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Highly Anticipated En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion Reframes Maritime Contract Analysis

The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2018

8, 2018). The case called upon the court to determine whether a contract for performance of specialty services to facilitate the drilling or production of oil and gas on navigable waters is maritime in nature. Gulf Oil Corp. , 16-30217 (5th Cir. 2d 313 (5th Cir.

Oil

Oil Casing Gas Operator

Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

3d 550, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 14, 2020, that seaman status under the Jones Act may apply to an injured welder on a jack-up oil rig adjacent to an inland pier. Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment.

Casing

Casing Drilling rig Offshore E&A

Highly Anticipated En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion Reframes Maritime Contract Analysis

Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

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