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Baker Hughes Scores Plug and Abandonment Job from Equinor

Rigzone

Image by JHVEPhoto via iStock Baker Hughes Company was selected by Equinor ASA to provide plug and abandonment services in the Oseberg East field on Norway’s continental shelf. To manage the project, Baker Hughes said it will set up a Plug and Abandonment Centre of Excellence in Bergen and Stavanger.

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Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

The Energy Law

Operators may now have the potential to sell carbon credits in exchange for the P&A of inactive, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned wells. The EPA estimates that there are over 3 million known abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells (AOOG wells) in the United States. Well Eligibility. Additionality.

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Subsea Plugging & Abandonment: Light Well Intervention Vessel Overview

Drillers

The Challenge I have recently been writing some articles about a keen interest of mine, Subsea Well Intervention. There is a significant focus on plug and abandonment decommissioning in today’s workscopes. The future goal is to perform full permanent abandonment of subsea wells with smaller vessels.

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Taking Carbon Captive

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

This report will address some legal issues, a current CCUS project near Odessa, new technology to economically repurpose abandoned wells and formations, and a digital approach to unitizing and managing CCUS data, also with streamlining in mind. Which makes no sense because, if you cant question it, its not science, its an article of faith.

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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms that LDNR Can Only Recover Emergency Response Costs Under La. R.S. 30:93(A)(4) from the Operator of Record and its Working Interest Owners

The Energy Law

The Litel case began as a legacy lawsuit, in which Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc. Sandhill never managed to stop the leak, and it abandoned the well in August 2019. Thereafter, the LDNR intervened in the Litel case, seeking recovery of emergency costs from Pioneer and Gary. who last operated the property. Lyon Well #1.

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It’s Heating Up: United States Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Proper Jurisdiction for Climate-Change Lawsuit

The Energy Law

This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court, June 2, 2020 ; and (3) U.S.

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It’s Heating Up: United States Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Proper Jurisdiction for Climate-Change Lawsuit

The Energy Law

This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court, June 2, 2020 ; and (3) U.S.

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