OSHA issued new guidance on July 8, 2020, for the oil and gas industry as part of its ongoing series of industry-specific guidance for mitigating occupational exposure risks to COVID-19. This guidance supplements OSHA’s...more
7/14/2020
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Electricity Sales Contracts in France -
The electricity sector, like numerous others in France, has been heavily affected by the economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...more
6/25/2020
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A “Reasonable and Good Faith Inquiry” Checklist -
On May 19, 2020, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued “Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of...more
COVID-19 presents the oil and gas sector with several novel safety considerations.
Drilling rigs and production platforms are self-contained vessels in which workers routinely live and work in close contact...more
4/14/2020
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