Qatar’s state-owned energy producer is looking to Eastern Canada to build exploration prospects after taking sizable stakes in ExxonMobil’s Newfoundland and Canada offshore acreage. QatarEnergy agreed to join ExxonMobil Canada in developing exploration licenses (EL) 1162 and 1167, both in the deep waters offshore Eastern Canada. While Eastern Canada is not known as a natural…
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British Columbia’s Inactive Natural Gas Wells Nearly Double Since 2007
Rapid natural gas development has created a growing backlog of depleted wells in need of safety and environmental cleanups in northern British Columbia (BC), according to provincial Auditor General Carol Bellringer.
Colorado Governor Addresses Orphan Well Safety in Wake of 2017 Home Explosion
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed an executive order to address safety concerns surrounding 260 orphan wells and 360 orphan sites, a direct result of the review ordered last year following a flowline explosion that killed two people in Firestone, CO.
Wyoming Attempting to Prevent More Orphan Wells
Wyoming oil and natural gas regulators are attempting to head off well operators that violate state rules and forfeit their bonds by making it more difficult to allow them to operate under different corporate names.
California Renewing Effort to Seal Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells
California oil/natural gas regulators are targeting two old, poorly abandoned oil wells in a residential neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles in an effort to shine a light on “orphan” wells, of which there are hundreds, if not thousands, throughout the state.
Governor, Enviros Eye Wyoming Well Plugging Effort
In the face of the current robust oil and natural gas exploration/production (E&P) work in natural resource-rich states like Wyoming, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is prodding states to prepare for an inevitable downturn. EDF contends that in past boom-bust periods, operators abandoned many wells without properly capping and closing them.