Energy

Overview

The Steptoe & Johnson Energy Team is made up of attorneys and paraprofessionals who provide comprehensive services to the energy industry across the firm’s major practices. Team attorneys have been top-listed in a number of energy-related practice areas by The Best Lawyers in America^® and Chambers USA. In fact, the authors of Chambers USA described our energy team as a “Sizable team offering regional and national strength.” Team members provide solutions tailored to the specific needs of each energy client, making our team the go-to choice for developers, producers, midstream and service companies in Appalachia, the Mid-Continent, and the Rockies.

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Representative Experience

Completed multi-million dollar acquisitions and divestitures of mineral, royalties, and other upstream interests
Handled large-scale due diligence projects related to mineral, royalties and other upstream interests
Advised multiple oil and gas exploration companies in the interpretation of North Dakota Industrial Commission, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Texas Railroad Commission, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining, and Montana Board of Oil and Gas statutes and regulations applicable to fee, state and federal lands
Experienced in unitization, joint operations, DEP and PUC regulation, and local land use regulation
Reorganization of a Fortune 500 energy company into separate coal and oil and gas companies
Advised an oil and gas exploration company in the interpretation of federal statutes and regulations governing common carrier designations for operators of pipeline easements and rights-of-way covering federal lands in northwest Utah
Assisted clients with due diligence in connection to asset transfers in both rural and urban lands in Texas
Advised an oil and gas services company in the interpretation of tribal rights, employment ordinances, and compliance procedures concerning oil and gas operations regarding tribal lands in AZ, ND, UT, and WY
Assisted Fortune 100-500 companies in connection with the drilling of several hundred wells for the exploration and development of oil and gas in the Appalachian Basin
Prepared joint operating agreements, drilling commitment agreements, override agreements, and other documents defining parties’ rights and responsibilities in operating and producing in agreed-upon contract areas
Documented and helped negotiate a multi-faceted and complex $250 million transaction leading to the purchase of a large crude oil storage and terminalling facility located in the Caribbean

Highlights

Nationally recognized U.S. Energy Law Firm
$20B in recent complex energy transactions
More than 100 years of experience in energy law
Team attorneys who have served in top leadership positions in some of the country’s largest energy companies
Scalable, time-sensitive solutions to meet client needs
Transferrable oil and gas experience
Robust abstracting resources
Strategic locations in or near major U.S. shale plays, including the Eagle Ford, Niobrara, Marcellus, Permian, and Utica basins
Energy transactional team made up of seasoned energy attorneys capable of completing multi-billion dollar transactions
Utilization of the latest technology, including Quorum Land Management System