Oil, Gas and Energy Law

Overview

California’s oil and gas industry today faces a wide array of legal issues, including regulatory, environmental and land use permitting concerns involving many competing rights and interests. With significant experience in all aspects of the oil and gas industry as well as the renewable energy industry in California, a strong work ethic, and results-oriented values, Meyers Nave’s services consistently yield cost-effective results for clients. Our practice emphasizes both transactional work and litigation. 

Meyers Nave represents a broad group of clients in the oil and gas industry, including operators, working interest owners, landowners, royalty owners, and other private and public sector clients on a variety of energy issues. These clients range from individuals, partnerships, independents, and small companies to Fortune 500 companies. In addition, Meyers Nave has represented clients in renewable energy issues, including project development, project finance, and drafting and negotiating power purchase agreements.

We have an insider’s understanding of the operational issues faced by energy companies, forming the foundation on which we assist our clients. We help them in all stages and aspects of oil and gas exploration and production projects, from title review and property acquisition to permitting and environmental compliance to landowner and lessor issues. We also assist our clients on the business side of their operations, including drafting oil and gas leases, purchase and sale agreements, farmout agreements, and joint operating agreements, as well as advising them of their rights under these agreements. 

Our representation of energy clients also includes midstream projects, such as gas storage and gas processing facilities, as well as renewable energy projects, such as geothermal, wind, solar, landfill gas, and biomethane projects.

Collaborative Approach

In the interests of our clients, we help them ensure that their energy operations are conducted in a safe, profitable and environmentally friendly manner. With this goal in mind, we frequently work with our firm’s land use and public law practice groups to provide our clients with unique additional expertise. Our employment practice group can also provide advice on all personnel issues, including employee benefits and compensation, severance and related issues.

Energy Law Blog

Meyers Nave is pleased to annouce the launch our California Energy Law Blog. Our Energy Law Blog will discuss and analyze legal and other trends in the oil and gas and energy industries, both in California and on a national level. We provide a legal and practical perspective on recent developments in the courts and local, state and federal regulatory agencies, as well as in the legislature and Congress, affecting the oil and gas and energy industries in California. We will also follow general California industry developments of interest to energy producers, operators, land and mineral owners, public agencies and others with an interest in oil and gas exploration and production, midstream and downstream issues, pipelines, energy transmission and distribution, public power, renewable energy and environmental and policy issues.  Go here to view our Energy Law Blog.