The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it has implemented new guidelines for allowable pressure differences in a certain type of oil drilling in part of the Gulf of Mexico, changes it
The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it has implemented new guidelines for allowable pressure differences in a certain type of oil drilling in part of the Gulf of Mexico, changes it expects can boost U.S. oil output.
President Donald Trump's new Energy Dominance Council led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is looking for ways to cut costs for oil and gas producers, cut regulations and boost oil output, which reached record levels under former President Joe Biden.
Under the new rules, operators working in the Wilcox rock formation under part of the waters that Trump has renamed the Gulf of America, can produce oil from multiple offshore reservoirs using greater pressure differences.
The rules on so-called downhole commingling between reservoirs in the Paleogene expand the allowable pressure differential from 200 pounds per square inch to 1500 psi.
Interior expects the changes can boost output by 100,000 barrels per day of oil from the region over 10 years. "This is a monumental milestone in achieving American Energy Dominance," said Burgum. "We're delivering more American energy, more efficiently, and with fewer regulatory roadblocks."
The producers must meet conditions including pressure monitoring and regular performance reporting, Interior's Bureau of Safety
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