Kean Miller (LexBlog Mexico)
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BOEM Begins Key Environmental Assessment In Preparation for Offshore Wind Development in the GOM
In support of the Biden administration’s goal of permitting 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) announced that it has been begun preparing its draft environmental assessment to evaluate the potential impacts of offshore wind development in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The area to be...
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BOEM Begins Key Environmental Assessment In Preparation for Offshore Wind Development in the GOM
In support of the Biden administration’s goal of permitting 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) announced that it has been begun preparing its draft environmental assessment to evaluate the potential impacts of offshore wind development in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The area to be...
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BOEM to Issue a Call to Further Assess Commercial Interest in Wind Energy Leasing in the Gulf
On October 28, 2021, the Department of Interior announced three major milestones to advance commercial offshore wind energy development, one of those impacting the Gulf of Mexico. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) will publish a Call for Information and Nominations (“Call”) on November 1, 2021 in the Federal Register. The Call will allow...
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Louisiana Policy Endorsement does not Contractually Expand Plaintiff’s Right to File Direct Action Against Insurers
by R. Blake Crohan The EDLA recently determined that the Insurance Service Office’s (ISO) “Louisiana Changes” endorsement does not expand the scope of Louisiana’s direct action statute. In Menard v. Gibson Applied Technology and Engineering, 2017 WL 6610466 (E.D. La. Dec. 27, 2017), the plaintiff was a senior field technician working offshore in the Gulf...
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BOEM Announces Proposal to Sell 73 Million Acres of Gulf of Mexico Leases
By Tod J. Everage With less than one week on the job, newly-confirmed Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke announced that BOEM will offer 73,000,000 acres of lease space located in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration. Proposed Lease Sale 249 is currently scheduled for August 16, 2017, and will include all...
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Helicopters Transporting Passengers to Offshore Platforms Can Be Property Subject To A Salvage Award If Recovered or Saved In Navigable Waters
By Michael J. O’Brien In the Gulf of Mexico, helicopters have replaced seagoing vessels as the primary mode of transporting workers from shore to their jobs on offshore platforms and rigs. It is black letter law that a seagoing vessel in peril that is rescued is subject to an award for salvage. Since helicopters have...
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The “New” Mexico: The Status of Mexico’s Energy Reform and How United States’ Companies Can Benefit
By Edward H. Warner and Daniela Suarez de los Santos On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Petróleos Mexicanos (Mexico’s national oil company better known as Pemex), BlackRock Inc., and First Reserve Corp announced a major investment project that will bring U.S. natural gas to central Mexico. This $900 million USD transaction represents the first large scale...
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Louisiana DNR Extends Offshore Drilling Emergency Order
By R. Lee Vail In response to the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Incident, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”), Office of Conservation (“Conservation”) issued a series of emergency rules with effective dates: July 15, 2010(1) , December 9, 2010(2), January 12, 2011(3) and most recently May 12, 2011(4). . The initial emergency rule created: “a...
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Environmental Groups Attempt to Block Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling
By R. Lee Vail Deepwater oil and gas production from the Gulf of Mexico has become a significant portion of the current production within the United States, equal to over 1.6 million barrels per day of oil equivalent; total U.S oil production is around 5.3 million barrels per day. (1) Worldwide shallow water oil production peaked...
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BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
By R. Lee Vail On June 1, 2011, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued a notice to Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region (GOMR) lease and pipeline right-of-way (ROW) holders on reporting hurricane and tropical storm effects. Specifically, the recent notice, designated NTL No. 2011-G01(1), requires four reports, as...