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Wood Hires 500th Iraqi Local in Basra

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

Wood offers various training and development opportunities for local Iraqis, at all educational levels, to support the growing number of regional energy projects, such as our three-year engineering contract with TotalEnergies. The Wood Basra Design Academy was established to advance the careers of design engineers.

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Fifth Circuit Dismisses False Claims Act Suit Alleging Violation Of Offshore Regulations

The Energy Law

BP , the plaintiffs alleged that BP had falsely certified to compliance with regulatory requirements pertaining to the engineering of the Atlantis Platform, a semi-submersible floating production facility capable of producing more than 100,000 barrels/day. 1989 (2016). In Abbott v. United States ex rel. Escobar , 136 S.Ct.

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Mastering NSTA Infrastructure Reporting: ArcGIS Pro Best Practice

Exprodat

As part of this, the Energy Act 2016 requires each UKCS operator to appoint a named Information and Samples Coordinator (ISC), who is responsible for reporting petroleum-related information to NSTA. Figure: Data Engineering tool in ArcGIS Pro to review attributes presence. Where to go next?

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Mastering NSTA Infrastructure Reporting: ArcGIS Pro Best Practice

Exprodat

As part of this, the Energy Act 2016 requires each UKCS operator to appoint a named Information and Samples Coordinator (ISC), who is responsible for reporting petroleum-related information to NSTA. Figure: Data Engineering tool in ArcGIS Pro to review attributes presence. Where to go next?

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Fifth Circuit Limits Effect of Collateral Source Rule Under General Maritime Law

The Energy Law

16-30009, 2016 WL 6810728, at *1 (5th Cir. 17, 2016), a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently limited the effect of the collateral source rule in a maritime employee’s personal injury action against a non-employer. In DePerrodil v. Bozovic Marine, Inc. ,

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Regulating the Regulators: Supreme Court Allows Judicial Review of Clean Water Act Determinations

The Energy Law

The United States Supreme Court recently addressed whether the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ determination that wetlands are “waters of the United States” constitutes a final agency action that is subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. 15-290, 2016 WL 3041052 (U.S.

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Some Thoughts on Registration of CPA’s as Solicitors

The Energy Law

In 2016, Louisiana specifically required IARs to be registered and to pass a Series 65 exam or meet other third-party certifications, such as CFP, PFS, or CFA. Other Possible Exemptions for CPA’s as Solicitors Professional Exemption The SEC and most states incorporate a professional exemption for lawyers, accountants, engineers, etc.

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