Insights
Posts and Articles on investment, cross-border, and commodities.
Oil and gas investment structures
- Volumetric Production Payment (VPP) in Oil and Gas Properties in the US How a producer sells a fixed volume of future production for capital today.
- Net Profits Interest (NPI) in Oil and Gas Properties in the US A non-operating share of net profits, carved out of the working interest.
- Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI) in Oil and Gas Properties in the US An interest in production or revenue, free of costs, derived from the working interest.
- Working Interest in Oil and Gas Properties in the US The right to explore, produce, and own oil and gas, and the costs that come with it.
Tax, regulation, and policy
- Intangible Drilling & Completion Costs (IDC): US Tax Deduction Why most of a well's cost can be deducted in the year it is incurred.
- Regulatory Regime of Drilling Oil & Gas in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's oil and gas law, Act 13, and the 2013 Supreme Court ruling.
- Japan-Mexico Energy Agreements Signed in July 2014 The JOGMEC–Pemex agreements signed during Prime Minister Abe's visit to Mexico.
These articles date from 2014 and reflect conditions at the time of writing.