Energy partner Robert A. James and Environmental senior counsel Stella Pulman co-authored this article, in which they describe the key commercial aspects of the U.S. oil sector; national energy policies; major laws concerning production activities, reservoir ownership and mineral rights; environmental, health and safety regulations; and other issues affecting the oil industry. This year’s publication discusses the impact of electric vehicles on the market for liquid hydrocarbons.

Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. Getting the Deal Through: Oil Regulation 2018 (published in July 2018; contributing editor: Bob Palmer, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP).

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