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

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These efforts reflect a broader trend across the continent, where NOCs are leaning on foreign partnerships to advance oil and gas production. Advancing gas monetization Amid a surge in gas monetization, Africa has emerged as a major LNG producer. The company also strives to unlock the potential of the Orange Basin.

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U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

The Energy Law

Lawsuits against fossil fuel companies: Investor Fraud Lawsuits: The first category of climate change litigation alleges that oil and gas companies defrauded investors by falsely stating that the company had fully considered the risks of climate change regulation and had factored those risks into its business operations.

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Strategies for Operators to Stay Ahead in a Hot M&A Market

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Learn More Top Five Strategies for Operators to Get Ahead in the Competitive M&A Market Since 2020, theres been a wave of consolidation in the Permian with nearly $90 billion in private assets being acquired by public companies.[3] 7] Acquire gas assets. Consider joint ventures or partnerships as an alternative to acquisitions.

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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

The Energy Law

2003) (โ€œthe regulations govern the partiesโ€™ joint and several liabilities vis-ร -vis the Government not amongst themselvesโ€) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , Oral argument has been tentatively set for the week of April 27, 2020. Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir. 3d 515, 530 (S.D.

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

The Energy Law

The first is a 2008 Texas Supreme Court decision in which the court framed the issue as โ€œwhether subsurface hydraulic fracturing of a natural gas well that extends into anotherโ€™s property is a trespass for which the value of gas drained as a result may be recovered as damages.โ€ [2]

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

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Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewisโ€™ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. 138.230 (2020). [9] Communications include firm news, insights, and events. 78860 (Dec. 23, 2022) (to be codified at 33 C.F.R. 138.230). [2] 2701(32)(A). [5]

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Sea Change: New BOEM Proposed Rule Signals Major Shift in How Air Emissions Would Be Regulated in the OCS

The Energy Law

In the next few days, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish in the Federal Register a Proposed Rule that would result in a significant change on how the agency regulates air emissions from oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Proposed Rule, p.

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