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Trigeneration - Tips and Traps for the Uninitiated: Baker & McKenzie

by Sebastian Busa, Peter Davis, Jennifer Fitzalan, Alex Hartmann | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/22/2013

Given the escalating costs of energy and increasing corporate focus on sustainability, building owners and occupiers are increasingly seeking ways to produce and use energy more efficiently....more

Lessor Is Not Entitled To Royalty On Hedging Profits

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/22/2013

A Louisiana lessee does not owe its lessor royalties based on hedging profits, said a federal district court in Cimarex Energy Co. v. Chastant. ...more

Innovations and Opportunities in Energy Efficiency Finance

by Kendall Bodden, Josh Bushinsky, Charlotte Kim, Randy Lewis, Wendra Liang, Robert O’Connor, Sheridan Pauker, Scott Zimmermann | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/21/2013

In this white paper: - Introduction - Energy Efficiency Finance Structures, New and Familiar, and Negotiating Key Agreements - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Applying REITs to Energy...more

European Union Pending Legislation Requiring Additional Transparency from Extractive Industries

by Raymond Banoun | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/20/2013

On April 9, 2013, the European Union agreed to a preliminary deal requiring oil, gas, mining and forestry companies to report in greater detail any payments at or above €100,000 (approximately $130,000) they make to foreign...more

Resource nationalism and its impact on infrastructure projects

by Peter Cassidy, Joseph Otoo | Reed Smith on 5/19/2013

Introduction - The global demand for natural resources continues unabated. As revenues increase and profits soar in the face of this demand, there has been a resurgence of “resource nationalism” with resource-rich host states...more

Tax-Efficient Capital Vehicles for Unregulated Utilities: REITs, MLPs and Up-Cs Considered

by Nickolas Gianou, David Levy, Sean Shimamoto | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/15/2013

Over the last several years, a confluence of political and market developments have made capital for renewable energy projects harder to come by, which has affected the ability of unregulated affiliates of public utilities...more

Budget 2013-14: The Government targets multinationals to recover from the GFC - Baker & McKenzie

by Dixon Hearder, Amrit MacIntyre, John Walker | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/15/2013

The Treasurer has delivered the 2013-14 Budget. With the Treasurer noting that almost $170 billion has been wiped off tax receipts since the GFC, a series of measures increasing the tax burden of multinationals, foreign...more

California Energy Commission Amends Nonresidential Building Energy Disclosure Regulations

by Kirsten Day, Teresa Jacobs | Perkins Coie on 5/10/2013

The California Legislature adopted Section 25402.10 of the California Public Resources Code in 2007. The Code requires each nonresidential building owner throughout the state to document and disclose a building’s energy use...more

California Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulations

by Alan Mogol | Ober|Kaler on 5/7/2013

Lessors of tractors or trailers may be subject to California's regulations pertaining to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. California's regulations pertain to heavy-duty tractors and 53-foot or longer box-type...more

California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1,...

by Matthew Fogt, Emily L. Murray, Heather Riley | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/23/2013

Beginning, July 1, 2013, all California commercial buildings with a total gross floor area of more than 50,000 square feet are required to disclose the building's energy usage in advance of any sale, lease, or financing of...more

TRANSACTIONAL: Project Development/Finance: Key Considerations in Energy Take-or-Pay Contracts

by King & Spalding on 4/22/2013

Perhaps the most common type of off-take contract in a large scale energy project is the take-or-pay contract. A properly constructed take-or-pay contract provides the seller with an assured revenue stream that ensures an...more

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At The CFTC, SEC, And Fed

by Perkins Coie on 4/12/2013

On Thursday, March 28, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") approved a final order that exempts certain non-financial energy derivative transactions between and amongst government-owned electric...more

NREL Launches Solar Clearinghouse

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 4/10/2013

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched an initiative to build an open-source database of real-world performance from solar facilities across the country. As part of DOE’s...more

CFTC’s Final Rule Exempting Certain RTO Transactions From CFTC Regulation Largely Affirms Earlier Order But Offers Helpful Changes...

by Robert Fallon | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/8/2013

On March 28, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a final rule that largely affirmed its earlier proposal to exempt certain FERC and Texas PUC regulated transactions from CFTC jurisdiction and provided...more

Mississippi Legislature Passes Two Bills that Should Provide Greater Certainty to Businesses and Spur Economic Development

by Bruce Ely, Charles Hill III, James Long, Stephen Wilson | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/5/2013

The Mississippi Legislature recently passed two bills that should provide greater certainty to businesses and spur economic development in the Magnolia State. House Bill 892, signed into law by Governor Phil Bryant on March...more

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Trigeneration - Tips and Traps for the Uninitiated: Baker & McKenzie

Lessor Is Not Entitled To Royalty On Hedging Profits

Innovations and Opportunities in Energy Efficiency Finance

European Union Pending Legislation Requiring Additional Transparency from Extractive Industries

Resource nationalism and its impact on infrastructure projects

Tax-Efficient Capital Vehicles for Unregulated Utilities: REITs, MLPs and Up-Cs Considered

Budget 2013-14: The Government targets multinationals to recover from the GFC - Baker & McKenzie

California Energy Commission Amends Nonresidential Building Energy Disclosure Regulations

California Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulations

California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1,...

TRANSACTIONAL: Project Development/Finance: Key Considerations in Energy Take-or-Pay Contracts

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At The CFTC, SEC, And Fed

NREL Launches Solar Clearinghouse

CFTC’s Final Rule Exempting Certain RTO Transactions From CFTC Regulation Largely Affirms Earlier Order But Offers Helpful Changes...

Mississippi Legislature Passes Two Bills that Should Provide Greater Certainty to Businesses and Spur Economic Development

Japan Launches LNG Futures Contract

Sunshine May Be Free But It May Take A Security To Harvest It

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - March 22, 2013

Tax Communiqué: Highlights from the Budget 2013

Damages Awarded Against Underwriter for Failing to Complete a Bought Deal

D.C. Circuit Rules That CFTC – Not FERC – Has Authority To Regulate Futures Trades

FERC Lacks Authority Over Commodity Futures Contracts

Energy Alert: Deadline Approaches For Energy Company Swap Reporting

FERC Lacks Authority To Regulate Natural Gas Futures Contracts, D.C. Circuit Rules

Plan Nord – Québec Tables a Consultation Paper on its Proposed New Mining Royalty Regime

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