National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project: Areas of Historical Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the United States

Data Series ◽  
10.3133/ds69q ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Biewick
1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 494
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Hayne

Oil and gas exploration and production opportunities in the United States represent possibilities for investment by Australian petroleum companies in the 1990s. This paper focuses on the unique characteristics of the oil and gas industry, and is intended as an entrepreneurial guide to some of the practical business and tax issues which corporate executives will confront when proposing to do business in the United States. It provides a detailed examination of the key issues, but, due to the complexity of United States and Australian laws, this paper should not be used as a substitute for detailed advice.


1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Mast ◽  
D.H. Root ◽  
L.P. Williams ◽  
W.R. Beeman

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Hyun Kim ◽  
Yong-Gil Lee

Since 2007, shale oil and gas production in the United States has become a significant portion of the global fossil fuel market. The main cause for the increase in production of shale oil and gas in the US is the adoption of new production technologies, namely, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. However, the production cost of shale oil and gas in the US is comparably higher than the production cost of conventional oil and gas. In 2014, the crude oil and natural gas price decreased significantly to approximately 40 dollars per barrel, and natural gas prices decreased to 3 dollars per million British thermal unit, and thus the productivity and financial conditions for the exploration and production of shale oil and natural gas for producers in the United States have worsened critically. Therefore, technological innovation has become one of the most interesting issues of the energy industry. The present study analyzes the trends in technological innovation having a relationship with production activities. This study calculates the learning rate of 30 companies from the petroleum exploration and production industry in the United States using an improved learning rate calculation formula that reflects the changes in the oil production ratio. Thus, more statistically confident calculation results and interpretations of strategic production activities with regard to changes in the industrial environment were achieved in this study.


1972 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
John H. W. Rathwell

This article analyzes the practical problems of the drilling fund—which is becoming an increasingly common method of obtaining financing for the exploration and production of oil and gas. The article discusses whether or not it is necessary to register limited partnership drilling fund formed in the United States under the legislation of Canadian oil and gas jurisdictions, the ability of such limited partnership to carry on business in these jurisdic tions without jeopardizing the limited liability of its limited partners, the number of members that the drilling fund partnerships may have and the name that it may use under the said legislation. The article also considers whether or not drilling fund qualifies under Section 55 of the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations.


1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Robert E. Sullivan

The search for oil is synonymous with the search for funds to finance the activities involved in the exploration and production of oil and gas. This article submits that the uniqueness of oil and gas financing is directly related to the nature, occurrence and production of petroleum and states that oil and gas financing is affected by the stage of development of the reservoir, the nature of oil and gas rights acquired and the extent of government regulation, including securities, conservation and taxation. The stability provided by comprehensive conservation laws has greatly facilitated oil and gas financing by making proven oil reserves an acceptable form of security for loans. The article concludes with a discussion of the .effect of taxation on oil and gas financing in the United States.


2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-239
Author(s):  
Fernando Rodriguez ◽  
Julio Betancourt ◽  
William Perry

ABSTRACT The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United States Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) have placed new security planning and preparedness requirements on oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) facilities. Qualifying E&P facilities within territorial waters of countries signatory to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), were to have completed Security Vulnerability Assessments (SVAs) as early as July 2004. In some countries, this deadline has been extended. There are currently no comprehensive SVA guidelines that companies can use to evaluate their onshore and/or offshore facilities. Furthermore, existing guidelines focus on security threats stemming from potential acts of terrorism and do not adequately address many equally important security concerns faced by E&P facilities worldwide. ConocoPhillips Venezuela (COPVen) and its partners, Corporación Venezolana de Petróleo (CVP), Eni Venezuela B.V., OPIC Karimum Corporation, and Inelectra C.A., have significant hydrocarbon investments in Venezuela—and understand the importance of security planning during every phase of operations. This paper describes how COPVen adapted existing methodology to complete an innovative SVA of current as well as planned facilities and activities in the Gulf of Paria, northeastern Venezuela. Consistent with the companies' sustainable development approach in the region, the SVA anticipates potential security threats, prioritizes issues, and proposes mitigation measures that enhance security. This paper also describes how COPVen incorporated social and environmental considerations and used an innovative methodology to complete the work. The process used by COPVen and its partners represents a basis to identify, plan, review and continuously improve system-wide and facility-specific security measures to protect people, assets and the environment in the Gulf of Paria.


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