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United States of America: Jones Act interpretation may open some offshore oil and gas rig operations to foreign vessels

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11 Dec 2019

In December 2019, the US government clarified that offshore oil and gas rig operations in the country can be carried out by foreign vessels.

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1

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0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

17 Feb 2020

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 11 Dec 2019
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