Can Injured Sailors Sue Their Captains for Negligence? New Orleans Personal Injury Attorney Discusses the Jones Act Working at sea can be lucrative and exhilarating, but it is also a career that is fraught with dangers. Offshore jobs are often fast-paced and risky, and workers may be leag...
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The justices affirmed a 2021 ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Helix must face Hewitt's 2017 lawsuit seeking overtime pay. That lawsuit now goes back to a federal judge in Houston. A 1940 regulation holds that highly compensated workers - currently defin...
Like hundreds of thousands of others, I was thrown in the trash heap when my company felt it had to satisfy their stockholders.When the price of oil dropped like a rock, the oilfield dried up. When that happened all the shipping jobs were immediately taken. Seafarers around the world are ...
The emerging U.S. offshore wind sector provides a tremendous opportunity for U.S. companies that actively get in and engage. With the inherent synergies between offshore wind and offshore oil and gas with respect to jobs, manufacturing, and expertise, opportunities abound for companies that have...
role that offshore wind plays is similar to that of land-based wind and other renewable energy technologies, namely, that offshore wind farms bolster energy security, support greenhouse gas emission reductions and renewable energy targets, and create opportunities for new industries and jobs. However...
Jobs InternshipsBiden cancels 3 offshore oil lease sales scheduled in Gulf Coast, AlaskaBy Matthew Daly Updated May 12, 2022 2:47pm EDT News Associated PressBiden announces oil reserve release to combat price surge President Joe Biden announced the release of 1 million barrels of oil per...
“This sale underscores the President’s commitment to create jobs and home-grown energy through the safe and responsible exploration and development of offshore energy resources,”Mike Connor, Department of Interior’s deputy secretary, said in the release. ...
The Mineral Management Service (MMS) changed its name to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) which is now divided into three new agencies in order to appoint clear jobs: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); responsible for offshore resources; The...