Oil and Gas
Vorys has represented clients in the oil and gas industry for decades – producers, pipelines, gathering and local distribution companies, drilling and service companies, financial institutions, landowners, and end-use customers. Our oil and gas team is recognized locally, regionally, and nationally for its knowledge of the industry.
We have defended natural gas royalty class actions, represented major creditor groups in the Enron and Columbia Transmission bankruptcies, counseled industrial natural gas consumers in supply and regulatory matters, challenged the obstacles to energy development caused by local regulation, and represented lenders and borrowers in transactions secured by oil and gas properties.
We advise our clients on all types of transactional work in the oil field, from simple leasing and well-field service contracts to sophisticated financing agreements and hedging programs. Among other matters, Vorys has helped clients to undertake geophysical surveys, develop master drilling programs, acquire production and pipeline assets, negotiate gas purchase and sales contracts, prepare securities offerings, and to develop one of the largest independent gathering systems in the Appalachian Basin.
Our firm frequently represents clients in energy disputes before state and federal courts and arbitration panels, including those involving gas purchase and sales contracts, lease and joint operating agreements, bankruptcies, and class action royalty litigation. Additionally, our energy lawyers regularly represent clients before state permitting agencies and public utilities commissions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Ohio and U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies.
Vorys lawyers have served the industry in various capacities for energy trade associations and legal foundations, including past and present officers and Board of Trustee members of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, and the Ohio State Bar Association’s Natural Resources Law Committee.
Practice Contact
John K. Keller
614.464.6389
jkkeller@vorys.com
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News
- 5/4/2012 - Airey Quoted in EnergyWire Story on Ohio's Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
- 4/6/2012 - Kahn and Airey featured in Business First Story on Columbus Attorneys With National Reputations
- 4/3/2012 - Vorys Advisors’ Zack Space Featured in Coshocton Tribune Story on Shale Drilling Benefits for Local Government
Events
- 5/25/2012 - Ohio Oil and Gas Law Symposium
- 4/20/2012 - 27th Annual Ohio Environment, Energy and Resources Law Seminar
- 3/29/2012 - Texan Wesleyan School of Law; Fourth Annual Energy Symposium
Publications
- 5/8/2012 - As Ohio's Oil and Gas Sector Grows Stronger, STRONGER Inc. Takes on Important Role
- 4/17/2012 - Crude Awakening:
Anticipated Oil and Gas Production in Ohio - 2/13/2012 - Client Alert: A Win-Win Solution - Using Tax Increment Financing to Pay for Infrastructure Improvements in Areas Impacted by Oil and Gas Production from Shale