Through a series of recently issued general licenses, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has relaxed its Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (VSR) to create a critical pathway for...more
2/23/2026
/ Compliance Management Systems ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Licenses ,
Investment ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sanctions ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venezuela
Trump administration authorizes transactions involving Venezuelan oil sector, but subject to detailed conditions to align with U.S. policy objectives. Companies seeking to do business with Venezuela should confirm that their...more
2/2/2026
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Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Hydrocarbons ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venezuela
On December 21, 2025, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division (“MPD”) issued a no‑action letter that could materially expand hedging options for commercial energy companies by allowing firms to exclude certain “Energy...more
1/15/2026
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Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
End-Users ,
Energy Contracts ,
Energy Policy ,
Hedges ,
Hedging ,
Natural Gas ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Letters ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pilot Programs ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Threshold Requirements
The recent arrest and arraignment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has profound legal and economic implications, particularly within the oil and gas sector. The Venezuelan oil sector is now in a state of disrepair due...more
1/7/2026
/ Arbitration ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infrastructure ,
International Arbitration ,
Investment ,
Investment Disputes ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Restructuring ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venezuela
In October 2025 the IMF released the 2025 Debt Stocktaking Policy Paper. This represents the first comprehensive review of documentation relating to international sovereign restructurings since 2020....more
11/25/2025
/ Bond Financing ,
Bondholders ,
Commercial Loans ,
Contract Terms ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Investors ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Risk Management ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Syndicated Loans ,
Transparency
On February 25th, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) adopted a new approach for how the Division of Enforcement (Division) will assess self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation efforts when...more