Perspectives

On October 1, 2024, the US Coast Guard issued Policy Letter 23-05 to provide clarification on the video and audio surveillance...

The Jones Act and other coastwise trade laws must be carefully considered in any offshore energy project.  The Jones Act dictates the...

Several Gulf States and oil and gas trade associations have challenged a new final rule titled Risk Management and Financial Assurance...

Sara Kuebel and I explored when and where maritime law applies on the OCS to workers and facilities engaged in traditional oil and gas...

In remarks at the Oceantic 2024 International Partnering Forum in New Orleans, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a new five-year...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it is proposing a second offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico....

On December 23, 2022, President Biden signed into law House of Representatives Bill 7776, the “James M. Inhofe National Defense...

Today, the Department of Interior announced the transfer of certain regulatory authority from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...