and Gas Industry with Wind and Solar Companies - A brief discussion of the basic elements of a comprehensive accommodation agreement, which shall include pitfalls to avoid in drafting such agreements, as well as an overview of typical accommodation issues and how best to resolve them. Session 10: Communication with Opposing Counsel and Landowners - Common law rules, the fields of tort and contract, as well as rules of professional ethics, govern a lawyer’s or landman’s negotiations on behalf of a client. By remaining mindful of these rules, including how the rules differ depending on whether you are negotiating with opposing counsel or a landowner, you can stay out of trouble and better serve your client. Session 11: Nuts and Bolts Ethics for the Business and Transactional Lawyer - Engage in a practical discussion of current ethics topics related to business and transactional law, including conflicts issues, and attorney migration between firms.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 7.50 hrs | 1.75 Ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 9/30/2023
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Answer Bar: Oil, Gas and Energy Agreements and Contracting Essentials4.09 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Apache v. Castex and the Willful Misconduct Standard in JOA(s)
A review of the JOA exculpatory clause and the operator’s “willful misconduct” standard. Discussion of recent developments in Texas case law, including Apache v. Castex, Reeder v. Wood County Energy, and Abraxas Petroleum v. Hornburg.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Apache v. Castex and the Willful Misconduct Standard in JOA(s)4.26 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
2022 Oil and Gas Case Law Update
Session 1: Case Law Update: Part 1 - Review recent decisions dealing with oil and gas leases, royalties, mineral conveyances, joint operating agreements, state regulation, and related topics. Session 2: Case Law Update Part 2 - Review recent decisions dealing with oil and gas leases, royalties, mineral conveyances, joint operating agreements, state regulation, and related topics. Session 3: A Discussion of Concho v. Ellison and Broadway Bank v. Yates - Review the impact of two Texas Supreme Court cases on the ability to correct deed mistakes and resolve title disputes without court intervention. Session 4: Construing Retained Acreage and Related Clauses after Endeavor v. Discovery Operating and XOG v. Chesapeake - A review of cases construing retained acreage, continuous development and related clauses that have been decided in the years following the Texas Supreme Court’s decisions in Endeavor v. Discovery Operating and XOG v. Chesapeake.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides No Materials
- Total Credit Hours:
- 2.25 hrs | 0.25 Ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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2022 Oil and Gas Case Law Update4.29 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Conflict of Interest Considerations in an Oil and Gas Practice
A review and refresher on different types of conflicts of interest situations that could arise in an oil and gas practice, including how to assess such situations and points to consider in determining whether a conflict exists.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr | 0.75 Ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Conflict of Interest Considerations in an Oil and Gas Practice4.29 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Very, very good. Practical, realistic and easy to follow. I liked the examples he used
Current Litigation Issues in Oil and Gas
Session 1: Royalty Litigation Post Production Cost - Two litigators who handle post production cost claims, one who normally represents lessors/payees and one who normally represents lessees/payors, discuss recent case law in the area. Session 2: Produced Water: The Next “Title” Wave of Oil and Gas Litigation - Over the past decade, produced water has transitioned from one of the oil patch’s greatest liabilities to one of its fastest growing assets. And, as produced water’s quality and value continue to rise is it sure to produce the oil patch’s next “title wave” of litigation.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 1.25 hrs
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Current Litigation Issues in Oil and Gas4.74 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Emerging and Re-Emerging Issues in the Use of Surface for Oil and Gas Operations
Explore the nature and extent of the implied easement to use the surface, and a framework for analyzing the accommodation doctrine. Also hear a survey of emerging and re-emerging issues involving conflicting uses of the surface estate, including conflicts with renewable projects, saltwater disposal operations, sand mining, and subsurface easements.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Issues in the Use of Surface for Oil and Gas Operations4.29 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
ESG and What it Means to the Oil and Gas Industry
Hear an explanation of what ESG is and how it fits within the concept of enterprise sustainability. The presentation will also discuss how ESG specifically affects the industry and why lawyers from the energy industry should pay attention to ESG, including identifying risks attendant to ESG avoidance, as well as risks related to ESG program development and reporting.
