Oil and gas land speculators — parasites or propellants?Roderick says speculators add to competition for leases, accelerating the pace
of leasing and exploration; Boyd says some tie up valuable leases for years Steve Sutherlin PNA Managing Editor
Some say land speculators tie up valuable oil and gas leases and unduly occupy the courts and state agencies; others say speculators are a vital catalyst in Alaska’s oil and gas lease market.
Naysayers argue the speculator doesn’t add value to leases by exploring and developing it. Instead, they se....
You must be logged in to view this story. Please either log in or subscribe.
Click here to subscribe to Petroleum News for as low as $69 per year.
Subscribers log in here to read the entire newspaper (1998 to 06/24/2013)
Print this story | Email it to an associate.
Petroleum News - Phone: 1-907 522-9469 - Fax: 1-907 522-9583 [email protected] --- http://www.petroleumnews.com --- S U B S C R I B E
Copyright Petroleum Newspapers of Alaska, LLC (Petroleum News)(PNA)©2013 All rights reserved. The content of this article and web site may not be copied, replaced, distributed, published, displayed or transferred in any form or by any means except with the prior written permission of Petroleum Newspapers of Alaska, LLC (Petroleum News)(PNA). Copyright infringement is a violation of federal law subject to criminal and civil penalties.
|