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Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Affirms Judgment Allowing Creditors of Venezuela Who Obtained Arbitration Awards to Attach U.S. Assets of...

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has again allowed creditors of Venezuela to attach assets belonging to Venezuela’s national oil company to satisfy arbitration awards against Venezuela. The Third Circuit rejected...more

Opportune LLP

Court Rulings, Delays & Cancellations Underscore Challenges For Gas Pipeline Construction

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Find out what challenges the natural gas industry faces to construct new pipelines and how these challenges have impacted gas supplies, particularly in the Northeast....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 25, July 2020

Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline - "The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more

Snell & Wilmer

FERC Asserts Authority: Declaratory Order Says Eminent Domain Exempted From State Sovereign Immunity

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In a recent declaratory order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asserted the right of its certificate holders to “exercise eminent domain authority over state-owned land.” The Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) provides...more

Gray Reed

No Sovereign Immunity for the Texas Land Commissioner

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Suing a state and its public officials is difficult because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity. There are exceptions. State of Texas v. Signal Drilling, et al. presents several of them....more

A&O Shearman

US NOPEC Developments: Update for National Oil Companies

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On Thursday, 7th February, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved the No Producing and Exporting Cartels Act 2019 (NOPEC), potentially setting up a vote by the full House. NOPEC was followed by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Arbitration - The World in U.S. Courts: Summer - Fall 2018

FSIA Precludes Enforcement of Arbitral Award Against Property Held by the Government of India Outside the US - Hardy Exploration & Production (India), Inc. v. Government of India, US District Court for the District of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.

On May 1, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., No. 15-423, holding that a federal court has jurisdiction over a lawsuit against a foreign sovereign...more

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ND Pipeline Decision: Court Grants TRO to Prevent Indian Nation from Interfering with Construction of Pipelines

On September 13, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota granted a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in the matter of Paradigm Energy Partners, LLC v. Fox, et al., prohibiting the defendants from...more

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

Texas Court of Appeals Issues Important State Superfund Order

In a “case of first impression,” U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,texascapitol sitting in Austin, in TCEQ v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., issued an important decision interpreting the scope of the Texas Solid...more

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