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Exxon bets big on natural gas in its eighth Guyana oil project

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(Oil Price) –ExxonMobils eighth oil project offshore Guyana will also be the biggest natural gas development of the Exxon-led consortium in the prolific Stabroek Block. The huge resources discovered offshore Guyana since 2015 have made the country one of the newest crude oil exporters.

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EPA Issues New Air Regulations for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

The Energy Law

By Stephen Wiegand On April 17, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for natural gas wells that are hydraulically fractured.

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Global Leaders In Shale Oil And Gas Reserves

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is the global leader in the production of natural gas and oil derived from shale formations. In 2015 the U.S. Energy Information Administration updated its assessment of world shale oil and shale gas resources. However, there are other countries with significant quantities of technically recoverable resources.

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CATF & Ceres Analysis: Emissions Decline as Production Soars

Energy Central

Although natural gas production rose by 40 percent from 2015 to 2022, methane emissions simultaneously fell by 37 percent, according to an analysis by environmental groups Ceres and the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) using Environmental Protection Agency data.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds Producer Not Required to Share in Natural Gas Pipeline Compression Costs

The Energy Law

13-0596 , the Supreme Court of Texas interpreted a natural gas-purchase contract and held that a producer was not required to share in the costs of compression, even though that compression helped yield a higher re-sale price. Kachinaโ€) operates a natural gas gathering system, as well as a gas pipeline. Lillis, No.

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LNG Facilities Facing Environmental Challenges

The Energy Law

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG โ€“ a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. 1] The petition was filed โ€“ and the suit will proceed โ€“ in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such matters pursuant to The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

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United States Supreme Court Blocks New Jerseyโ€™s Sovereign Immunity Challenge to FERC Certificate Holderโ€™s Condemnation of State-Owned Land

The Energy Law

On June 29, 2021, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, held that a natural gas companyโ€™s right to condemn property for a pipeline under the Natural Gas Act includes the right to condemn state-owned property. In PennEast Pipeline Co. In January 2018, FERC granted PennEastโ€™s request. June 29, 2021). [2]