Legal Opinion
Ronald J. Domingue v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company v. Dimensional Oilfield Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1991No. 90-4083PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Once more we embark on a voyage through the familiar marshland area of the law set aside for classifying the oil and gas exploration services contract as wet or dry. In this case, as is commonplace in the oil and gas industry, the contract between the oil company and the servicer/contractor consists of two parts, a broadform blanket agreement followed by a later specific work order covering the specific work to be done, wireline services on a movable jackup drilling rig. The district court found that the contract was maritime in nature because the wireline…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by61 opinions
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