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

Enverus

MARCH 10, 2025

Diamondback is one of the largest players in the Permian Basin, second only to Exxon Mobil, based on gross operated oil volumes. [1] – Andrew Dittmar, Principal Analyst Enverus Intelligence Research [1] How This Deal Affects Mid-Size Operators 1. . million per location. [2] million per location. [2]

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

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

(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.

E&P

E&P Oil Exploration and Production Basin

BSEE’s Updated Decommissioning Rules Address RUEs and Formalize Predecessor Enforcement Practices

The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

What started in 2020 as a proposed joint rulemaking between the DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) was recently finalized as a stand-alone BSEE rule addressing decommissioning. 250.1700, et seq. BSEE added a new paragraph (c) to 30 C.F.R.

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

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); — So.

E&A

E&A Exploration and Production Government Casing

Latest Version of Louisiana Property Protection Bill Grants an Exception to Oil and Gas Investment By Companies Controlled By Countries Deemed a “Foreign Adversary”

The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2023

However, HB 537 provides an exception for those “adversary” entities who have already been conducting oil and gas operations in the state. billion dollars’ worth of holdings in 2020. Valerie Hodges, Louisiana House Bill No. The bill ties the definition of “foreign adversaries” to 15 CFR 7.4(a),

Oil

Oil Gas Exploration and Production E&A

U.S. Customs Revokes Recent Offshore Wind Ruling; Maintains Uncertainty Whether the Jones Act Applies to Wind Farm Installations on the OCS

The Energy Law

AUGUST 27, 2020

On July 15, 2020, the Unites States Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a ruling (HQ H309672) in connection with the installation of an offshore wind farm located off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in U.S. The Jones Act applies to activities and operations, such as the installation of a wind farm, in U.S.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

Drillers

MARCH 24, 2020

Recently, the Nigerian government demanded more than $60 billion in back royalties under a production sharing agreement with the supermajors operating in the country. History of oil in Nigeria Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the mid-1950s after decades of fruitless exploration. How did this happen?

Oil

Oil Royalty Exploration and Production Government

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

The Energy Law

MARCH 23, 2016

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.

E&P

E&P Operator Mechanic Exploration and Production

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

The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

BlueStone primes the Court to resolve a Texas appellate court split regarding whether a lease provision requiring royalties to be paid based on “gross” profits or value received from the sale of oil and gas production nullifies an “at the well” valuation point elsewhere in a lease. Heritage Resources , 939 S.W.2d 2d at 120-21. II, LLC v.

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Royalty Exploration and Production Oil IT

Profits or Planet? BP’s ‘New Beginning’: The Shift from Low Carbon to Core Oil and Gas and Q4 2024 Results

Rextag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

When Bernard Looney stepped into BPs top job in 2020, he pursued an ambitious transition to cleaner energy. Cash Flow from Operations 4Q 2024 : $7.43 billion Despite stronger operational cash flow quarter-on-quarter, the company reported a net loss of $2 billion (vs. From Looney to Auchincloss: Continuity or Clean Break?

Oil

Oil Gas Exploration and Production IT

Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) recently issued a proposed rule on Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention (“Proposed Rule”), which was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020 and is now open for public comment.

Pipeline

Pipeline Exploration and Production Operator E&A

Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

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); — So.

E&A

E&A Exploration and Production Government Casing

Second Remand Order in Coastal Zone Management Cases Pending Before Fifth Circuit

The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2020

Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. According to defendants, the Report shows, for the first time, that plaintiffs allege damages based on World War II-era exploration and production activities that were controlled, directed, and regulated by the federal government. 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D.

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Casing Management Exploration and Production Oil

Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

New Mexico’s 2021 Legislative Session will consider a bill that would significantly change how the state regulates oil and gas operations. 6] A previous version of the bill was almost unanimously passed by the legislature on January 4, 2020 (vote of 145-9 in the House, 38-2 in the Senate). Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen.

Energy

Energy Energy Offshore Oil

What 2024 Taught Us: From Offshore Discoveries to Net Zero Ambitions, What Mattered Most

Rextag

JANUARY 6, 2025

shale oil production surged to 10 million barrels daily , reinforcing Americas role as a cornerstone of global energy stability. OPEC+ Production Cuts: OPEC+'s decision to extend production cuts into 2025 aimed to stabilize markets but drew skepticism. Record U.S. Shale Output: U.S. LNG Export Dominance: U.S.

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Offshore Oil Exploration and Production Energy

Carbon Capture and Sequestration in 2021: The Path Forward

The Energy Law

JANUARY 29, 2021

133 ”), which was signed into law by former President Trump on December 27, 2020, contains notable bipartisan energy initiatives, ranging from new and extended tax incentives to government programs for research and development for CCS projects. The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (“ H.R.

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Exploration and Production E&A Energy Energy

Presidential Election 2020: Considerations for the Oil & Gas Industry

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The 2020 Presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, have divergent positions on U.S. oil and gas production, with the former pledging continued expansion of domestic oil and gas drilling and production, and the latter pledging to transition the U.S. away from its reliance on fossil fuels.

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BSEE’s Updated Decommissioning Rules Address RUEs and Formalize Predecessor Enforcement Practices

Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

Latest Version of Louisiana Property Protection Bill Grants an Exception to Oil and Gas Investment By Companies Controlled By Countries Deemed a “Foreign Adversary”

U.S. Customs Revokes Recent Offshore Wind Ruling; Maintains Uncertainty Whether the Jones Act Applies to Wind Farm Installations on the OCS

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

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

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

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