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The Offshore Safety Directive (6) – offshore operatorship

Global Energy

AUGUST 6, 2015

On 19 July 2015, a raft of legislative amendments and new regulations came into force implementing the Offshore Safety Directive […]

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Exxon bets big on natural gas in its eighth Guyana oil project

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 11, 2025

(Oil Price) –ExxonMobils eighth oil project offshore Guyana will also be the biggest natural gas development of the Exxon-led consortium in the prolific Stabroek Block. Longtail, which will include the Longtail, Tripletail, and Turbot discoveries, will be the consortiums eighth project offshore the South American country.

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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

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. 186 IBLA 199 (2015).

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What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Drillers

MARCH 19, 2020

Working on an offshore oil rig or platform is a unique experience Note: In this article, we’ll use the word ‘rig’ and ‘platform’ almost interchangeably, but a rig does the drilling, and a platform does the pumping. Offshore oil fields represent a substantial portion of the worlds total crude oil output.

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Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2020

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of denials of applications to decommission offshore pipelines in place in a departure from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (“BSEE”) longstanding practices. Prior to 2015, BSEE routinely granted applications to decommission pipelines in place pursuant to 30 C.F.R.

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The New North Sea – Part 1: the revolution begins here

Global Energy

MAY 13, 2016

How much of a difference will the recent reforms of UK offshore oil and gas regulation make to the industry […]

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Published at last – a winning strategy for the UK Continental Shelf?

Global Energy

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The current reforms to the UK’s regulatory regime for the offshore […] Finally, we have the missing piece of the jigsaw.

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U.S. Customs Revokes Recent Offshore Wind Ruling; Maintains Uncertainty Whether the Jones Act Applies to Wind Farm Installations on the OCS

The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2020

On July 15, 2020, the Unites States Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a ruling (HQ H309672) in connection with the installation of an offshore wind farm located off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in U.S. territorial waters (the “July 15 Ruling”). 55102) (or the Passenger Vessel Services Act (46 U.S.C.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Limits Vessels’ Obligations Under Louisiana One-Call Reporting

The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

14-31046, 2015 U.S. A panel of the United States Fifth Circuit consisting of Chief Judge Stewart and Judges Jolly and Graves recently issued a per curiam opinion regarding the effect of the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Protection Law (the “Louisiana One-Call Statute”). Plains Pipeline, L.P. LEXIS 14337 (5th Cir.

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What 2024 Taught Us: From Offshore Discoveries to Net Zero Ambitions, What Mattered Most

Rextag

JANUARY 6, 2025

Offshore Wind Tipping Point: Projects like Vineyard Wind exemplified progress in offshore wind, but inflation-driven cost overruns and delays beyond 2030 highlighted the sectors financial vulnerabilities. ExxonMobils latest discovery at Guyanas Stabroek block expanded its tally to over 30 discoveries since 2015.

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Major Environmental Decision Narrowing the Scope of the Clean Water Act

The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

In 2015, under the Obama administration, the EPA and the Corps issued a new rule expanding the major categories of regulated waters while retaining the case-specific significant nexus determination for questionable waters.

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Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

2015), the Fifth Circuit held that the MBTA “only prohibits intentional acts (not omissions) that directly (not indirectly or accidentally) kill migratory birds.” Forest Serv. , 3d 110, 115 (8th Cir. 1997); Seattle Audubon Society v. Evans , 952 F.2d 2d 297, 302 (9th Cir. Most clearly, in United States v. CITGO Petroleum Corp. , Natural Res.

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Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

2015), the Fifth Circuit held that the MBTA “only prohibits intentional acts (not omissions) that directly (not indirectly or accidentally) kill migratory birds.”. Forest Serv. , 3d 110, 115 (8th Cir. 1997); Seattle Audubon Society v. Evans , 952 F.2d 2d 297, 302 (9th Cir. Most clearly, in United States v. CITGO Petroleum Corp. , Natural Res.

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Alaska District Court Vacates Trump Executive Order On Offshore Leasing

The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

The case stems from Executive Orders issued under the Obama Administration in 2015 and 2016 which withdrew certain areas in the Arctic and Atlantic regions from exploration and development under the offshore oil and gas leasing program. Trump , 3:17-00101.

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The Offshore Safety Directive (6) – offshore operatorship

Exxon bets big on natural gas in its eighth Guyana oil project

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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Federal Offshore Pipeline Decommissioning in BOEM Significant Sediment Resource Areas

The New North Sea – Part 1: the revolution begins here

Published at last – a winning strategy for the UK Continental Shelf?

U.S. Customs Revokes Recent Offshore Wind Ruling; Maintains Uncertainty Whether the Jones Act Applies to Wind Farm Installations on the OCS

U.S. Fifth Circuit Limits Vessels’ Obligations Under Louisiana One-Call Reporting

What 2024 Taught Us: From Offshore Discoveries to Net Zero Ambitions, What Mattered Most

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Major Environmental Decision Narrowing the Scope of the Clean Water Act

Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

Alaska District Court Vacates Trump Executive Order On Offshore Leasing

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