E&A Maintenance Offshore 
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Ownership, in either case, can be determined through possession or control, responsibility for repair, and responsibility for maintenance. 2 In re Falcon Global Offshore II , No. Flint 1 applied to the case at hand, barring claimants from recovering economic damages for deferred oil production. The Court was not persuaded. 303 (1927).
The Energy Law
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
527 (1962) requires courts hearing maintenance and cure cases to construe disputed medical evidence in the seaman’s favor. Mandara Spa (Hawaii), LLC , the appellant seaman brought claims under the Jones Act and general maritime law for failure to pay maintenance and cure related to certain bodily injuries. Atkinson , 369 U.S.
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The Energy Law
MAY 4, 2023
What started in 2020 as a proposed joint rulemaking between the DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) was recently finalized as a stand-alone BSEE rule addressing decommissioning. 250.1700, et seq. BSEE added a new paragraph (c) to 30 C.F.R.
The Energy Law
JANUARY 28, 2021
With topics ranging from offshore oil and gas moratoriums to restrictions on natural gas flaring and venting, the following is an overview of notable energy legislation to be heard in state legislatures this year. 3] In South Carolina, the subject of offshore oil and gas activities is again poised for debate. Senate Bill 119 ( S.
The Energy Law
JANUARY 28, 2021
With topics ranging from offshore oil and gas moratoriums to restrictions on natural gas flaring and venting, the following is an overview of notable energy legislation to be heard in state legislatures this year. In South Carolina, the subject of offshore oil and gas activities is again poised for debate. Senate Bill 119 ( S.
The Energy Law
JUNE 24, 2019
Townsend case, in which a 5-4 majority opinion (written by Justice Thomas) ruled that punitive damages were available to a Jones Act seaman whose employer arbitrarily and capriciously fails to pay the injured or ill seaman maintenance and cure. Justice Ginsburg dissented, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor.
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Now, however, the CBP seeks to narrow its interpretation of vessel equipment to include only items which are “necessary and appropriate for the navigation, operation or maintenance of a vessel and for the comfort and safety of the persons on board.” Merchandise/Vessel Equipment Vessel equipment is not merchandise.
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