The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

For example, in 2014 the agency imposed a civil penalty of $1,230,000—an unprecedented figure in the history of the BSEE civil penalty program. 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.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A recent SWD failure case dives into critical questions of proximate cause and explores whether the reasonable prudent operator defense may shield against surface damage claims. In this case, Lee v. Investigation revealed that there was severe degradation of the well’s tubing and casing. Memorial Prod. Operating LLC , No.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 24, 2018

2014) (en banc). 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. Compare McBride v. Estis Well Service , 768 F.3d 3d 382 (5th Cir. Apex Marine Corp. , 19 (1990) on this area of law.

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