Apr 28, 2022
Did you know that the oil and gas industry is not the only industry that uses underground injection wells. As mineral and royalty owners, it is helpful to understand the difference between a saltwater disposal well and a water injection well used for enhanced oil recovery. Plus, it is important to understand who...
Apr 21, 2022
In this episode, Justin and I interview Neil Ray with CAMRO. We discuss the new Colorado Oil and Gas Financial Assurance regulations that just went into effect. If you're not familiar with what financial assurance is, it is the process of operators putting up money to ensure that the state isn't left footing the bill...
Apr 14, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives recently held a hearing titled "Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump" where they grilled six oil company CEO's about the recent increase in gasoline prices. While this hearing was mostly political grandstanding and lacked much substance, we break down...
Apr 7, 2022
It's true, energy companies have been profitable lately...to the tune of an 8.3% profit in 2021. Yup, the only segment worse than energy was consumer staples with a profit margin of 6.6%. Yet here we are talking about windfall profits. In this episode we break down this proposal and how it is not only not a profits...
Apr 1, 2022
In this month’s Mineral Rights News Episode for April 2022, we discuss a landmark case in North Dakota that could decide how surface owners are compensated for the use of underground pore space, windfall profits tax measure introduced by Democrats, and the SEC takes aim at greenhouse gas emissions.