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Texas AG Issues Opinion on Landmen and Wind Power Leasing

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It would be a heavy burden to catalogue all of the wrongs one might attribute to our Texas Attorney General. Now, we have another one. Opinion KP-0467, responding to a request from the Texas Real Estate Commission, concluded...more

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Q1 2024 UK Oil and Gas Sector Update

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The Energy Act 2023 (the “Act”) (in force as from 26 October 2023) amends model clauses contained in exploration and production licences to introduce requirements for consent to be obtained from the North Sea Transition...more

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Nigeria’s Energy Sector: Looking Back at 2023 and Looking Ahead in 2024

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We summarise the key events from 2023 in Nigeria’s energy sector – a year that saw the start of a new presidency and the end of the fuel subsidy. There was considerable M&A activity, significant legal developments and court...more

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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 8, August 2023

Bring on the Sun! Licensing and Permitting for Contractors Installing Solar Panel Systems in NC - With the growing emphasis of the use of renewables to reduce the carbon footprint of homes and buildings and tax incentives,...more

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South Africa exempts private generators from Generation Licence requirements

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South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") has removed requirements for independent power producers ("IPPs") to hold generation licences to produce electricity in an effort to rapidly add much needed...more

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Ofgem opens the door for third party finance providers to participate in the Supplier of Last Resort process

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The week between Christmas and New Year is not, traditionally, a time when Ofgem pushes out consultations on licence modifications. Nevertheless, on 30 December 2021, just such a consultation appeared. Perhaps, given the year...more

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Nigeria Overhauls Its Oil and Gas Laws with Petroleum Industry Act

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With more than 300 sections across five chapters and an additional eight schedules, Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (the PIA), which was passed on August 16, 2021, repeals all previous laws related to oil and gas....more

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Morgan Lewis Spark Q2 - 2021 - Russian

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Morgan Lewis Spark – это ежеквартальный обзор, освещающий нововведения и изменения российского законодательства, имеющие важное значение для компаний, работающих в российских секторах энергетики и добычи полезных ископаемых....more

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Morgan Lewis Spark Q2 2021 - English

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Morgan Lewis Spark is a quarterly update highlighting new and amended Russian legislation of importance to companies operating in the Russian energy and mining sectors. We hope it provides you with a useful tool to navigate...more

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FERC Terminates Licenses for Projects Involved in Michigan Dam Breach

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In an order dated May 20, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, or the Commission) terminated the hydropower licenses for three projects located on the Tittabawasee River in Michigan—the Secord (P-10809),...more

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[Webinar] Overview of Virginia’s Energy Storage Regulations - April 28th, 11:00 am - 11:30 am ET

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Effective as of January 1, 2021, the Virginia State Corporation Commission adopted Regulations Governing the Deployment of Energy Storage (the “Storage Rules”). The Storage Rules were promulgated pursuant to the Virginia...more

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Russian Mineral Resource Projects: New Legal Developments

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There are some notable recent developments and pending initiatives in Russia’s subsoil use sphere as 2020 unfolds....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Titulares licencias ambientales deben definir términos de la obligación de inversión del 1%

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Hasta el 25 de noviembre de 2019, los titulares de licencias ambientales en Colombia que estén obligados a cumplir con la obligación del 1% tienen plazo para acogerse o no al artículo 321 del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo...more

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Nonpowered Dams/Closed-Loop Pump Storage Projects: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Rule Establishing Expedited Licensing...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) published an April 24th Federal Register Notice establishing a final rule addressing licenses for qualifying facilities at existing nonpowered dams and closed-loop pump...more

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AER Announces Increased Scrutiny and New Requirements for Licensees

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On December 6, 2017, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) announced the release of a new edition of Directive 067: Eligibility Requirements for Acquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals (the updated Directive 067)....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Petroleum Licenses in the UK: Contract or Regulation?

Under the Petroleum Act 1998, the Secretary of State is authorized to grant licenses for the exploitation and production of hydrocarbons. The legal characteristic of such licenses has been an open question. If petroleum...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Russia Moves on the Regulation of its Arctic Continental Shelf Resources

In the course of the meeting held in September 2016 between President Putin and the Russian government, Mr Sergey Donskoy, the Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment, announced that it had been decided to impose a...more

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Florida Open for Captive Insurance Business

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After several decades, Florida is back in the business of licensing captive insurance companies. On Aug. 11, 2016, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued a license to a nonprofit Florida corporation, pursuant to...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta’s Oil and Gas Licensing Regime Found to be Unconstitutional

In Redwater Energy Corporation (Re) (Redwater Energy), the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta (Court) held that certain sections of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act (OGCA) and Pipeline Act (PA) are inoperative to the extent...more

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Nexen’s Fracking Water License has Run Dry - First Nation Prevails in BC Environmental Appeal Board Decision

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First Nation Prevails in BC Environmental Appeal Board Decision By Mike Theroux, Brad Gilmour and Laura Gill In a decision released on September 3, 2015, the British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board granted the appeal of...more

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Options for Obtaining Regulatory Guidance and/or Approval Related to the Export of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products

As previously reported on Speaking Energy (available here), the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently indicated that it is willing to work with U.S. energy companies to navigate...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The NRC’s Foreign Ownership Policy: Charting a New Course for the 21st Century

In spite of the growing globalization of the nuclear energy industry, the prohibition on foreign ownership, control or domination (FOCD) of U.S. nuclear power plants has substantially hindered foreign investment in new U.S....more

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