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Why predictions of “peak oil” are always wrong: The mirage of “peak oil” in America

Oil & Gas 360º

(World Oil) – The media are reporting new predictions that oil production in America is in irreversible decline. As a regulator of the nation’s largest oil and natural gas producing state, I’ve seen these scary headlines many times before, but here’s the good news: they are always wrong. He was right—for a time.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

In addition, the proposed regulations provide that BOEM would also consider the proved oil and gas reserves on the lease and the financial strength of predecessors in determining whether additional security was required. The party’s co-lessee has an issuer credit rating or proxy credit rating that meets the criteria in (1) above; Or.