Freeport-Mcmoran Oil & Gas LLC and Ovintiv USA Inc. v. 1776 Energy Partners. LLC

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 22-0095 ══════════ Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC and Ovintiv USA Inc., Petitioners, v. 1776 Energy Partners, LLC, Respondent ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the Fourth District of Texas ═══════════════════════════════════════ Argued February 1, 2023 JUSTICE BOYD delivered the opinion of the Court. An operator of oil-and-gas wells withheld production payments it was contractually obligated to make to one of the wells’ owners. It did so in reliance on a statutory provision—commonly referred to as…