Moreno Energy, Inc. v. Marathon Oil Co.

OPINION AND ORDER

MELINDA HARMON, District Judge.

Pending before the Court in the above referenced declaratory judgment action, alleging breach of contract, conversion, and unjust enrichment/money had and received, arising out of Defendants’ alleged efforts to deprive Plaintiff Moreno Energy, Inc. (“Moreno”), a citizen of Texas, of substantial portions of its overriding royalty interest in the Alba Field, a “super giant” gas condensate field located in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa, is Moreno’s motion to remand (instrument # 8).

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