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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law

Together, these developments will undoubtedly lead to more litigation and a higher cost of doing business on the Outer Continental Shelf. The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. In 2013, the average penalty was $67,714 over 42 cases. 1 RMMLF-INST PAPER NO.

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Booking PUDs in a “Proven Area”… Use Caution Applying Reliable Technology

CG&A

fact, data exclusion should be the exception, not the norm.For example, wells that failed (mechanical issues, for example) are sometimes excluded; but what assurance exists that those failures wont happen again?Has Sometimes this is the case, but not always.And have there been enough 2.0 Proceed at your own risk! mile, to 1.5

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Ninth and Fifth Circuits Split on Issue of Punitive Damages Under Maritime Law

The Energy Law

Alleging that the lack of an exhaust mechanism made the vessel unseaworthy, the plaintiff sued the vessel owner for unseaworthiness, seeking punitive damages among other remedies. 404 (2009). The defendant vessel owner moved to strike the plaintiff’s punitive damages claim, which the district court denied. Sounding Co.

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