Extraction & Mining

Drilling and extraction technologies for oil and natural gas, and mining and extraction technologies for coal and natural minerals fueled this country’s great industrial revolution. While alternative fuels and green technologies will contribute to our future energy and materials needs, innovations that improve the efficiency and safety of the recovery and refining of traditional fuels and minerals will continue to be in high demand to sustain our economy while minimizing impact on the environment.

Workman Nydegger attorneys are experienced in all facets of traditional energy and mineral production including petroleum refining, oil and natural gas exploration, off-shore oil drilling and platforms, mining processes and equipment, heavy oil upgrading, tar sands extraction, coal and mineral processing, and subsurface analysis of petroleum reservoirs to increase productivity and recovery. Our attorneys have the scientific and legal expertise to help you protect the critical advances needed in these traditional technologies.