The Energy Law Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Factual Background In July of 2008, nearly 300,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Mississippi River in New Orleans when a tugboat towing an oil-filled barge veered across the river into the path of an ocean-going tanker. American Commercial Lines (“ACL”) owned the tug MEL OLIVER, and bareboat chartered its tug to DRD Towing.
The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 31, 2023
A Regulatory Increase to the Limits of Liability for Oil Pollution and an Amendment Exempting Small Passenger Vessels from the Limitation of Liability Act Present New Challenges for Vessel Owners U.S. First, the Coast Guard announced [1] increases to the liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). [2]
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The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 10, 2011
30, 2010), the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court’s finding of summary judgment on liability under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). Laurin Maritime (America), Inc. 2010 WL 5421015 (5th Cir. Accordingly, summary judgment was proper in favor of the Tanker Owner.
The Energy Law Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2021
The Trustees for this incident include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Shortly after the incident, Kirby and the Natural Resource Trustees began assessing natural resource damages caused by the release.
ESA
JULY 12, 2021
Amid competing House and Senate proposals to increase funding levels for the National Science Foundation, the House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill covering NSF, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. EU countries approve landmark climate change law – Reuters.
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