Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)

Moveable Oil Rig vs. Fixed Oil Platform

April 12, 2012

Offshore injuries are an ever-present threat for all maritime workers. To make things more complicated, the location of an accident can often determine one’s rights and available remedies under law. Offshore oil rigs are usually movable. As such, a maritime worker injured on a movable offshore oil rig may be entitled to recover as a [...]

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Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)

August 2, 2010

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act defines the outer continental shelf as any and all submerged lands lying beyond state coastal waters, greater than three miles offshore, which are under United States jurisdiction. The Act allows the Secretary of the Interior, through the Minerals Management Service (MMS), to grant leases for mineral exploration and development [...]

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