Navigating the Complex Issues in Offshore Oil & Gas in a Rapidly Changing Environment

With the ongoing regulatory and legislative changes for offshore drilling continuing to unfold, Fulbright's Offshore Oil and Gas Task Force is in a unique position to help you understand and comply with the many facets of the new regulatory, environmental, insurance, litigation and criminal liability issues that your company might be facing.

Fulbright's Offshore Oil and Gas Task Force is engaging in a continuous exchange on developments as they occur and the direct and indirect implications of the recent event in the Gulf, and is also focusing on the future with respect to what sort of opportunities and challenges will present themselves, and how the offshore operating environment is and will be changing.

Visit often as we will continue to post analysis of legal issues in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Article	The Latest Assault on Deepwater Assets: The Vanishing Suspension of Production	06/17/11
Video	Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling: Getting Going Again in the Gulf of Mexico	05/18/11
Slide Show	Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling: Getting Going Again in the Gulf of Mexico	05/18/11
Article	A Safer and Swifter Boemre	05/15/11
Slide Show	Getting Going Again in the Gulf - Part 2: New Rulemaking and Legislative Outlook	11/10/10
Article	How to Stem Risks In Sea Of Uncertainty Over Drilling	09/20/10
Slide Show	Offshore Oil and Gas Activities: What Does the Future Hold	09/08/10
Slide Show	Getting Going Again in the Gulf	08/26/10
Article	A Primer: Overview of Oil Spill Financial Responsibility Required Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for Vessels and Offshore Facilities	08/17/10
Chart	Current OPA Liability Limitations and Financial Responsibility Requirements and Proposed Revisions	08/10/10
Article	A Primer: Overview of Environmental Statutes Potentially Implicated By A Release of Oil to Waters of the United States	08/05/10
Alert	An Eye On Congress: Legislative Activity in the Wake of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill	07/30/10
Slide Show	Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling: What Does the Future Hold for Regulatory and Environmental Issues?	06/29/10

Regulatory Notice	BOEMRE Notice to Lessees #10	11/08/10
Press Release	DOI Press Release on New Safety Rules for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations	09/30/10
Fact Sheet	DOI Fact Sheet on the Drilling Safey Rule	09/30/10
Fact Sheet	DOI Fact Sheet on the Workplace Safety Rule	09/30/10
Lawsuit	State of Texas v. Department of the Interior	08/11/10
Bill	S. ___ – Sen. Begich Discussion Draft to address OCSLA Financial Responsibility	08/06/10
Bill	S.3763 – RESPOND Act to set up Mutual Insurance Fund, reintroduced by Sen. Landrieu	08/05/10
Legislative Update	H.R. 3534 – Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010, passed by the House	07/30/10
Bill	S.3663 – Omnibus measure for clean energy jobs and oil spill accountability, introduced by Sen. Reid	07/28/10
IHS Article	Economic Impact of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Industry and the Role of the Independents	07/21/10
Legislative Update	Insurance Information Institute letter re: Financial Responsibility for an Offshore Facility	07/19/10
Regulatory Notice	Information Requirements for Exploration Plans, Development and Production Plans, and Development Operations Coordination Documents on the OCS	06/18/10
Regulatory Notice	FAQs - Information Requirements for Exploration Plans, Development and Production Plans, and Development Operations Coordination Documents on the OCS	06/18/10
Regulatory Notice	Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the OCS	06/08/10
Letter	Available Liability Insurance Capacity	05/10/10
Letter	Availability of Commercial Insurance for Third Party Pollution Liability	05/10/10