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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law Blog

186 IBLA 199 (2015). Together, these developments will undoubtedly lead to more litigation and a higher cost of doing business on the Outer Continental Shelf. The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. Since 2010, the agency has collected over $19.5 7 (2016). [1]

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