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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% Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5%

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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€

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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. In further support of her bill, Hodges pointed to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found Chinaโ€™s ownership of U.S.

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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview

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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? Exxon comes next: the U.S.

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Presidential Election 2020: Considerations for the Oil & Gas Industry

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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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