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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Senate Includes Buy American Requirement in Water Resources Development Act of 2013: Provision Would Mandate Use of American Iron,...

by King & Spalding on 5/18/2013

The United States Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 by an overwhelming 83-14 margin on May 15, 2013. The legislation included an amendment sponsored by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sherrod Brown...more

TRANSACTIONAL: Construction: ‘Back-to-back’ – the pass-through of construction risk from project agreement through to subcontracts...

by King & Spalding on 2/11/2013

When passing risk through to various sub-contractors to a PPP or energy infrastructure project, it is important to ensure that the core sub-contracts are drafted on a ‘back-to-back’ basis with the project agreement. This...more

Mixed Results for Renewable Energy as State Assembly Goes on Recess

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 11/9/2012

Three out of four is an exceptional batting average, but renewable energy advocates are undoubtedly disappointed by the one big loss they suffered in the recent legislative session. Three bills related to solar energy and...more

Doing Business in Canada: Infrastructure Opportunities in Canada

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Infrastructure development has helped define Canada. Currently, Canadians lead the world’s infrastructure development projects. The infrastructure required for resource development projects such as the oil sands are some of...more

Ukraine announce PSA tenders for Skifska and Foroska offshore oil and gas blocks

by Vitaliy Radchenko on 5/30/2012

On 23 May 2012 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU) adopted two Resolutions on Holding Tenders for the Award of Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) for the Extraction of Hydrocarbons within the Foros and Skifska Areas...more

Legal Alert: Damon Key's quarterly update - Construction Law, Renewable Energy, Appellate Developments, and Premises Liability...

by Robert Thomas on 4/2/2012

Legal Alert: Damon Key's quarterly update - Construction Law, Renewable Energy, Appellate Developments, and Premises Liability (Feb. 2012) ...more

Contract administration - JCT, NEC3 and FIDIC

by BPE Solicitors LLP on 11/14/2011

An article comparing the contract administration and project management roles found in JCT, NEC and FIDIC. May be of most interest to those in the process engineering industries....more

New Regime in France for Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic Panels

by McDermott Will & Emery on 8/18/2011

The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) issued a set of rules on 1 August 2011 that outlines the terms and conditions of the new tender process applicable to certain roof-mounted photovoltaic projects in...more