Jeff Weems has joined Porter Hedges as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. After years of working on rigs and as a landman, he has practiced energy law for over 23 years, concentrating on litigation. Mr. Weems primarily represents working interest owners in a variety of energy-related disputes. He also represents service companies, midstream companies and royalty owners.

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Burleson LLP announced today that it has completed a move into its new offices in Midland Tower, the latest step in the energy law firm’s ongoing commitment to serving clients in the Permian Basin.

Burleson now occupies the fourth floor of the building at 223 West Wall St.  The firm’s attorneys in Midland focus almost exclusively on all aspects of oil and gas law, including litigation, condemnations, title examinations, acquisitions, divestitures, environmental issues, water issues, and ad valorem taxation disputes.

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On June 27, 2013, Bowie Resources, LLC (“Bowie”) entered into a purchase agreement with Arch Coal, Inc. (“Arch”) under which Arch will sell to Bowie its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canyon Fuel Company, LLC (“Canyon Fuel”), for $435 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments for working capital and other items.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised EP Energy LLC in three separate deals announced today involving the sale of some of its natural gas assets.

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In a pair of divestitures announced today, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is advising EP Energy in the sale of more than 500 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas proved reserves.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is advising the conflicts committee of Summit Midstream Partners in the purchase of two separate natural gas gathering systems.

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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Partners Michael A. Stafford andKatharine D. (Kate) David to the Firm’s Houston office. The duo joins Gardere’s Trial Practice Group, adding depth to the Firm’s Government Affairs and Condemnation/Eminent Domain practices.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, DNB Markets, Inc., RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, in connection with a commitment increase and maturity date extension for the $2 billion revolving credit facility for Murphy Oil Corporation, Canam Offshore Limited and Murphy Oil Company Ltd.

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Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that noted Houston attorney J. Todd Culwell has returned to the firm as a Partner, focusing on various types of transactions in the energy industry.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is advising Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. in the proposed sale of its interests in properties and assets in the Anadarko Basin to affiliates of EnerVest, Ltd. for $438 million. The transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close during the third quarter of 2013.

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