Includes: Video Audio Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr | 0.75 Ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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ESG and What it Means to the Oil and Gas Industry4.14 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
great course
Fundamentals of Carbon Capture and Sequestration
A summary of the existing federal and state framework for regulating carbon sequestration, covering descriptions of recent legislative and regulatory developments, and identifying and discussing legal and practical hurdles to developing carbon sequestration projects in Texas.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Fundamentals of Carbon Capture and Sequestration3.9 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Fundamentals of Royalty Calculation: How a Few Small Words Can Make a Big Difference
An overview of the various types of royalty clauses and their most common components, as well as the proper methodologies for calculating royalties under each of those clauses. A review of the key cases in Texas – and other states – interpreting these clauses.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Fundamentals of Royalty Calculation: How a Few Small Words Can Make a Big Difference4.63 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Good material and disucssion
Introduction of Co-Tenancy Accounting
An overview of the rights and obligations of mineral co-tenants with regard to one another where there is no agreement between them, with particular focus on how a developing co-tenant must account to an unleased or uncommitted mineral co-tenant who does not participate in the cost of operating.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Introduction of Co-Tenancy Accounting4.58 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over: A Survey of Oil and Gas Lease Savings Clauses
Oil and gas leases frequently contain a number of savings clauses that may perpetuate the lease in its secondary term by means and circumstances other than actual production. An overview of common savings clauses and how they are applied under Texas law, including continuous operations, shut-in, dry-hole, reworking, pooling, continuous development, force majeure, and paying quantities, among others.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over: A Survey of Oil and Gas Lease Savings Clauses4.15 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Joint Operating Agreement Basics and Pitfalls: General Structure and Litigation Hotspots
Review key provisions of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen 610 Model Form Operating Agreements and highlight trouble spots and related litigation.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Joint Operating Agreement Basics and Pitfalls: General Structure and Litigation Hotspots4.13 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Marketing Contracts for Oil and Gas
A quick primer on practices for marketing crude oil and natural gas.
Includes: Video Audio Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Marketing Contracts for Oil and Gas4 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Railroad Commission Updates and Basics for Oil and Gas
Address the recent changes in regulation of the oil and gas, and pipeline industries in Texas, with emphasis on issues regarding permitting of producing wells, the transfer of inactive wells, saltwater disposal well permitting, good faith claim to title disputes, natural gas flaring exceptions, and pipeline regulations.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Railroad Commission Updates and Basics for Oil and Gas4.23 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Restraints on Alienation and Consent-to-Assign in Light of Mayo Foundation vs. BP
Review the historical uncertainty in Texas law about the enforceability of various types of consent-to-assign provisions that can be found in a mineral lease, with the additional context of recent federal court guidance from Mayo Foundation v. BP (N.D. Tex. 2020) on when a lessor may or may not be acting “reasonably” in withholding its consent.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Restraints on Alienation and Consent-to-Assign in Light of Mayo Foundation vs. BP4.68 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
The Role of Warranties in Oil and Gas Transactions and Disputes
Review the nature and effect of title and other warranties, and discuss how different warranty structures within transaction documents may impact parties’ rights. Explore enforcement issues and strategic considerations when negotiating and drafting transactions.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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The Role of Warranties in Oil and Gas Transactions and Disputes4.43 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Uses and Abuses of Division Orders
A discussion of the Division Order statute and recent amendment of the Division Order statute in light of ConocoPhillips Co. v. Koopman, 547 S.W.3d 858 (Tex. 2018).
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Uses and Abuses of Division Orders4.81 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Voluntary Pooling in Texas: An In-Depth Analysis
Examine several substantive and procedural points impacting voluntary pooling in Texas, including common types of voluntary pooling arrangements, legal requirements for valid pooling, pooling’s effects on oil and gas leases and on the interests of the parties involved, remedies arising from an invalid or improper exercise of the pooling power, express and implied ratifications of pooled units, and unique issues stemming from the practice of horizontal drilling.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 hr
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Voluntary Pooling in Texas: An In-Depth Analysis4.75 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
Winter Storm Uri: Did Marketing and Midstream Agreements Withstand the Deep Freeze?
Did marketing and midstream agreements withstand the deep freeze?
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.50 hr | 0.25 Ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2023
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Winter Storm Uri: Did Marketing and Midstream Agreements Withstand the Deep Freeze?4.67 out of 5 starsWhat was the overall quality of the course (presentation, materials, and technical delivery)?Rate the overall teaching effectiveness and presentation skills of faculty for the course.How would you rate the value of the materials provided as part of the course?
good course