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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. Prior to 2015, BSEE routinely granted applications to decommission pipelines in place pursuant to 30 C.F.R.

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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.”

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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.”

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Weather-based photovoltaic monitoring: how BDPV scales on AWS

AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

Building upon a web platform initially created by volunteers in 2008, the organization allowed producers to track their solar production data in near real-time and benchmark their performance against nearby installations. This comparative approach provides producers with valuable insights into their installations health and efficiency.

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

The Energy Law

Section 6 of the Order revoked TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.’s s March 2019 permit to construct and operate cross-border pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada Critical to the success of this project is TC’s attainment of a Presidential Permit allowing the company to construct a pipeline that crosses the border between the U.S.

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

The Energy Law

Section 6 of the Order revoked TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.’s s March 2019 permit to construct and operate cross-border pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada The Keystone Pipeline is a system of petroleum pipelines designed to transport crude oil from fields in Alberta, Canada and ultimately terminating at refineries on the U.S