During the 2024 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, the Louisiana Natural Resources Trust Authority was created to address a longstanding problem involving abandoned or orphan wells. This Trust Authority will allow the State of Louisiana to revamp its approach to orphan well management and finance, with goals of responsible development and cost savings across the

Large and small offshore service companies are turning to the Bankruptcy Code for help with restructuring their balance sheet, and turning to Washington for help with generating more work.

One of the largest offshore service companies in the world, Tidewater, announced this week that it will file a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in Delaware