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

The Energy Law

This document contains proposed strategies and specific actions across several priority areas to be considered in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Actions under strategy 9 center around drafting new legislation to increase the plugging of abandoned and orphaned wells. The period for public comment ends on October 8 th.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

The path to this Proposed Rule has been long and winding, beginning in 2014 with BOEM resisting making changes through formal notice and comment rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, and instead continuing to regulate this issue through Notice to Lessee (“NTL”) guidance documents.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

The path to this Proposed Rule has been long and winding, beginning in 2014 with BOEM resisting making changes through formal notice and comment rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, and instead continuing to regulate this issue through Notice to Lessee (“NTL”) guidance documents.