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Equinor Files Development Plan for Fram South in Norwegian North Sea

Rigzone

It expects the project to start production 2029. "We have done a thorough job maturing the new resources discovered in the Fram and Troll area in recent years”, Kjetil Hove, Equinor executive vice president for Norwegian exploration and production, said in an online statement. Both are tied back to Troll C.

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Equinor, Shell Unveil Name of UK North Sea JV

Rigzone

It’s a company built on firm foundations, much like the strong granite synonymous with the city” “Adura will sustain domestic oil and gas production and security of energy supply in the UK and beyond”, Equinor added. percent operating stake in Pierce, which started production 1999; a 44.9

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CNOOC Announces Seventh Upstream Startup in Chinese Waters This Year

Rigzone

has begun production at the Weizhou 5-3 oilfield in the South China Sea, its seventh announced startup offshore China in 2025. Weizhou 5-3 is expected to reach a peak output of about 10,000 barrels a day next year, the state-backed oil and gas explorer and producer said in an online statement Monday. The field produces medium crude.

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Petrovietnam, JV Partners Sign PSC for Vietnam Block

Rigzone

Image by pavalena via iStock Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) and its joint venture partners have signed a product sharing contract (PSC) for Block 15-1 on the southern continental shelf of Vietnam. percent, Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) holds 11.4 percent, SK Group holds 7.2 percent, and Geopetrol holds 2.6

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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey

Including GVA from the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, the manufacture of basic metals, and the estimated GVA in the cement and lime industry within the other nonmetallic mineral products sector in 2022 for Portugal and Spain. For example, the cement industry relies on the calcination process for cement production.

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Production in Paying Quantities: Maintaining Mineral Leases Beyond Their Primary Terms with Production of Oil or Gas

The Energy Law

Mineral lessees may be particularly concerned with whether recent production levels have maintained their leases beyond their primary terms. In Louisiana, as in most jurisdictions, production of oil or gas must be in “paying quantities” to maintain a mineral lease beyond its primary term. [1] Lea Exploration Co. , JLH Enters. ,

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Is the Frequency of Louisiana Environmental Quality Act Citizen Suit Litigation Increasing?

The Energy Law

In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. Iowa Production, et al. Since then, Louisiana courts have seen a steady stream of “legacy litigation” claims being filed.

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