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Livingston Parish Council Proposes Ordinance Banning Injection and Disposal Wells

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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. Tammany Parish Government v. Ordinance No. Welsh , 2015-1152 (La.

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Texas Legislature Allows Saltwater Pipeline Operators to Build Pipelines Along Public Roadways for Disposal of Fracking and Other Drilling Wastewater

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By Jillian Marullo Senate Bill 514, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes saltwater pipeline operators in Texas “to install, maintain, and operate” saltwater pipelines “through, under, along, across, or over a public road” in order to transport the wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing operations to disposal sites.

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Five Lessons Learned from Executing Shale Drilling Transactions

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Also included is a joint operating agreement (“JOA”) to govern the drilling and operation of additional development wells in a formation once a working interest in that formation has been earned in accordance with the provisions of the EJDA. The Five Lessons 1. Take advantage of the geology.

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Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law

However, Governor Charlie Baker vetoed the bill, citing concerns related to the interim emission target and the requirement that utilities procure more offshore wind power, among others. [7] Senate Bill 119 ( S. 5] Massachusetts lawmakers recently re-filed a historic climate bill ( S.

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Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law

However, Governor Charlie Baker vetoed the bill, citing concerns related to the interim emission target and the requirement that utilities procure more offshore wind power, among others. [7] Massachusetts lawmakers recently re-filed a historic climate bill ( S.

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