November, 2007

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Recovery of Damages for Lost Production

The Energy Law Blog

By April Rolen-Ogden In Mayne & Mertz, Inc. v. Excalibur, et al. , the issue presented was whether damages for loss of a lease opportunity were too speculative to survive summary judgment. The case involved a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, in this case seismic data. The landowner, Excalibur, received the data but was required to maintain its confidentiality.

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Federal Court Upholds Mandatory Deep Water Royalty Relief

The Energy Law Blog

By Jonathan Hunter: On October 30, 2007, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted summary judgment in favor of Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation in a dispute between Kerr-McGee and the Department of the Interior over the enforceability of "price threshold" clauses that Interior inserted into deep water leases granted during the years 1996-2000.

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