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

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(World Oil) – Africas national oil companies (NOC) are moving beyond operating as state-representatives by transforming themselves into competitive upstream players. Boosting production Major oil producers in Africa are striving to boost production and NOC-IOC collaboration is at the forefront.

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BP Signs Agreement for Kirkuk Oil Fields Development

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

BP has reached a contractual agreement with the Government of Iraq to invest in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of several giant oil fields in Kirkuk. It also builds upon BP's previous work on the Kirkuk fields from 2013 to 2019. The company was originally part of the consortium that discovered oil in Kirkuk in the 1920s.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

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The Oil Industry of Nigeria If anyone asks Chevron or Shell, for example, how they feel about Nigeria, the response would probably be that they were tired of problems, at least if they were honest. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration.

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30% of Ghanaโ€™s crude oil consumption purchased through Gold for oil programme โ€“ Lands Minister

Reporting Oil and Gas

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, commended President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the successful implementation of the Gold for Oil Policy, hailing it as a pivotal strategy that stabilized the local currency and alleviated fuel costs.

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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 Blog

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

The Energy Law Blog

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. , 2d 640, 641-43 (W.D.

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

The Energy Law Blog

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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