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Carbon Tracker has been following the development of the Energy and Carbon Management Commission’s (ECMC) financial assurance...
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Decommissioning Colorado’s Two Oil Industries In 2018, Colorado became one of the first US states to recognize the...
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Oil and gas incumbents are doubling down on investment and their financial backers are exiting governance bodies: this raises the...
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In March of 2022, the ECMC announced Colorado’s new financial assurance rules with much fanfare, referring to the Rules as the...
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As the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) evaluates operator bonding proposals, and goes through hearings on...
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Major oil and gas companies still have choices about how to minimise the risk of having stranded assets, for now. Early in...
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In early 2022, Colorado overhauled its financial assurance rules for oil and gas companies in a rulemaking mandated by SB...
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In response to state regulations, Colorado oil and gas well operators have submitted their financial assurance plans. On this...
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This article was first published by Brink News, with thanks to Thomas Carver. The shift away from a carbon-based economy risks...
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Commentators like to say that midterm elections are a referendum on the party in power. So, what do these results mean for...
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Colorado’s new financial assurance rules will help mitigate orphan well risk, but the benefits are blunted by substantial...
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With respect to asset retirement obligations in the oil patch, every regulator has to answer three questions: How do you...
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In January, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) will vote on the new financial assurance rules for Colorado,...
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When a well is drilled, a legal obligation to plug the well and reclaim the surface is created This is a critical aspect of...
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Summary As the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s (COGCC) seeks to fulfill its statutory mandate to “require...
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Colorado’s ineffective financial assurance and well plugging rules have allowed the growth of a large portfolio of marginal and...
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As the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) weighs competing demands of protecting the state finances and...
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There’s a quip about lawyers that goes 99% of attorneys give the rest a bad name. The same can be said about oil producers...
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“Having looked to government for bread, on the first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.” Edmund...
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When it comes to oilfield plugging obligations, industry voices contend that industry has the problem in hand.[1] And where it...
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As Colorado considers improvements to its oil and gas regulations, some will undoubtedly point to its idle well program as a...
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The Colorado Oil & Gas Compact Commission (COGCC) is considering improvements to its oil and gas bonding regime. These...
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To ensure companies meet their obligations to plug oil and gas wells and reclaim drilling sites, Colorado regulations require oil...
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"Nobody move! I have a hostage. If anyone follows us, I'll kill myself and then her." Roy Miller, Knight and Day A classic...
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Summary: Xcel Energy’s 2017 Colorado filing shows the median bid price for wind plus storage was $21/MWh and for solar...
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In 2016, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a major opportunity to develop a new industry, an opportunity that became something of...
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“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Mahatma Gandhi I recently attended a...
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