http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/ Published by Law Office of Aimee Hess, P.C. en-us 2012-02-05T11:48:10-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2012/02/chesapeake_reduction_in_gas_we_1.html Texas mineral owners who have signed oil and gas leases with Chesapeake Energy may be faced with some unanswered questions. The American natural gas industry faces the paradox of having been too successful in recent years. A glut of natural... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2012-02-05T11:48:10-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2012/01/apache_oil_purchase_good_news.html New technology has breathed new life into older Texas oil fields in the Panhandle and in nearby Oklahoma. Apache Corp, one of the nation’s largest energy explorers, recently purchased Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC for $2.85 billion. Apache is paying... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2012-01-31T13:52:14-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2012/01/university_of_south_alabama_st_1.html One of the largest offshore oil spills in history occurred when the massive Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible oil drilling platform suffered a drilling-related explosion, was engulfed in flames, and sank. The economic and environmental effects of this event are still not... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2012-01-22T13:31:57-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2012/01/new_ammunition_for_negotiation.html A recent decision by a Texas Court of Appeals may be helpful to Texas property owners who are negotiating an oil and gas pipeline right of way or easement on their property. In its opinion rendered in LaSalle Pipeline LP... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2012-01-13T10:53:46-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2012/01/nat_gas_act_may_be_misguided_l_1.html It is important for all of us to keep informed about proposed legislation related to energy issues. Even if you aren't an oil and gas attorney or involved directly in the energy industry in some way, all of us are... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2012-01-05T13:54:45-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2011/12/royalty_owners_delay_in_claimi_1.html Assisting royalty owners in locating lost oil and gas royalties, and getting royalty owners paid their rightful royalty payments, is one of the parts of my practice as a Texas oil and gas attorney that I enjoy the most. However,... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2011-12-27T12:36:59-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2011/12/oil_gas_companies_spend_more_o_1.html There are a number of misguided environmental "activists" who characterize efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as some kind of a “David vs. Goliath” struggle between forward-thinking environmentalists who love the planet, on one hand, and greedy energy companies who... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2011-12-18T15:16:11-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2011/12/mineral_deeds_can_be_complex_1.html Property transfers involving mineral rights can be complex. As a Texas oil and gas attorney, I help my clients navigate these difficult legal issues. Mineral rights and potential royalties from those minerals can have a significant impact on the value... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2011-12-10T15:51:08-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2011/12/the_myth_of_the_oil_peak.html I'll bet that most Texas oil and gas attorneys (and, I'm sure, everyone in the oil and gas business) often hear the myth repeated that someday there will be a peak in oil production, followed by a rapid decline which... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2011-12-06T14:36:20-06:00 http://www.texasattorneyblog.com/2011/11/ihs_cera_study_finds_that_epa_1.html The EPA has once again overestimated the amount of pollution that comes from an oil and gas source -- with potentially grave consequences for the industry. This time, the EPA has overestimated the amount of methane gas that comes from... Oil and Gas Law Aimee Hess 2011-11-30T14:45:19-06:00