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Trends in African Upstream M&A

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With global oil and gas demand forecast to grow and huge exploration potential across and offshore the continent, Africa is an increasingly attractive destination for upstream investment. In this chapter for Upstream Oil and...more

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Security of African Oil and Gas Projects: Risk Allocation Strategies

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As nations around the world scramble to lay their hands on new sources of energy to replace their heavy dependence on Russian oil and gas, attention is turning back to Africa’s resource-rich nations. Set back by years of...more

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Why Africa Matters: The Investment Case

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Population and economic growth: A burgeoning global market - Africa’s population is growing rapidly. Already numbering almost 1.5 billion, it is projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050 – around 25% of the world’s...more

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Africa Focus: Summer 2023

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Recent disruptions in the global food supply chains have highlighted Africa's urgent need to become self-sufficient in food production. Traditionally, the continent has turned to small-scale community-based agricultural...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Recent ECT Claims - Impact for Energy Investors and Governments

The last few weeks have seen a raft of new investor-state arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), including the first known investor-state claim against the European Union (EU) itself. These claims largely arise...more

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Venezuelan Supreme Court Rules "State of Exception and Economic Emergency" as Legal

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The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela declared last month the constitutionality of Decree 3,844, issued on May 10, 2019, by means of which the government of Nicolás Maduro enacted a State of Exception and Economic...more

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Demystifying Energy Investment Disputes in Mexico Through the New USMCA

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• Each of the three participating countries in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is about to submit the new free trade agreement for its respective Congress' approval. • Some stakeholders have interpreted Chapter 8...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions: FAQs and 2019 Trends

The Blakes Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions: FAQs and 2019 Trends answers frequently asked questions regarding the regulation of public M&A in Canada and provides an outlook for what 2019 may hold based on significant...more

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UAE Foreign Direct Investment Law

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His Highness, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE recently issued Federal Decree-Law No. 19 of 2018 on Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI Law”), giving life to one of the most recently anticipated legal...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New CFIUS Law: Key Issues Affecting the Energy Sector

• FIRRMA broadens the scope of a CFIUS review beyond transactions that could result in a foreign person gaining the ability to control a U.S. business. Consequently, more energy deals could be captured through expanded...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions: FAQs and 2018 Trends

Our Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions: FAQs and 2018 Trends answers frequently asked questions regarding the regulation of public M&A in Canada and provides an outlook for what 2018 may hold based on significant developments...more

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Energy Newsletter - November 2017

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Choice of Law in Host Government Agreements - Choice of law stands as the second “pillar” of contract stabilization, together with stabilization clauses and international arbitration. In fact, choice of law provisions...more

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Vietnam Directs Divestment of State-Owned Enterprises

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The Situation: Vietnam, like other developing countries, is challenged by the prominence of state-owned enterprises throughout its economy. The Development: The Vietnamese government has directed that state ownership in a...more

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends to Watch in 2017

Canadian M&A activity rose once again in 2016, surpassing a record-breaking 2015 to become the most active year in Canadian deal-making history. In terms of deal value, 2016 will be second only to the peak of 2007....more

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International Investment Arbitration in North America: Year in Review 2015

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International investment arbitration – also known as investment treaty arbitration or investor-State arbitration – is a procedure whereby foreign investors may seek a binding adjudication of claims against host States that...more

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International Investment Arbitration in Latin America: Year in Review 2015

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International investment arbitration – also known as investment treaty arbitration or investor-State arbitration – is a procedure whereby foreign investors may seek a binding adjudication of claims against host States that...more

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International Investment Arbitration in Europe: Year in Review 2015

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International investment arbitration – also known as investment treaty arbitration or investor-State arbitration – is a procedure whereby foreign investors may seek a binding adjudication of claims against host States that...more

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International Investment Arbitration in the Commonwealth of Independent States: Year in Review 2015

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International investment arbitration – also known as investment treaty arbitration or investor-State arbitration – is a procedure whereby foreign investors may seek a binding adjudication of claims against host States that...more

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Energy Newsletter - October 2015

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FERC Shares Best Practices for Stakeholder Outreach in Gas Project Permitting - The dramatic increase in domestic energy production over the past several years has resulted in the involvement of the Federal Energy...more

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Saudi Arabia Looks Beyond Oil and Encourages Foreign Investment

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Foreign investment in Saudi Arabia is anticipated to become easier following an announcement of a significant relaxation of ownership rules in the Kingdom which will enable foreign investors to own 100% of wholesale and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mexico To Vote On Historic Amendment To Open Oil Industry To Private Investment

The Mexican Senate has introduced a constitutional amendment that, if approved, would open the country’s oil market to foreign and private investors. Currently, oil production is controlled exclusively by the state-owned...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

OGX Insolvency – What Distressed Investors Need to Know About Brazilian Bankruptcy Process

On October 30, 2013, Brazilian oil company OGX Petróleo e Gas Participações SA (OGX) filed for bankruptcy protection (or “judicial reorganization”) in Rio de Janeiro after restructuring discussions between the company and its...more

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Recent Developments: Mozambique—What Legal Options are Available to Investors in Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources?

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Recent developments in Mozambique, including the announcement on October 21, 2013, by opposition party RENAMO (Mozambican National Resistance) that it would no longer abide by the 1992 peace pact that ended years of civil war...more

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Opportunities for Japanese Investment in US Unconventional Resource Development

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On September 5th, 2013, Latham & Watkins partners Michael P. Darden and Michael King gave a presentation in Tokyo, Japan on unconventional resource development in the US and the opportunities created by changes in the US gas...more

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Bilateral Investment Treaties Would Likely Have a Key Role in Mitigating Investment Risks If Mexico Undertakes Energy Reforms

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As described in detail in another article in this Newsletter entitled "Mexican Congress to Consider Constitutional Oil and Gas Reforms: Bold Stride Forward or Half-Step?," the reform of Mexico's energy industry and its...more

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