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US DOI Proposes Easing Regulations on Onshore Commingled Production

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Commingling is currently restricted to license areas that have “identical mineral ownership, royalty rates and revenue distribution”, the DOI said. The current rules were written for a different era” The American Petroleum Institute welcomed the proposal.

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What's the State of Oil Hiring in the USA?

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Rigzone has asked the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the U.S. The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association’s (TIPRO) latest State of Energy report, which was released back in March, stated that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for comment on Binke’s statements. The total U.S.

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White House Wants to End Royalty-in-Kind Program

The Energy Law

by Elisabeth Lorio Baer Interior Secretary Ken Salazar informed Congress on September 17, 2009 that he would kill a controversial program, currently in effect, that allows energy companies to pay the government royalties for drilling on public lands in actual oil and gas in lieu of cash. For the full story, see [link]

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Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind

CNBC: Energy

The law also slashes the royalties that producers pay the government for pumping oil and gas on federal lands, encouraging higher output. The coal industry is also a big winner from the law, which mandates at least 4 million additional acres of federal land be made available for mining.

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