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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

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and (2) Does the contract provide or do the parties expect that a vessel will play a substantial role in the completion of the contract? Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

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A prior lessee could be held liable for decommissioning a hurricane-toppled platform years after its exit and completion of all lease decommissioning obligations. Proposed Regulations – The proposed regulations would make several changes with respect to these abandonment accounts.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law Blog

A prior lessee could be held liable for decommissioning a hurricane-toppled platform years after its exit and completion of all lease decommissioning obligations. Proposed Regulations – The proposed regulations would make several changes with respect to these abandonment accounts.