O'Neill focuses
on upstream oil and gas matters, helped BLP secure a subsidiary role on the legal panel of Shell when it was reviewed in 2013.
The total global spend
on upstream oil and gas M&A reached $ 41.7 billion in Q3 2017.
As well as its decision
on upstream oil and gas, the World Bank Group said on Tuesday that it would, among other things, report the greenhouse gas emissions arising from investment projects it finances in «key emissions - producing sectors» from 2018.
Not exact matches
Based
on a sum - of - the - parts analysis, integrated
oil companies traded at a discount to their pure - play competitors, whether they were pure - play
upstream, like an Anadarko or a Chesapeake, or downstream, like Valero or Tesoro.
LAGOS, May 2 - Nigerian energy firm Forte
Oil said it plans to sell its
upstream services and power businesses in Nigeria and divest from Ghana to focus
on its core fuel distribution operation at home.
Marathon
Oil Corporation (mro), the
upstream division, traded
on February 3 at $ 9.27, giving it a market value of around $ 6.3 billion.
Seven Lakes Technologies is a vertically focused analytics & technology solutions firm offering products and services for the
Upstream (E&P)
Oil and Gas sector; focused
on improving business drivers and enhancing execution of customer business strategies.
Probably the most discussed aspect of the NGP Report (see this excellent discussion
on CBC's The 180 beginning at around the seven minute mark) is the JRP's treatment (or lack thereof) of «
upstream» greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and specifically the apparent asymmetry between the JRP's decision to consider the need to open markets for projected increases in
oil production — the vast majority of which would uncontrovertibly be from the
oil sands — but not the GHGs associated with this projected growth.
PTSD sufferers in the battered
upstream oil and gas industry will take little comfort to learn their economic future is in the hands of software written by programmers and traders who have never set foot
on a drilling rig or production operation, nor put
on a pair of coveralls or a hard hat.
Since the three main Westminster political parties all endorse the conclusions of Sir Ian Wood's recent review
on how to maximise the economic recovery of
oil and gas from the UK Continental Shelf (Search for UKCS Maximising Recovery Review Final Report, here), and its tacit underlying fiscal premises (namely that there is a need for a simplified fiscal regime to incentivise investment and drilling activity, as well as to ease the burden upon the new regulator of the
upstream sector), it does not take the gift of prophecy to appreciate that the ultimate outcome of this subsequent review
on the shape of the UK fiscal regime seems foreordained; namely, a return to the situation that prevailed before the introduction of SC, whereby the only levy
on income from
oil and gas fields is to be Corporation Income Tax at the standard rate levied
on the likes of Starbucks and Amazon.
On May 20, 2015, nine days BEFORE the government was inaugurated, I laid out «Policy Prescriptions» - diversification of production, government revenue, and exports; imperative of a strong and credible economic team and cabinet; targeting «opportunity sectors» (solid minerals, refining and petrochemicals, a new and realistic fiscal regime for
upstream oil and gas, private sector investments in power and infrastructure, agro-processing, retail and construction); freeing «up resources from downstream petroleum sector deregulation» emphasizing «an economic reality in which hard decisions including some previously rebuffed by the opposition will have to be taken» a clear reference to the petrol subsidy which government waited a full year before countenancing the critical decision!
Speaking
on the positive development in the
oil industry, the NUPENG chairman said both the
upstream and downstream sectors of the industry had witnessed growth under the present administration.
Which isn't an
oil major — for decades now, they've been exiting the sector (to re-focus
on their
upstream activities).
Frank Ammerlaan, who recently had the solo show Faith by Proxy at
Upstream Gallery, will be present with a stunning dyptich
oil on canvas painting.
Furthermore
Upstream will show new sculptures by Maartje Korstanje, drawings by David Haines, and
oil on paper works by Ronald Ophuis.
