Plug Offshore Wells Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Jul 15, 2026
What it does
The Plug Offshore Wells Act would require the Secretary of the Interior to submit an annual report to Congress and make it publicly available on the Department of the Interior’s website, detailing the status of decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines. The report would include data on applications received, decommissioning activities completed or delayed, methods used (such as decommissioning in place or removal), and enforcement actions taken by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. This requirement would begin two years after the bill’s enactment and continue annually thereafter, aiming to increase transparency and oversight of offshore…
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