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Fracking In Louisiana: The Missing Process/Land Use Distinction In State Preemption And Opportunities For Local Participation, Alex Ritchie Jan 2016

Fracking In Louisiana: The Missing Process/Land Use Distinction In State Preemption And Opportunities For Local Participation, Alex Ritchie

Faculty Scholarship

Oil and gas development is testing and defining the boundaries of local government authority and autonomy as concerned municipal entities and citizens seek to limit oil and gas operations. Advances in high-volume hydraulic fracturing have increased domestic oil and gas production to historic levels.) At the same time, national and international concerns about irreversible man-made global warming have focused on fossil fuel combustion. National groups opposed to continued reliance on oil and gas as an energy source have found willing partners in many local governments and their citizens, who are anxious about the local implications of drilling and fracking. Many …


“Oil In The Family”: Obtaining The Requisite Consent To Conduct Operations On Co-Owned Land Or Mineral Servitudes, Patrick S. Ottinger May 2013

“Oil In The Family”: Obtaining The Requisite Consent To Conduct Operations On Co-Owned Land Or Mineral Servitudes, Patrick S. Ottinger

Louisiana Law Review

The article analyzes Louisiana law regulating the circumstances under which oil and gas activities may be conducted on co-owned land or co-owned mineral servitudes. It examines Louisiana law concerning the rights and duties of co-owners generally and reflects on the enactment of the Louisiana Mineral Code in 1975 regulating oil and gas activities of the state.


Upstream Oil And Gas Legal Frameworks: Brazil And The United States Compared, Gabriela Engler Pinto Apr 2013

Upstream Oil And Gas Legal Frameworks: Brazil And The United States Compared, Gabriela Engler Pinto

West Virginia Law Review

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