While Britain abandoned North Sea oil over net zero, Norway cashed in and made billions

Running in a near-straight, northerly line from just east of Shetland, the maritime boundary between Norway and the UK might ...
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New Mexico to spend millions to clean up abandoned oil wells

Adrian HeddenCarlsbad [email protected] Abandoned oil and gas wells could cost New Mexico more than $200 million and take a decade to clean up, according to… ...
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'Pro-taxpayer' law requires operators to clean up abandoned Illinois oil wells

Illinois state Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, and state Sen. Erica Harriss, R-Glen Carbon ©Greg Bishop / The Center Square (The Center Square) – A state lawmaker says recently-signed legislation ...

Ohio state senator proposes dedicated well-plugging fund, other regulatory changes

Ohio state senators are trying to overhaul the program plugging orphaned oil and gas wells. A new measure, Ohio Senate Bill ...

U.S. moves to loosen safety rules for Arctic Ocean oil drilling

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed to loosen Obama-era safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska to ease the way for petroleum extraction in the region, an ...

US drillers cut oil and gas rigs for first time in 6 weeks, Baker Hughes says

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating, the first reduction in six weeks, energy ...