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

The Energy Law

Its employees work at its shop and yard and occasionally on jacked-up drilling rigs, often docked to inland piers. In August 2018, while working on a rig owned by Enterprise Offshore Drilling, LLC (“Enterprise”), Sanchez was injured when he tripped on a pipe welded to the deck. 1349(b)(1). 3d 726 (S.D.

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

The Energy Law

Its employees work at its shop and yard and occasionally on jacked-up drilling rigs, often docked to inland piers. In August 2018, while working on a rig owned by Enterprise Offshore Drilling, LLC (“Enterprise”), Sanchez was injured when he tripped on a pipe welded to the deck. 1349(b)(1). 3d 726 (S.D.

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Subsea Plugging & Abandonment: Light Well Intervention Vessel Overview

Drillers

The Challenge I have recently been writing some articles about a keen interest of mine, Subsea Well Intervention. Tower Training Vessel Classifications DNV GL classifies offshore drilling and support units based on a set of variables. Category D: Production Drilling, with focus on completion and intervention needs.

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Possible Change to Jones Act Interpretations Regarding Coastwise Activities

The Energy Law

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