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The ruling means the state will take over permitting and enforcement of EPA regulations pertaining to all classes of wells, including injection wells for carbon dioxide storage.
Proposed and final notices of sale represent nearly 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico and approximately 1 million acres in Alaska’s Cook Inlet.
The US and UK sanctioned Russian independent Lukoil International and state-owned Rosneft in a bid to pressure Russia over Ukraine.
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Outlooks for the oil and gas industry continue to vary along with the supply/demand balance and the continued effects of COVID‑19 across the globe. -
ExxonMobil and Petronas discovered hydrocarbon-bearing zones in an exploration well on Block 52 offshore Suriname, adding to ExxonMobil’s finds in the Guyana-Suriname basin.
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The oil and gas industry, which had begun showing signs of recovery from a generational downturn, was brought to its knees by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. SPE’s technical directors reflect on the pandemic’s impacts and share their outlooks going forward in this annual roundup.
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Petrobras will sell the Rabo Branco field, part of the BT-SEAL-13 concession, to Energizzi Energias.
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Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP have started production from India’s first ultradeepwater gas project, the first of three such projects in the KG D6 block.
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CNOOC’s Bohai Sea Project has started production ahead of schedule.
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Work began in December on the Snorre Expansion Project in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. This increased-oil-recovery project will add almost 200 million bbl of recoverable oil reserves and help extend the productive life of the Snorre field through 2040.
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If brought to production, the flow of new gas supplies will help cut Jordan’s dependence on oil imports to fuel its power sector and industries.
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The Greater Buchan Area (GBA) now has four drill-ready prospects to add to discoveries already slated for development.
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With all critical components nearly in place, production is set to start this year at the Lingshui 17-2, China’s first ultradeepwater gasfield development project.
