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

Oil & Gas 360º

Presenting a false choice between industry destruction or government intervention, many testified that proration was necessary to save Texas. America has 48 Bbbl of proven oil reserves, 4 and since 2016, Texas has accounted for 40% of that. times the proven reserves of Saudi Arabia. 6 This is more than 5.6

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

The net present value of proved reserves on the lease is less than or equal to three times the cost of the BSEE decommissioning estimate associated with production of those reserves; Or 4. The party’s co-lessee has an issuer credit rating or proxy credit rating that meets the criteria in (1) above; Or 3.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

The net present value of proved reserves on the lease is less than or equal to three times the cost of the BSEE decommissioning estimate associated with production of those reserves; Or. This is a significant change that will essentially require an appealing party to pay up front in order to challenge a decommissioning order.