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Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.
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<blockquote data-quote="AlexB23" data-source="post: 77649762" data-attributes="member: 450900"><p>Hello guys and gals. This is an article by ProPublica, an open-access, non-profit news (<a href="https://www.propublica.org/steal-our-stories/" target="_blank">ProPublica copyright info,</a> Creative Commons license) agency that covers current events. The Bureau of Land Management made a math mistake which could lead to $400M in money taxpayers must shell out to clean up the mess made by oil companies, specifically sealing up old oil wells. Article link: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/oil-companies-must-set-aside-more-money-to-plug-wells-a-new-rule-says-but-it-wont-be-enough" target="_blank">Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is a summary of the ProPublica article on the math error. ProPublica has very lax copyright regulations:</p><p></p><p>In an article published on April 22, 2024 by ProPublica's Mark Olalde and Capital & Main's Nick Bowlin, the authors report on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalizing a new rule that requires oil and gas companies to set aside more money as bonds to guarantee they plug old wells on federal land. However, the authors find that the new rule does not go far enough in ensuring taxpayers are protected from industry cleanup costs, as the BLM underestimated plugging costs by $400 million due to a math error. </p><p></p><p>The rule also does not address the shriveling market for surety policies, which are used as bonds and becoming increasingly difficult for oil companies to obtain. Despite these concerns, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and environmental groups praised the changes, while some critics argue that the shortfall between plugging costs and available funds is in the tens of billions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexB23, post: 77649762, member: 450900"] Hello guys and gals. This is an article by ProPublica, an open-access, non-profit news ([URL='https://www.propublica.org/steal-our-stories/']ProPublica copyright info,[/URL] Creative Commons license) agency that covers current events. The Bureau of Land Management made a math mistake which could lead to $400M in money taxpayers must shell out to clean up the mess made by oil companies, specifically sealing up old oil wells. Article link: [URL="https://www.propublica.org/article/oil-companies-must-set-aside-more-money-to-plug-wells-a-new-rule-says-but-it-wont-be-enough"]Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.[/URL] Here is a summary of the ProPublica article on the math error. ProPublica has very lax copyright regulations: In an article published on April 22, 2024 by ProPublica's Mark Olalde and Capital & Main's Nick Bowlin, the authors report on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalizing a new rule that requires oil and gas companies to set aside more money as bonds to guarantee they plug old wells on federal land. However, the authors find that the new rule does not go far enough in ensuring taxpayers are protected from industry cleanup costs, as the BLM underestimated plugging costs by $400 million due to a math error. The rule also does not address the shriveling market for surety policies, which are used as bonds and becoming increasingly difficult for oil companies to obtain. Despite these concerns, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and environmental groups praised the changes, while some critics argue that the shortfall between plugging costs and available funds is in the tens of billions. [/QUOTE]
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