What Effects Will Big Beautiful Bill’s Lower Oil and Gas Royalty Rates Have on Wyoming?

How will the Big Beautiful Bill’s reduced oil-and-gas royalty rates impact Wyoming? A federal oil and natural gas lease sale in Wyoming this month netted $8.5 million for 32 parcels spanning 39,225 acres, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The “bonus bid” proceeds are paid up front and split between the U.S. Treasury […]
Standard Lithium Receives Approval for Royalty Rate from State Oil and Gas Commission

Standard Lithium gets royalty rate greenlight from state Oil and Gas Commission A state regulatory panel sided with Standard Lithium over a group representing south Arkansas landowners at a hearing in Magnolia on Wednesday, voting unanimously to set a 2.5% royalty rate for mineral rights owners — much lower than the 12.5% rate the landowners […]
Mentor Capital Grows Permian Basin Portfolio by Acquiring 8 New Oil Royalty Lots

Mentor Capital Expands Permian Basin Portfolio with 8 New Oil Royalty Lots 04/02/2025 – 04:07 PM Energy Assets Purchased for Cash Now Equal 11 cents per MNTR Share PLANO, Texas,–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Mentor Capital, Inc. (OTCQB: MNTR) announced that in an all-cash transaction it has added eight additional lots to its recent holdings of various royalty […]
Proposed Legislation to Increase Oil and Gas Royalty Rates on Future Leases | Local News

Bill to hike top oil and gas royalty rates on future leases introduced | Local News The upcoming 60-day legislative session will likely see renewed debate over raising the top royalty rate for oil and gas development on state land. Sen. George Munoz (D-Gallup) pre-filed a bill Friday to increase the cap on royalty rates […]