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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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PENNSYLVANIA COULD GET $100M IN FEDERAL MONEY TO PLUG LEAKY, OLD GAS WELLS

Underground Vision Technologies

Pennsylvania is set to get an influx of federal infrastructure money to plug abandoned oil and gas wells. Pennsylvania has a lot of orphan and abandoned wells, due to its long history with the oil and gas industry. Pennsylvania has a lot of orphan and abandoned wells, due to its long history with the oil and gas industry.

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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. That being so, as Jones noted, it frequently has already beenplugged and abandoned.

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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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BEYOND VIDEO-CONFERENCING and TECHNICAL FACILITATION SERVICE

Drillers

While many citizens were critical of government responses being slow in some countries, overall, reactions were substantial and unprecedented. x has stood for Drilling, Logging, Supplying and Abandonment so far!). The criteria will depend on each use case.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms $20 Million Judgment Against Barge Owner as Responsible Party Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990

The Energy Law

Case: United States v. At the time of the collision, the MEL OLIVER, which was pushing ACL’s barge DM-932 fully laden with oil, was operating without a captain who had effectively abandoned the vessel several days earlier. American Commercial Lines, L.L.C. , 16-31150, F.3d 3d (5th Cir. 2704(a).

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