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Proposed Louisiana Senate Bills Could Secure Up To $200M In Federal Funds For Orphan Well Restoration

The Energy Law

A substantial portion of this money will be apportioned to the various states based on each state’s capacity and ability to effectively utilize the funds to plug orphan wells. Congress has dedicated $4.7 According to Allain, these bills could position Louisiana to receive up to $200 million for the closure of orphan wells.

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Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

The Energy Law

In Louisiana, inactive wells with future utility can remain inactive for 5 years before they are required by law to be plugged. Inactive wells with no future utility must be plugged within 90 days. The EPA estimates that there are over 3 million known abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells (AOOG wells) in the United States.

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Solar Leasing in Louisiana: Act 301 and Decommissioning Requirements

The Energy Law

In 2019, North Carolina passed legislation similar to Act 301 in Louisiana, requiring the state regulatory agency to enact regulations addressing decommissioning of utility-scale solar projects. [6] Solar development is largely in its infancy in Louisiana, with only a handful of projects having been constructed to date.

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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. 1] The proposed ordinance can be viewed here: L.P. Ordinance No.

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Order Directing Rotation of Customers Subject to Curtailment of Service Under EEA3

The Energy Law

Texas Public Utility Commission orders all TDUs in the ERCOT region to rotate customers such that no such customer is subjected to an electricity outage of more than 12 hours. 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.

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Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Environmental Justice Is Part of the Louisiana Public Trust Duty

The Energy Law

The court stated, “[W]e find the directives from the Louisiana Supreme Court in Save Ourselves ,… which require consideration of ‘economic, social, and other factors,’ broad enough to include an analysis of environmental justice, as defined by the EPA.” The First Circuit opinion firmly answered this question yes.On What is EJ?

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MADE IN AMERICA: U.S.-Built Offshore Wind Substation and Support Vessels Start to Set Sail for Federal Waters

The Energy Law

The substation’s maiden voyage marks a major milestone in the development of Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessels necessary to bring the large amount of federal utility-scale projects in the pipeline to fruition. On May 25, 2023, the Nation’s first U.S.-built the largest U.S. the largest U.S. 1331 et seq. back in 2021.