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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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Latest Version of Louisiana Property Protection Bill Grants an Exception to Oil and Gas Investment By Companies Controlled By Countries Deemed a โ€œForeign Adversaryโ€

The Energy Law

However, HB 537 provides an exception for those โ€œadversaryโ€ entities who have already been conducting oil and gas operations in the state. billion dollarsโ€™ worth of holdings in 2020. According to the American Petroleum Corporation, Louisianaโ€™s oil and gas resources provide over 54 billion dollars in economic, trade, and job benefits.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

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

Enverus

Diamondback is one of the largest players in the Permian Basin, second only to Exxon Mobil, based on gross operated oil volumes. [1] Strategic approaches such as improving capital efficiency, turning towards natural gas, exploring less consolidated basins and leveraging partnerships can provide a path forward. million per location. [2]

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Profits or Planet? BPโ€™s โ€˜New Beginningโ€™: The Shift from Low Carbon to Core Oil and Gas and Q4 2024 Results

Rextag

This comes amid reports that activist hedge fund Elliott Management has taken a stake in the British oil major, potentially pressuring the board and executives for higher shareholder returns. He prioritizes core oil and gas projects to unlock stronger cash flow and satisfy shareholders. billion Analyst Consensus : $1.26

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Overturning 8 Years of โ€œPalpable Error,โ€ The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., The Energy Law Blog will explore the import of the prescription ruling in a separate post. State of Louisiana v. 6/30/2021); โ€” So.

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BSEEโ€™s Updated Decommissioning Rules Address RUEs and Formalize Predecessor Enforcement Practices

The Energy Law

What started in 2020 as a proposed joint rulemaking between the DOIโ€™s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (โ€œBSEEโ€) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (โ€œBOEMโ€) was recently finalized as a stand-alone BSEE rule addressing decommissioning.