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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law

In recent years, offshore companies have witnessed a marked uptick in the number of enforcement actions undertaken by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). [1] BSEE has also begun to target offshore contractors, who, until recently, have not faced exposure to agency enforcement actions. See Island Operating Co.,

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EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

The Energy Law

The Violation In March 2012, BSEE conducted an inspection of ATP’s floating production platform facility, known as the ATP Innovator, while it was moored to the sea floor about 45 nautical miles offshore of southeastern Louisiana (about 125 miles south of New Orleans) and engaged in the production of oil and natural gas. See United States v.

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Riding to the Danger Zone: U.S. Fifth Circuit Panel Considers the Zone-of-Danger Test for Maritime Emotional Distress

The Energy Law

The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Hercules Offshore, Inc., The district court dismissed their case under Rule 12(b)(6). 2] Here, this was not the case. Hercules Offshore, Inc., 2013); Plaisance v. Hercules Offshore, Inc., 2013); Plaisance v.

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Riding to the Danger Zone: U.S. Fifth Circuit Panel Considers the Zone-of-Danger Test for Maritime Emotional Distress

The Energy Law

The district court dismissed their case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Hercules Offshore, Inc., The district court dismissed their case under Rule 12(b)(6). 2] Here, this was not the case. Hercules Offshore, Inc., 2013); Plaisance v. Hercules Offshore, Inc., 2013); Plaisance v.

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

The Energy Law

Secretary Salazar originally intended the IRU’s functions to continue within the three new bureaus; however, as of fiscal year 2013, the IRU was operating only within BSEE (PDF). For reasons of logistics, the interviews are unlikely to take place offshore. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.), In particular, Rep.

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