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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

The Energy Law

250, Subpart N, as support for the notion that “BSEE’s primary enforcement mechanisms for violations of the decommissioning regulations are civil fines and criminal penalties,” police powers to which Sojitz cannot subrogate. UNOCAL also cites to OCSLA and BSEE’s regulations at 30 C.F.R. § 611 (Bankr.

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Third Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in OPA Liability Case

The Energy Law

ATHOS I had its genesis in a 2004 vessel allision and oil spill on the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Failure to assert a defense through the proper procedural mechanism may result in waiver (in CARCO’s case, significantly increasing the amount owed on the judgment). as Owner of the M/T ATHOS I , Nos.

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