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Two plans are on the way for coastal drilling leasesHouston ChronicleA new $4-per-acre fee on nonproducing oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters. • • A new inspection fee for onshore oil and gas drilling that the …Delay, Baby, Delay? Why Is Obama Ignoring the Will of the People On Offshore …FOXNewsSalazar [...]
Oil drilling project approved within Sherman city limitsSherman Denison Herald Democrat"We understand that the only guy in the neighborhood who wants an oil well in his yard is the guy who owns the mineral rights," Magers said. …
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Who benefits from gas drilling in Flower Mound?The Cross Timbers Gazette (blog)They stand on their mineral rights soapboxes, draped in the US Constitution, wagging their fingers at those who would dare keep them from exploiting the …
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Mont., ND oil, gas lease brings in $8.5M for drilling rights on 50000 acres of …CanadianBusiness.com(AP) – The federal government has sold oil and gas leases on more than 50000 acres of public lands in Montana and North Dakota in an auction that brought …
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Mineral rights purchase may end debateValley Courier OnlineThe price tag on Lexam Explorations' mineral rights is in the neighborhood of $10 million. The government will likely be asked to pay for the purchase, …Group says deal pending in refuge drilling suitWashington PostEnergy drilling may be avoided at wildlife refuge: Enviros, private firm and …Trading Markets [...]
No 'simple answer' to impact of gas drilling on land valueOneonta Daily StarAccording to local realtors and lawyers, when an owner sells a leased parcel and retains the subsurface (gas and mineral) rights, the land is worth less …
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National Park Oil Drilling Rules Slated for ImprovementCommon Dreams (press release)Non-federal mineral rights besides oil and gas are also being developed in several parks and extraction rights exist in many areas of the national park …
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Agonizing drilling delaysPress & Sun-BulletinWe see that New York City wants to limit the mineral rights of those people who live in the Catskills so that companies cannot drill for natural gas in that …
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Basics of Marcellus Shale drilling detailedPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCharleroi attorney Kris Vanderman, who has worked on oil and gas leases, said property owners need to be ready to negotiate with gas companies. …
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Frak! Salazar tightens up oil and gas drilling on BLM land89.3 KPCC (blog)Split Estate focuses on Garfield county, Colorado (a state where 85% of landowners don't own their mineral rights) but we've got this going on locally, too, …
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