State of Louisiana Ex Rel. William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, Plaintiff- and Cashco Oil Co., Intervenors-Appellants v. United States of America

REAYLEY, Circuit Judge:

Louisiana sued the United States and a federal lessee operating on the Outer Continental Shelf for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq. (1986), and an alleged policy agreement between Louisiana and the United States. The district court entered summary judgment for the United States and its lessee, 656 F.Supp. 1310. We affirm.

Pursuant to a federal lease, the Samedan Oil Corporation (“Samedan”) conducts an offshore drilling operation on federal Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”) territory which borders the Louisiana offshore boundary.…