Supreme Court ruling on Oklahoma tribal land raises questions for oil industry

FILE PHOTO: A general view of U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago

“You’ll see the Five Tribes make arguments perhaps that they have taxation authority,” said Taiawagi Helton, who teaches environmental, property and Indian law at the University of Oklahoma. “It’s possible you could see some slight increases in taxation,” with companies paying production taxes to both the state and tribes.Tribes may not want to immediately act, but this case suggests they would have regulatory authority over oil and gas, said Oklahoma energy attorney A.J. Ferate.

Mike McBride III, chair of Indian law at Tulsa law firm Crowe and Dunlevy, said there may be implications for wind energy and electric transmission as well as sales of water.

It's time for fossil fuels to retire - invest in electric, make it inexpensive and have giant solar batteries driving around, then feeding the grid at night. We can change if we want to

Would they be able to charge and hold accountable the people who burned down Black Wall Street in Tulsa? Civil liability for death and destruction? It is under their jurisdiction, isn't it? The estates of people responsible.

The implications of this ruling go way, way, way beyond the oil & gas industry. The tangential effects of this decision will be litigated for decades.

almost 100 yrs ago oil made the osage the wealthiest tribe in America. Oklahoma tribes have always had their act together. everything will be just fine

Yeah! Give it to people with one of the highest issues with alcoholism and child abuse.

Oilklhahoma?

WriterRater: 9/10 two centuries too late Get Andrew Jackson off our money. It's an enduring shame that he existed. Should not be celebrated.

TribalOilMatters

No longer subject to State Level environmental protections, now only subject to the Federal level protections which Trump appears to have been suspending. And what about logging?

So they can go F themselve they have destroyed the enviroment left and right for profit

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