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Upstream Disputes Series Blog Post #2 In upstream oil and gas disputes, royalty litigation rarely turns on dramatic factual revelations. More often, it turns on methodology, transportation allowances, affiliate pricing, cost allocation formulas, index selection, and the application of regulatory caps. These disputes are not glamorous. They are highly technical, accounting-driven, and governed by complex federal regulations. Yet they frequently involve millions of dollars in e

Upstream Disputes Series Blog Post #1 Federal oil and gas royalty disputes rarely begin in a courtroom. They begin in accounting entries, transportation allowance calculations, and internal spreadsheets that, at first glance, appear technical and routine. Yet those spreadsheets often form the foundation for some of the most consequential financial disputes in the upstream oil and gas industry. Why This Matters for Royalty Dispute Resolution Disputes involving federal oil and