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United States Court of Appeals Finds BOEM Environmental Impact Statement Deficient, But Declines to Vacate Leases Issued in 2018 Offshore Lease Sales

The Energy Law

In a recent opinion released by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the court declined to vacate a deficient environmental impact statement (“EIS”) prepared in connection with two offshore lease sales held in 2018, the records of decision announcing the sales, or the leases issued.

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

Oil & Gas 360º

(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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Real time onshore visibility on your offshore assets – digital twins in oil and gas

IFS: Oil & Gas

According to a recent report from EY analysing the Norwegian Oilfield Services in 2018, all oil and gas sectors will. The post Real time onshore visibility on your offshore assets – digital twins in oil and gas appeared first on IFS Blog.

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Fifth Circuit Holds That Foreign Forum Selection Clauses Are Enforceable In Insurance Policy

The Energy Law

On August 20, 2018, Noble House’s yacht lost its port-side rudder while entering a channel in the Bahamas. Noble House purchased the policy from Underwriters by way of a Texas-based insurance broker in February 2018. The policy contained a forum-selection clause which selected the courts of England and Wales for all disputes.

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law

11] The Coast Guard is not responsible for adjusting OPA limits for offshore facilities (other than deepwater ports). 11] The Coast Guard is not responsible for adjusting OPA limits for offshore facilities (other than deepwater ports). Those limits were last increased in 2018 to $137,659,500 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [12]

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Oil Majors’ Commitment to Net-Zero Emissions Leads to Investments in Wind Energy

The Energy Law

In September of this year, BP entered the offshore wind market when it announced a $1.1 Shell is also engaged in three offshore wind ventures – two in development stages, one currently operational – located off the Dutch coast, and two offshore wind ventures in the development stages off the New Jersey and Massachusetts coasts.

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FBA Provides Update on Maritime Developments in New Orleans and the Lower Mississippi River Region

The Energy Law

Smith, President & CEO of OMSA (Offshore Marine Service Association) It’s wonderful to have people at such a high level take time out of their day to share the latest and greatest of what’s going on locally in our industry. President of OMSA (Offshore Marine Services Association), Aaron C. The Port set a new record, topping 1.1