Upstream oil and gas—exploration and production

Introduction

This is an overview of the key content to be found in our Upstream oil and gas—exploration and production subtopic. It briefly explains the nature of this content and provides links to it.

For more information on Midstream and Downstream oil and gas, see subtopics:

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   Midstream oil and gas—transportation, terminals and storage facilities—overview

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   Downstream oil and gas—refining, marketing and sale and purchase of petroleum products—overview

For a consolidated subtopic bring together all our content of relevance to corporate transactions in the oil and gas sector, see: Corporate oil and gas transactions—overview.

For further practical guidance on the financing of energy, power and resources projects across a number of sectors, including those discussed in this Practice Note, see also textbook: Energy and Resources Financing: A Practical Handbook.

Upstream oil and gas

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   Practice Note: The Energy White Paper—an overview [Archived]—considers some of the key measures announced in the Energy White Paper published by the former UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on 14 December 2020 and their expected impact on the energy sector. It also