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Interior Department Revises Guidelines to Speed Up Plugging of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release:

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Interior Department Revises Guidelines to Speed Up Plugging of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

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WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior has updated its guidelines for states applying to federal programs aimed at cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells. The revised guidance updates two federal grant programs, the $780 million Orphaned Wells State . . .

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