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Livingston Parish Council Proposes Ordinance Banning Injection and Disposal Wells

The Energy Law

1] Although not limited to Class VI injection wells—which are those wells utilized for the injection and permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide—the proposed ordinance is clearly aimed at prohibiting carbon capture and sequestration operations within the parish. Welsh , 2015-1152 (La. Ordinance No. Tammany Parish Government v.

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30% of Ghana’s crude oil consumption purchased through Gold for oil programme – Lands Minister

Reporting Oil and Gas

In response to the depreciation of the Ghana Cedi in the last quarter of 2022, the government introduced the Gold for Oil Programme, utilizing gold produced within the country to purchase oil and alleviate pressure on the local currency.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds Producer Not Required to Share in Natural Gas Pipeline Compression Costs

The Energy Law

Kachina utilized its pipeline to transport gas it purchased to Davis Gas Processing’s Plant (“Davis Plant”) where it was re-sold. As a result, Justice Brown held that it could not apply to pre-existing compression, as the provision utilized the word “installation.” Factual Background Kachina Pipeline Company, Inc. at *11-12.

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

The Energy Law

A panel of the United States Fifth Circuit consisting of Chief Judge Stewart and Judges Jolly and Graves recently issued a per curiam opinion regarding the effect of the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Protection Law (the “Louisiana One-Call Statute”). 14-31046, 2015 U.S. Plains Pipeline, L.P. LEXIS 14337 (5th Cir.

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Expanding Machine Learning Models for Better Production Forecasting in Emerging Shale Basins

Novi

We observe that only in 2015+ do a majority of wells fall into the modern criteria. The model utilizing both NW Shelf and northern Delaware Basin wells (in black) shows lower median absolute errors at almost all time points, and shows a percent error closer to 0. The generalized model has performed better in both accuracy and bias.

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The Future of Carbon Capture and Sequestration

The Energy Law

By ratifying the 2015 Paris Agreement, [1] nations across the world made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports.

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Decarbonization – The titanic challenge of our times 

Yokogawa

Electrification Electrification in terms of electricity supply is nothing new, and the utilization of green energy is THE MAIN scenario for the future. Carbon Capture, Storage & Utilization (CCUS) We have already addressed carbon capture, storage, and utilization (CCUS) in producing blue hydrogen.

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