The move to delay a final decision comes following intense pressure from civil society organisations and movements, as well as diverging moves from other financial institutions such as the World Bank which pledged to end support to
upstream oil and gas - a highly significant move given that current support to
upstream oil and gas at over $ 1 billion per year
on average between Financial Year 2014 and 2016.
While gasoline and diesel from conventional
oil are estimated to produce 5.6 and 4.4 gCeq / MJ respectively
on the
upstream side, estimates for fuels from oils sands / heavy
oil range from 9.3 to 15.8 gCeq / MJ.
Of Shell's $ 334 billion in potential («potential» again includes capital spend
on the prospective resources that Shell could develop)
upstream oil capex from 2014 - 2025, $ 107 billion (32 %) is projected to be spent
on projects with a BEOP above $ 80 / bbl.
Energy efficiency measures deliver positive environmental impacts, reduce your reliance
on utility - generated electricity, and provide more jobs than the coal or
upstream oil & gas sectors in the United States.
In a first - ever detailed analysis of investment across the global energy system, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said
on Wednesday that global energy investment fell by 8 % in 2015, with a drop in
oil and gas
upstream spending outweighing continued robust investment in renewables, electricity networks and energy efficiency.
At public hearings
on the environmental impacts of proposed
oil pipelines, Canadians are no longer allowed to discuss climate change: any testimonials concerning how the
oil was produced («
upstream effects») and what will happen when it is burned («downstream effects») are considered inadmissible.
We regularly are engaged to counsel
on private equity funds and their portfolio companies, hedge funds, real estate development entities, joint ventures, master limited partnerships,
upstream oil and gas development arrangements, renewable energy project finance and other tax credit partnerships, structured finance special purpose vehicles, cross border partnerships, and operating partnerships used in umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT) structures.
on the landmark AU$ 1.5 b trans - Tasman deal that will see Australasian
oil and gas company Beach Energy acquire Lattice Energy, the conventional
upstream oil and gas business of Origin Energy
Tony regularly advises
on a range of transactions in the
upstream oil and gas sector including M&A, fundraisings (public and private), farm - ins and farm - outs, economic interest agreements, joint operating agreements, bidding agreements and joint ventures.
His practice also includes the negotiation, preparation and implementation of all types of
oil and gas - related agreements, along with litigation support
on disputes involving
upstream and midstream energy issues.
Hesse has advised African states and
oil, gas and energy companies
on dispute resolution relating to
upstream activities, international tenders, refinery projects, farm - out agreements, and the resolution of conflicts in other contracts in the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
Nathan D. Meredith, Corporate and Securities, Dallas: Nathan focuses his practice
on corporate and securities transactions, with an emphasis
on acquisitions and divestitures of
upstream and midstream
oil and gas assets and companies.
A commercially orientated
upstream oil and gas lawyer with extended experience advising
on the acquisition and divestiture of exploration / production assets and
on M&A deals as well as overseeing legal and commercial transactions of
oil operators and service companies in Africa.
The Global Projects group includes our energy projects practice (representing sponsors in the development of
upstream oil and gas, LNG, pipeline, petrochemical, refinery and electric power projects, as well as in the acquisition and divestiture of interests in such projects), our project finance practice (representing both sponsors and lenders
on energy and infrastructure projects), our energy regulatory practice (representing regulated entities; investors and customers / ratepayers of regulated entities, including electric generation, transmission and distribution; and LNG and natural gas production, gathering, transportation and distribution companies
on U.S. federal and state regulatory and permitting issues), our real estate practice (representing developers and lenders
on real estate projects, and acquisitions and divestitures of interests in such projects) and our international trade practice (representing clients in matters involving U.S. federal regulation of exports, imports, overseas investment and financial transactions).
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Oil Gas Africa is Focused
on the African Petroleum industry Downstream &
Upstream.
While at BAML he worked with clients
on buy - side, sell - side and capital raise transactions across a variety of
oil and gas sectors, including
upstream, midstream, downstream and oilfield services.