Lessons for Sellers in Contracting with Emerging Market Buyers: The “Three R’s” to Structuring Payment Security Provisions -
The recent rebound in the international energy industry is being driven, at least in part, by a...more
6/18/2018
/ BSEE ,
Cloud Computing ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Rules ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling
Announcing an unexpected policy shift, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order on May 18, 2018, limiting its analysis of upstream and downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its environmental...more
On September 28, 2017, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NOPR”) directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) “to take action to ensure that the reliability and...more
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
11/10/2017
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Construction Disputes ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Foreign Investment ,
Fuel Supply ,
International Arbitration ,
Investors ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices
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
In a line of much-anticipated decisions, two federal district courts ruled to protect the procedural due process rights of entities targeted by FERC enforcement actions. Recent decisions in Massachusetts and the District of...more