Section 50102 of the OBBBA makes changes affecting what Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act calls the Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Although the program is accompanied by thousands of pages of analysis, it is a one-page...more
8/5/2025
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Statutory Interpretation
The exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Brazil has been on the rise and, as anticipated, the volume of proven reserves in the country has increased in recent years. In 2014, Brazil had 16.2 billion barrels...more