Significant Changes to FERC’s Rules for Market-Based Rate Sellers -
On July 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued two orders modifying its rules for sellers to obtain or retain authorization...more
Uzbekistan appears to be entering a new stage of development and investment opportunities. For many years, under its former ruler, Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan offered little appeal to foreign investors, raking extremely low in...more
Choose Your Own Adventure: Farmouts of International Oil & Gas Interests and the AIPN 2019 Model Form -
When I teach about the Association of International Petroleum Negotiator’s (AIPN) Model International Farmout...more
7/17/2019
/ Assignments ,
Chapter 11 ,
Clean Energy ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Default ,
Energy Sector ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mexico ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Post-Petition Interest ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secured Debt
When I teach about the Association of International Petroleum Negotiator’s (AIPN) Model International Farmout Agreement at AIPN’s courses, I tell the attendees that farmouts (and the model form) are a lot like a “choose your...more
A Texas Federal Judge Turns Up the Heat on Oil Companies Facing Climate Change-Related Securities Class Actions -
On August 14, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a...more
9/17/2018
/ Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fuel Standards ,
Hydropower ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shareholders ,
Waste Management ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wind Power
While Russia has one of the largest conventional energy reserves in the world, it continues to incentivise the development of renewable energy projects through the renewable energy capacity auction scheme, endeavoring to make...more
On May 22, 2018 Russia’s State Duma (the lower house of parliament) passed the third and final reading of the draft law "On measures to influence (counteract) the unfriendly actions of the United States of America and (or)...more
Navigating Private Equity Fund Limitations for Energy Infrastructure-Focused Investments -
Energy infrastructure funds have emerged as a class of funds that offer investors the potential for long-term stable returns, as...more
5/9/2017
/ Argentina ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Made in the USA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Presidential Permit ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
TransCanada ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Russian Federal Tariff Service (the FTS) regulates the price at which Gazprom and its affiliates can sell natural gas to the wholesale market and to their affiliated refineries. The FTS also regulates the price of natural...more
Negotiating an In-Project Construction Dispute -
Many thorny and competing interests are implicated when an ongoing major construction project experiences an unanticipated event that impacts the project schedule or...more
10/11/2016
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Due Process ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enhanced Penalties ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FERC ,
Russia ,
Sanctions
On 1 September 2016, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) supplemented sanctions against Russia imposed in connection with the conflict in Eastern Ukraine with names of a number of...more