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Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Energy Law

Department of Interior has taken several important steps toward making wind energy development a reality in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first in a series of articles in which Liskow’s offshore team will discuss the regulatory framework for wind energy projects in federal waters and highlight legal issues pertinent to this dynamic area.

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law

Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12] A Regulatory Increase to the Limits of Liability for Oil Pollution and an Amendment Exempting Small Passenger Vessels from the Limitation of Liability Act Present New Challenges for Vessel Owners U.S.

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EPA Releases Final Rule Requiring Oil and Gas Sources to Report Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

The Energy Law

Moreno On November 8, 2010, the U.S. The original Subpart W rule for petroleum and natural gas facilities was proposed in March 2010. By Carlos J. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Subpart W rule to cover petroleum and natural gas facilities under the agency’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program.

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BSEE’s Investigations and Review Unit Changes the Playing Field on the OCS

The Energy Law

Background In 2010, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Department of Interior renamed the Minerals Management Service (MMS) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE). 3304, issued June 29, 2010. The head of the IRU reports to the BSEE Director. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.),

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Louisiana First Circuit Applies Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine to Property Transfer Involving Closely Held LLC

The Energy Law

2010-2267 (La. Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. 10/4/21), 2021 WL 4548529, —So. Bailey, III and passed down to various individual family members through successions for over a century.

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OSHA Awards Damages for Retaliatory Discharge of Jones Act Seaman in Violation of Seaman’s Protection Act

The Energy Law

In 2010, Congress empowered OSHA to administer claims arising under the SPA. In a stark reminder of the sanctity of Coast Guard investigations, and the consequences of impeding such investigations, the U.S. On October 20, 2017, Bouchard Transportation’s ATB BUSTER BOUCHARD/B. Two crewmembers perished as a result of the casualty.

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Texas Supreme Court Offers Exemplary Damage Guidance

The Energy Law

08-0074, 2010 WL 2541096 (Tex. June 25, 2010). Reynolds, No. By Natalie Barletta and Andrew Wooley In Bennett v. The court did not think, however, that the reprehensibility of Bennett’s conduct alone justified a double or triple digit ratio of exemplary to actual damages.

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