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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

The Energy Law

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of denials of applications to decommission offshore pipelines in place in a departure from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (“BSEE”) longstanding practices. 250.1754. that, if left in place, would hinder other users of the OCS.” 250.1700(b).

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BOEM Releases Long Awaited New Financial Assurance Notice to Lessees and Operators

The Energy Law

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its long awaited new Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) updating the procedures and criteria used to determine when and if additional supplemental financial assurance is required for an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease, pipeline right-of-way, or right-of-use and easement.

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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Energy Bill

The Energy Law

Further, this section directs FERC with the Secretaries of Energy, Transportation and Interior to “facilitate the.the construction of pipelines necessary to transport oil and natural gas through NPRA to existing transportation of processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska.”

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

The proposed regulations define “predecessor” as “a prior lessee or owner of operating rights, or a prior holder of a right-of-use and easement grant [RUE], or a pipeline right-of-way grant [ROW], that is liable for accrued obligations on that lease or grant.” 2008-N07 was subsequently replaced in 2016 by the controversial NTL No.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

The proposed regulations define “predecessor” as “a prior lessee or owner of operating rights, or a prior holder of a right-of-use and easement grant [RUE], or a pipeline right-of-way grant [ROW], that is liable for accrued obligations on that lease or grant.” 2008-N07 was subsequently replaced in 2016 by the controversial NTL No.

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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey

2),” Eurostat, accessed June 2024; “Employment by sex, age, and detailed economic activity (from 2008 onwards, NACE Rev.2 In July 2024, France launched its updated CCUS strategy, targeting a CO 2 emissions reduction of 4 to 8 Mtpa by 2030 and identifying potential onshore and offshore CO 2 storage locations.

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Towns and States Don’t Want Green Energy

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

The wave of renewable energy programs promoted and subsidized included electric vehicle charging stations, CO2 pipelines, and green hydrogen production facilities. A 2023 study by USA Today found that the number of counties in the United States with wind turbine restrictions or bans rose from two in 2008 to 411 in 2023.

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