American Petroleum Institute v. United States Department of Interior

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20140
No(s). 21-8076 (10th Cir. Aug 25, 2023)

The Tenth Circuit affirmed denial of a preliminary injunction in a challenge to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue's (ONRR's) 2016 rule changing how royalties were calculated for oil and natural gas produced on federal land. A trade group argued the rule was arbitrary and capricious, in violati...