April 04, 2017
An Alaskan offshore oil and exploration company has agreed to pay a $10 million penalty for using a foreign-flagged ship to transport a drilling rig between U.S. ports in what marks the largest such penalty under the federal Jones Act, according to an announcement from U.S. officials Tuesday.
March 27, 2017
An offshore oil and gas exploration company has resolved its dispute with the U.S. government over a $15 million fine for the company's use of a foreign-flagged ship to transport a drilling rig between U.S. ports, in what had been the largest-ever penalty under the federal Jones Act.
February 01, 2017
A government attorney told an Alaska federal judge Tuesday that the Department of Justice lost the approval papers for a settlement between the Department of Homeland Security and an oil and gas company fighting a $15 million shipping fine.
March 24, 2016
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is closing in on a settlement with an oil and gas company contesting a $15 million shipping fine imposed by the agency, according to a status report filed in Alaska federal court Thursday that requested more time to finalize a deal.
September 29, 2015
An oil and gas company contesting a $15 million shipping fee imposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security doubled down on its effort to compel discovery in the case Monday, telling an Alaska federal judge that the government is dragging its feet and hiding behind shaky internal policies.
September 17, 2015
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday urged an Alaska federal judge to reject an energy company's bid to compel discovery in a $15 million shipping fee dispute, arguing that the measure is unnecessary since that two are not at an impasse.
August 21, 2015
An energy company fighting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over a $15 million shipping fee asked an Alaska federal judge Thursday to compel the department to produce discovery documents, saying the government has not registered any formal objections.
July 07, 2015
An Alaska federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's bid to toss claims from an energy company's attempt to bypass a $15 million fine, ruling that the decision is not reviewable under the Jones Act.
April 13, 2015
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is once again urging an Alaska federal judge to throw out an energy company's attempt to bypass a $15 million fine, saying that courts cannot review national security decisions made under the Jones Act.
March 23, 2015
A Texas oil company asked an Alaska federal judge Friday to review a $15 million Jones Act fine the Department of Homeland Security slapped the company with, saying national security concerns did not factor into the fine.