http://www.rpsea.org RPSEA Content Managers RSS feed. . Copyright 2010 RPSEA Tendenci Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@rpsea.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:23:28 GMT Content Managers http://www.rpsea.org/en/cms/363/ The nature of United States domestic petroleum and natural gas production has changed over the years. Maturing production areas in the lower 48 states and the need to respond to shareholder expectations have resulted in major integrated petroleum companies shifting their exploration and production focus toward the offshore and foreign countries. Consequently, the role of the independent producer has become far more significant to domestic onshore petroleum production. For example, the independent share of the lower 48 states petroleum production increased from 45 percent in the mid-1980s to over 60 percent by 1995. Even more impressively, independent producers have been responsible for all of the major onshore discoveries since 1990. The fundamental uniqueness of independent producers and their role in supplying the nation's energy must be recognized and addressed. There are thousands of independent oil and natural gas producers across the United States, and according to data... http://www.rpsea.org/en/cms/363/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:11:10 GMT