Significant USFWS Action Impacting Wind Projects On December 29, 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service), Pacific Region, issued a Draft...

As hydraulic fracturing operations in the Marcellus shale region and other shale formations throughout the country become more and more prevalent, more issues with lease...

On December 13, 2011, the Railroad Commission of Texas adopted the Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosure Rule, pursuant to HB 3328 passed by the Texas Legislature in...

Review the materials from this webinar which reveal and examine the new CFTC Position Limits Rules and how to get your systems and data in sync with them. Speakers...

On November 18, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC" or "Commission") long-awaited final rules establishing federal position...

A review of lawsuits involving fracturing and general themes and theories of current cases can reveal trends that are emerging from this body of litigation, and one can...

The rise in energy prices and significant volumes of natural gas and oil contained in deep shale formations has led to a renewed interest in recovering natural gas and...

On Aug. 23, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed to expand regulation of oil and natural gas operations under the New Source Performance Standard (NSPS...

Early November has seen quite a bit of activity related to ongoing hydraulic fracturing studies. On November 9, 2011, The University of Texas at Austin's Energy...

Like many other regions in the U.S., Texas has a long and deep history of oil and gas exploration and production. Active development of shale gas in Texas began less than...

This timely seminar covered all the key aspects of investing in one of the truly hot areas in the U.S. energy sector today. Fulbright attorneys and energy sector...

Earlier this year, Texas became the latest state to draft regulations requiring the disclosure of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process. Michigan and Montana...

In our October 4th Forum, facts were separated from the theories related to this country's most promising new energy source and the key technology used to...

Join Fulbright partner Barclay Nicholson as he discusses a recently passed, full disclosure law. In June of this year, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a law...

Since August 2009, at least twenty-three (23) lawsuits complaining of alleged groundwater contamination have been filed by landowners in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana,...