Nexen Petroleum U.S.A., Inc. v. Sea Mar Division of Pool Well Services Co.

ORDER AND REASONS

VANCE, District Judge.

Before the Court are defendant Sea Mar’s motion for summary judgment and plaintiffs Nexen Petroleum and Nexen Offshore’s cross-motion for partial summary judgment. 1 For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Sea Mar’s motion for summary judgment; and GRANTS plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

This tort suit arises from the allision of a merchant supply vessel with a semi-submersible drilling rig, both of which were engaged in an offshore drilling operation in the Gulf of Mexico.

The plaintiffs, Nexen…