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White Paper: Immigration in the Offshore Energy and Maritime Industry

March 15, 2023

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By: Ryan M. Freel, Diego Archer

As oil and gas companies continue to invest heavily into offshore drilling and the sector poised for growth, employers will rely heavily on foreign talent to fill many of the available jobs. Fragomen’s white paper, Immigration in the Offshore Energy and Maritime Industry, provides a framework for understanding the immigration requirements and implications in the offshore energy and maritime industry, the application of those rules, and recommendations about how employers can best navigate through the complexities of this highly specialized area of law.

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Diego Archer

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T:+1 972 233 6646

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Ryan M. Freel

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Fragomen in Chicago, IL, United States

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[email protected]

T: +1 281 605 3111

Diego Archer

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[email protected]

T:+1 972 233 6646

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