re: Pipeline Easement

As the others have said, the devil is in the details. You want a knowledgeable attorney to review and (probably) highly edit their right of way agreement. It will definitely favor them and there are numerous landowner friendly provisions you should insist on being there.

Most peopel think the pipeline company has the upperhand in the negotiations, but that's not true. Once they have mapped out their right of way, they can't really change where it goes, so if they have it going through your propperty, it's not a simple task for them to reroute and go a different location. They will generally give in on the terms of the document in order to reach an agreement.