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Reasonably Prudent Operator or Good and Workmanlike Manner: Does Your Contract Have the Right Standard of Care?

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The standard of care is an important provision in any operating, management or services agreement because it sets forth the expectations of the parties as to how the contract should be carried out. It also functions as the...more

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Energy Contracts: In-House Counsel, Force Majeure, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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COVID-19 is disrupting contracts in our energy industries, impacting electric power and petroleum, and both product providers and service providers. Contracts will be breached. The phrase “force majeure” will be top of mind. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Implications for the Energy Industry

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The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in more than 100 countries and territories. Over 110,000 cases have now been documented across the globe,...more

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Joint Operating Agreements: What have we learned from the High Court’s decision in TAQA v Rockrose

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On Friday 17 January 2020, the High Court gave its judgment in the TAQA Bratani v Rockrose case (TAQA Bratani Ltd and others v. RockRose UKCS8 LLC [2020] EWHC 58 (Comm)). In this judgment, the Court held in favour of the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Coronavirus and Force Majeure in English Law

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- Under English law, force majeure clauses in contracts may allow parties to avoid their performance obligations in certain extreme circumstances, as defined by the contract. - It is unlikely that a low demand for LNG in...more

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JOAs: “Good Faith” and the implied qualification of express contractual powers

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There have been a number of recent English Court decisions concerning implied obligations of good faith. In May 2019, we considered the potential impact of those decisions on joint operating agreements in the oil & gas...more

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Obligations of Good Faith in JOAs - The Impact of Recent Decisions on 'Relational Contracts'

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In the international upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, joint operating agreements (“JOAs”) are the key agreements which govern the terms upon which oil and gas companies regulate their upstream joint...more

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Focus on Regulatory Law - October 2014

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In This Issue: - Regulatory Authorities - Energy - Public Economy Law - State Aid - Contract - Public Health - In Brief - Excerpt from Regulatory Authorities: French Competition...more

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