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Upstream Midstream Downstream – What is the Difference?

Aresco

Upstream Midstream Downstream are terms commonly used in the oil and gas industry to describe different stages of the production and distribution process. Downstream is the refining and processing phase, where crude oil is transformed into refined products and chemicals. What is oil and gas upstream midstream downstream?

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ISSUES 60-DAY MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL LEASING AND DRILLING PERMITS

The Energy Law

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

The Energy Law

In May 2018, oil and gas industry defendants removed a docket of 42 cases alleging violations of Louisiana’s coastal zone management laws to federal court in the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana (“CZM cases”). Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D.

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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms that LDNR Can Only Recover Emergency Response Costs Under La. R.S. 30:93(A)(4) from the Operator of Record and its Working Interest Owners

The Energy Law

In Litel Explorations, LLC v. and Gary Production Company were named as prior operators of the G.A. The Lyon Well was leaking in 2018, which prompted the LDNR to task the current operator (Sandhill Production, Inc.) Sandhill never managed to stop the leak, and it abandoned the well in August 2019. Aegis Development Co.,

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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 “Foreign Adversary”

The Energy Law

The bill defines a “person connected with a foreign adversary” as entities (such as corporations and partnerships) in which a “foreign adversary” has the power to “direct or cause the direction of the management or policies” of the entity whether through ownership of securities, contract, or other means. Sponsored by Rep.

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CanCambria Energy Corp. announces changes to management team and board

Oil & Gas 360º

Paul Clarke will be promoted internally to the role of Chief Executive Officer and President from his current role of Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Piet Van Assche will be promoted internally to Chief Operating Officer while maintaining his current role as Managing Director of Hungary. Pierce was CEO and Director of TAG Oil Ltd.,