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All or Nothing: Regulators Strictly Define Pipeline Abandonment

The Energy Law

This clarification comes after a number of leaks in 2014 and 2015 from pipelines that were believed to be “abandoned.” Each status invokes a certain procedure for safety and maintenance of the pipelines by the owner or operator. These pipelines are subject to all safety and maintenance requirements for “active” pipelines.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Limits Vessels’ Obligations Under Louisiana One-Call Reporting

The Energy Law

14-31046, 2015 U.S. Further, Plains retained ownership of the line and was initially responsible for all maintenance and repair costs. Plains Pipeline, L.P. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LEXIS 14337 (5th Cir. In short, Phillips argument was rightly dismissed under the longstanding rule of Robins.

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What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Drillers

In 2015, this portion was 30%. Yet as a roustabout you will acquire a lot of valuable skills in drilling equipment maintenance, for example, and electrical systems, as well as expertise that would then open up more specialised positions. Offshore oil fields represent a substantial portion of the worlds total crude oil output.

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Proposed Railroad Rules May Impact Crude Oil Producers: Proposed DOT/PHMSA Oil Tank Car Rules

The Energy Law

But even when 55,000 of the newer CPC-1232 cars are in service by 2015, there will still be 45,000 older ones being used to meet demand. However, two of the three options proposed by PHMSA for a new agency standard, to be known as DOT-117, require a greater shell thickness than CPC-1232 requires.

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EPA’s Shifting Guidance on Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Defenses in State Implementation Plans and Its Effect in Louisiana

The Energy Law

This most recent action revokes the EPA guidance issued nearly a year earlier in October 2020, and it readopts the agency’s prior SSM policy for SIPs which was published on June 12, 2015. 2015 SSM SIP Policy. 33840 (June 12, 2015). While published as a final rule, the 2015 SSM SIP Policy was nonbinding.