ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20060
No(s). 2013-5073 (Fed. Cir. Mar 14, 2014)

The Federal Circuit held that the U.S. government did not breach its contract with two oil and gas exploration companies when it imposed new regulatory requirements after their lease went into effect. The companies jointly leased the mineral rights to land on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from t...