Chapter 9 Domestic Petroleum Under U. S. common law, in contrast with other Western nations, oil and mineral rights are owned by private landowners rather than the government. To prevent the physical waste of oil 154.07 Kb. 2
Chapter 4 Domestic Petroleum United States, (iv) the convoluted federal and state regulatory system that governs oil, (v) the use of offshore oil and gas rigs in the United States, (vi) the transportation of oil, (vii) and the environmental impact of oil 97.68 Kb. 1