Beyond Soundbites - Navigating Complex Permitting Challenges

Attorneys help oil company navigate complex permitting process, then win third-party lawsuit

  Our client, an out-of-state oil company, wanted to conduct a seismic survey of oil and gas deposits within a 110-mile-square section of Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve. The Big Cypress National Preserve is a unit of the National Park system, where most of the oil and gas interests are privately owned. To conduct the survey, our client needed National Park Service (NPS) approval.
 
We represented the oil company in the contentious permitting process, which lasted more than two years. Outside third-parties, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, opposed granting our client a permit. Ultimately, the NPS approved the survey, finding that it was unlikely to cause any significant or lasting environmental impacts.