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African national oil companies (NOCs) partnering with independents to drive E&P

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Boosting production Major oil producers in Africa are striving to boost production and NOC-IOC collaboration is at the forefront. Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5% Negotiations are underway with ExxonMobil and Chevron to boost exploration.

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Haynesville shale gas production is increasing again; Will Haynesville-related litigation increase again, too?

The Energy Law

In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. August 2018 was not an anomaly. El Paso E & P Co. ,

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Western District of Louisiana Holds that Unit Operators May Not Recover Post-Production Costs from an Unleased Mineral Ownerโ€™s Share of Production Proceeds

The Energy Law

On March 21, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana held that a unit operator may not recover post-production costs from an unleased mineral ownerโ€™s share of production proceeds in Allen Johnson, et al. Therefore, because post-production costs were not expressly listed in La.

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City of New Orleans Sues Oil and Gas Companies for Allegedly Damaging Coastal Wetlands

The Energy Law

On Friday, March 29, 2019, the City of New Orleans filed a lawsuit in Civil District Court against eleven oil and gas companies seeking damages for alleged harm to Louisianaโ€™s coastal wetlands. The Cityโ€™s allegations mirror those levied in recent years by the parishes of Plaquemines, Jefferson, and St.

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BP Signs Agreement for Kirkuk Oil Fields Development

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

The agreement, signed in Baghdad on Tuesday under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, encompasses oil, gas, power and water development, with potential for future exploration investment. It also builds upon BP's previous work on the Kirkuk fields from 2013 to 2019.

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Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

The Energy Law

BlueStone primes the Court to resolve a Texas appellate court split regarding whether a lease provision requiring royalties to be paid based on โ€œgrossโ€ profits or value received from the sale of oil and gas production nullifies an โ€œat the wellโ€ valuation point elsewhere in a lease. In 2019, the Court heard Burlington Res.

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Liskow Obtains Victory for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Louisiana Third Circuit

The Energy Law

In a victory for the oil and gas industry, the Third Circuit rendered a decision rejecting attempts by the Louisiana Department of Revenue to impose severance taxes on crude oil production based on index pricing.

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