Sekco Energy, Inc. v. M/V MARGARET CHOUEST

RULING ON MOTIONS

LIVAUDAIS, District Judge.

Defendants have filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on all issues except liability under LSA-C.C. art. 2315. Plaintiff opposes the motion, and has filed a Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment which defendants oppose.

I. Factual Background

In July and August of 1991, plaintiff Sekco Energy, Inc. (“Sekco”) owned and operated a fixed offshore drilling platform located in Vermillion Block 315 in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. The Minerals Management Service (“MMS”) granted Sek-co a leasehold interest in Block 315, under which Sekco…