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BP America Production Co. lost its bid to have the entire Tenth Circuit rehear a decision that the company owes $900,000 in unpaid royalties on production from federal natural gas leases in Wyoming.
The US Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by BP America Production Co. and two other oil companies to consider a dispute regarding a Louisiana state court case that was settled in December.
Cameron Parish and the state of Louisiana have reached what could be a landmark settlement with the oil giants BP, Shell and Hilcorp in the first such deal in the
Big oil companies say they'll face a biased jury when a trial kicks off this month over the alleged loss of coastal land in a Louisiana town where the jurors could all benefit financially from a ruling against the corporations.