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BP-Eni JV makes major gas discovery offshore Angola

Oil & Gas 360º

(Oil Price) – Azule Energy, a joint venture of international majors BP and Eni, has discovered a major natural gas reservoir offshore Angola in the first gas-targeting exploration well in the oil-producing country. So far, Angola has focused on recovering its oil production, which peaked in 2008 at 2 million barrels per day (bpd).

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U.S. onshore oil production soars to record highs

Oil & Gas 360º

That’s a sixfold jump since 2008—far outpacing the broader rise in national crude output, which nearly tripled to 13.2 Federal offshore oil, by contrast, hasn’t kept pace. Meanwhile, federal offshore gas production continues to fade, slumping to just 0.8 (Oil Price) – U.S. million bpd over the same period. The driver?

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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey

2),” Eurostat, accessed June 2024; “Employment by sex, age, and detailed economic activity (from 2008 onwards, NACE Rev.2 In July 2024, France launched its updated CCUS strategy, targeting a CO 2 emissions reduction of 4 to 8 Mtpa by 2030 and identifying potential onshore and offshore CO 2 storage locations.

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EIA: Onshore crude oil production on US federal lands has increased in recent years

Oilfield Technology

million bpd in 2008 to 13.2 million bpd is six times as much as the crude oil production from federal lands in 2008. By comparison, crude oil production in offshore federal lands has increased at a slower rate but at 1.8 In 2024, federal offshore natural gas production measured 0.8 million bpd in 2024. Already a member?

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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

The Energy Law

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of denials of applications to decommission offshore pipelines in place in a departure from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (“BSEE”) longstanding practices. that is funded in whole or in part by or authorized by the Federal Government.” million cubic yards).

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BOEM Releases Long Awaited New Financial Assurance Notice to Lessees and Operators

The Energy Law

2008-N07, which was commonly referred to by industry as the “supplemental bond” NTL. 2016-N01 contains several changes in policy, one of most significant for the offshore oil and gas industry is the elimination of the all-or-nothing financial exemption from the requirement to provide supplemental financial assurance allowed under NTL No.

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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Energy Bill

The Energy Law

per MMBtu, unless lease royalties were renegotiated with the Secretary , imposes Conservation of Resources Fee on nonproducing lease acreage of $3.75