Court Faults FERC in its Handling of ANR Storage Company’s Six Year Quest for Authorization to Charge Market-Based Rates for Natural Gas Storage Services -
On September 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...more
While energy companies around the world are becoming aware of the possibility of being sued in domestic courts for human rights offenses that their global subsidiaries have allegedly committed, there is another important...more
Developing an FSRU Project in New Markets: 10 Key Considerations -
As at 1 July 2017, the total number of operational floating storage and regasification units (“FSRUs”) globally stood at 26, with 23 operating as terminals...more
2/23/2018
/ Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Foreign Investment ,
Human Rights ,
Income Taxes ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Parent Corporation ,
Partnerships ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tariffs ,
UK
A landmark United Kingdom case recently has made it clear that UK-based parent companies may be found liable for human rights violations committed by their foreign subsidiaries. Plaintiffs all over the world are filing...more
Business Compliance with Human Rights -
The subject of compliance by businesses (from small to multinational) with human rights norms is in the news every single day. Following the endorsement by the UN Human Rights...more
Gas Market Reform in Asia: an Update on the Implementation of Third Party Access to LNG Import Terminals -
The rise of natural gas and LNG in Asia continues apace, fuelled by a convergence of plentiful global LNG supply,...more
1/16/2018
/ Asia ,
CERCLA ,
China ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mining ,
National Action Plan ,
Oil & Gas ,
OSHA ,
Petrochemicals ,
Silica
At a time when the extractive industry is facing additional scrutiny from NGOs and civil society organizations for its human rights practices, and States are beginning to take concrete steps to improve their laws governing...more
Environmental Citizen Suits—A Growing Trend Under the Trump Administration -
In his first year in office, President Trump has begun to deliver on his campaign promise of rolling back environmental regulations—from the...more
12/14/2017
/ American Institute of Architects ,
Architects ,
Citizen Suits ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Human Rights ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trump Administration
Climate change has been in the news recently in the wake of the Bonn Climate Talks, which took place between November 6 and 17, 2017. One key take away from the Talks: energy companies must seriously consider potential...more
12/11/2017
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Commission on Human Rights ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
OECD ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Renewable Energy ,
United Nations
International human rights laws and norms are increasingly playing a role in shaping how energy companies conduct their business all over the world. Shareholders increasingly demand compliance with human rights norms;...more
10/13/2017
/ Alien Tort Statute ,
Assault ,
Battery ,
Best Practices ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Eviction ,
Harassment ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Mining ,
OECD ,
Parent Corporation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Remediation ,
Shareholders ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain
After years of facing international criticism for purported “laxity” towards transparency and the fight against bribery and corruption, France has adopted new legislation aiming to rectify this deficiency, which imposes...more