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Angola Incremental Production Decree and Other Ongoing Developments

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On November 20, 2024, Angola enacted Presidential Decree 8/24 on Oil & Gas Incremental Production (“Incremental Production Decree”). This legal statute creates a new special legal and tax framework aimed to promote additional...more

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Autumn Budget 2024: Key Takeaways for the UK’s Energy Sector - Part Two

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On October 30 2024, the Labour government delivered their first Budget since 2010. The Budget introduced some key changes for the energy industry, including the Energy Profits Levy and Relief for payments made into a Carbon...more

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Renewable Energy Update 10.06.23

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is the strongest market in the U.S. when it comes to using energy storage for renewable integration, grid optimization, and electrification and decentralization, with a 43.7...more

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Court Rules That Unquantifiable Climate Impacts Are Not Sufficient to Overturn Project Approval

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In a recent decision, the Federal Court has rejected an attempt by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to set aside ministerial approval of a significant offshore oil and gas project. The NGOs argued that the Minister...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 12

● Offshore Oil and Gas at Risk of Potentially Catastrophic Cyberattack: GAO - “The industry includes about 1,600 offshore oil and gas facilities that are highly dependent on remotely connected operational technology, the...more

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Offshore Oil and Gas Field Decommissioning: Disputes and Other Challenges

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As offshore assets age, oil and gas companies face a wave of decommissioning obligations, with expenditures estimated to exceed US$200 billion in coming decades. Decommissioning is not simply demolition. It requires plugging...more

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Mexico Oil and Gas Update: The Potential Unitization of Block 7

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Reports issued in the past week state that Pemex, Mexico's national oil company, seeks operational control of Talos Energy's Block 7 oil and gas exploration area, located in shallow waters off the coast of the State of...more

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Gas snippets

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Will Nigeria’s fresh look into gas flaring, finally end it? At present, reports indicate that oil companies in Nigeria produce over four billion standard cubic feet (scf) of gas daily, of which about 700 million scf are...more

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The Creation of the Canadian Energy Regulator

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This article supplements our multi-part series on changes to Canada’s regulatory regime governing project development and operation in Canada. This post summarizes the proposal to establish the Canadian Energy Regulator...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Mexico's Energy Industry Round 2.4: Mexico's Deep Water Success

On January 31, 2018, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) completed the Presentation and Opening of Bid Proposals for the Fourth Tender of Round Two (“Round 2.4”), which was first announced on July 20, 2017. Round...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

North Sea Decommissioning - The Challenges Ahead

Where are we now? It all sounds simple enough. The dual objectives of the UK government today in relation to petroleum production from the North Sea are to maximise the economic recovery from domestic reserves and, once...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Mexico’s Crown Jewels: Deep Water and Farmout Tender Results

Mexico’s Crown Jewels: Deep Water and Farmout Tender Results - On December 5, 2016, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) conducted the Opening and Presentation of Bid Proposals Ceremony for the Ronda Uno,...more

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Participating in Mexico's Newly-Opened Energy Market: What You Need to Know

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In a comprehensive effort for reforms, Mexico has opened its country’s wholesale energy market and it is booming! Day-ahead power trading for the Baja California Sur system began on March 15, 2016, and for the Baja Peninsula...more

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Energy Newsletter - April 2016

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Managing In-Project Disputes in Major Construction Projects - What do you do when an unforeseen event threatens to increase the costs or time necessary to complete a major construction project? At first, it may seem...more

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Activists Make Good on Promise to Sue DOT over Pipeline Regs.

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On October 8, the National Wildlife Federation (“NWF”) fulfilled its promise to sue the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”). The lawsuit alleges that for 20 years the DOT has allowed pipelines to operate illegally by...more

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Pipeline Operators Take Heed – Threatened Enviro Lawsuit May Lead to Greater Regulatory Requirements

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On July 28, 2015, the National Wildlife Federation (“NWF”) filed an intent to sue notice against the Department of Transportation (“DOT”), arguing the DOT has not properly approved pipeline projects for more than 20 years. ...more

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Mexico’s Energy Industry: Updated Bidding Guidelines and Contract Terms for Ronda Uno, Second Tender

On August 4, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (the CNH) released revised versions of the Bidding Guidelines (the Guidelines) and the Model Production Sharing Contract (the PSC) for the Second Tender published on...more

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Mexico’s Energy Industry - June 2015 #2

Ronda Uno, First Tender - On June 9, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) published the final form of the Bidding Guidelines (“Guidelines”) and the Model Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for the...more

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