All or Nothing: Regulators Strictly Define Pipeline Abandonment
The Energy Law
AUGUST 18, 2016
This clarification comes after a number of leaks in 2014 and 2015 from pipelines that were believed to be “abandoned.” In two incidents, the current owners or operators of the pipelines had purchased the pipelines from previous owners or operators with the understanding that the pipelines had been properly abandoned before purchase.
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