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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law

1] Operators face more BSEE inspections, Incidents of Non-Compliance (INCs), and civil penalties than ever before. See Island Operating Co., BSEE collected civil penalties in 22 cases in 2009, 26 cases in 2010, 30 cases in 2011, 31 cases in 2012, 42 cases in 2013, 53 cases in 2014, and 42 cases in 2015. 186 IBLA 199 (2015).

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Fouling in Plate Heat Exchangers: Some Practical Experience

Scambio Termico

While the addition of excess surface to the heat exchanger may extend the operation time of the unit, it can cause fouling as a result of the over-performance caused by excess heat transfer area; because the process stream temperature change greater than desired, requiring that the flow rate of the utility stream be reduced (Mller-Steinhagen, 1999).

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

The Energy Law

The plaintiff in Batterton was a deckhand injured when a hatch cover blew open crushing his left hand during an operation to pump pressurized air into a compartment below deck. 404 (2009). Apex Marine Corp. , 19 (1990) on this area of law. The issue was later complicated, however, when the Supreme Court decided Atl. Sounding Co.

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