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re: JBE Impact on Oil Recovery

Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:26 am to
Posted by Mudge87
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Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:26 am to
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I'll even give you legacy lawsuits and the recent coastal suits


To be fair, those are two pretty damn big reasons why companies would not want to stay here. I would argue that a third is the absolute shellacking BP took in settling with private plaintiffs.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80580 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:32 am to
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legacy lawsuits


was somewhat rectified by the Legislature in 2012 I believe

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recent coastal suits


I'll give you this one as it is in its infancy and we don't know how it will eventually play out

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I would argue that a third is the absolute shellacking BP took in settling with private plaintiffs.


You mean a settlement program they voluntarily entered into in order to avoid the costs of litigating each individual claim?
Posted by Athanatos
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
8143 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 10:35 am to
Where are they going to go? Venezuela, West Africa, the Arctic (thx Obama). The United States is a safe, stable place to do business with a predictable judicial system. You make it seem like oil companies would rather be attacked by terrorists in Nigeria than adhere to legal/regulatory requirements in Louisiana.
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