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New Amendment to Louisiana’s Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act Creates Expropriation Rights to Prohibit Drilling through Carbon Capture Storage Reservoirs in Caldwell Parish

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This program allows for carbon capture and sequestration project operators that operate outside of California to receive state income tax credits if they are engaged in direct air capture or sales of low carbon transportation fuel within the state of California. 30:1108(A)(1). [2] 30:1108(B). [3] 3] Act 163 of 2022. [4]

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Advancement of CCS in Louisiana

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Statewide Order 29-N-6 provides clear guidelines for Class VI wells, which cover the permitting process, siting criteria, area of review, well construction and completion, operational protocol, testing and monitoring specifications, plugging and abandonment procedures, and reporting requirements.

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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

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Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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Renewable Energy Efforts Highlighted in Draft Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Louisiana

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Actions under strategy 9 center around drafting new legislation to increase the plugging of abandoned and orphaned wells. For more information on the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Task Force, please visit our previous blog post here. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6 Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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Advancement of CCS in Louisiana

The Energy Law

2] Statewide Order 26-N-6 provides clear guidelines for Class VI wells, which cover the permitting process, siting criteria, area of review, well construction and completion, operational protocol, testing and monitoring specifications, plugging and abandonment procedures, and reporting requirements.

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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

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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. DRD then operated the MEL OLIVER under a time charter to ACL. American Commercial Lines, L.L.C. , 16-31150, p. 3d (5th Cir. 11/7/17). [3]

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