The launch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (the Kingdom) Vision 2030 Program preceded the announcement of numerous ground-breaking Mega and Giga-projects throughout the country. Eight years on, recent MEED data estimates...more
8/8/2024
/ Capital Raising ,
Contractors ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Investment ,
Leaseback ,
Leases ,
Property Tax ,
Real Estate Market ,
Revenue ,
Sales ,
Saudi Arabia
Twelve months have passed since the Private Sector Participation Law (the Privatisation Law) was published in Umm Al-Qura, the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the Kingdom), with the objectives of increasing...more
Much has been written about the role of hydrogen in the context of energy transition and the path to net zero. Putting aside for the moment the degree of investment and innovation required to get from where we are now to...more
3/11/2021
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Middle East ,
Net Zero ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
Climate Change Litigation on the Horizon with Trump Environmental Overhaul -
On July 16, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing...more
9/18/2020
/ CEQ ,
CFIUS ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Indonesia ,
Infrastructure ,
Joint Venture ,
Middle East ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petrochemicals ,
PFAS ,
Pipelines ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Solar Farm ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy ,
Wind Farm
A few years ago, we reported that a wave of waste to energy (“WTE”) projects were expected in the Middle East. It now appears that the wave is about to break. From Saudi Arabia, to the UAE and to Oman, these planned projects...more
9/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Middle East ,
Oman ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Request for Proposals ,
Saudi Arabia ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy
Working remotely and travel restrictions as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak present new challenges to traditional ways of conducting business, particularly when it comes to execution of documents and concluding contracts...more
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic, with the WHO "deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity" of the outbreak. In response, the financial markets...more
Texas Supreme Court Finds Anadarko is Entitled to Over $100 Million in Deepwater Horizon Defense Costs Based on Undefined Term in Insurance Policy -
Insurance coverage litigation arising out of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon...more
A long-standing feature of the public-private-partnership (PPP) market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was that despite its relatively strong record of implementing PPP projects in the utilities sector, KSA did not have...more
Courts Hold Clean Water Act Regulates Discharges through Groundwater, as Congress and Regulators Consider Responses -
The Ninth Circuit and Fourth Circuit have joined a growing number of lower courts finding that the...more
5/14/2018
/ Clean Water Act ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Groundwater ,
Infrastructure ,
Insurance Industry ,
Liens ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Wells ,
Private Funds
As part of our ongoing series on the Trump administration’s infrastructure proposal, Building A Stronger America (the “Plan”), we continue to provide insight on how various sectors of the financial industry may be impacted by...more
The Impact of U.S. Government Infrastructure Spending on the Private Funds Industry -
As part of our ongoing series on the Trump administration’s infrastructure proposal, Building A Stronger America (the “Plan”), we...more
Recently, we described the announcement of President Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan (the “Plan”). Today, we report on what has developed since the ambitious proposal was unveiled.
Current State-of-Play -
Last...more
Recently, we described the announcement of President Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan (the “Plan”). Today, we report on what has developed since the ambitious proposal was unveiled.
The Plan -
As we reported...more
On February 12, 2018, The White House released President Donald J.
Trump’s legislative goals for rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
General Overview -
The White House established six (6) principles:
1.STIMULATE...more
King & Spalding has prepared two publications to assist clients who are interested in participating in PPP projects in Saudi Arabia and other GCC states with Vision2030 plans. The publications are:
“Delivering...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
King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud’s recently concluded 31-day trip to Asia saw Saudi Arabia and Malaysia sign a series of four memoranda of understanding (MOUs) relating to economic cooperation, trade, investment and human...more
Implementing Islamic Financing for Renewable Energy Projects -
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recently seen a surge of interest in developing renewable energy, in particular solar energy projects. Led...more
9/20/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
BOEM ,
Coal Industry ,
Covenants that Run With the Land ,
Due Diligence ,
Energy Sector ,
Feed-in-Tariffs ,
Financial Institutions ,
Middle East ,
Midstream Contracts ,
Offshoring ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recently seen a surge of interest in developing renewable energy, in particular solar energy projects. Led by Morocco and Jordan which have successfully implemented numerous...more
9/9/2016
/ Africa ,
Electricity ,
Feed-in-Tariffs ,
Financial Institutions ,
Middle East ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Private Sector ,
Project Finance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy
The district energy industry has received a global boost through a global initiative supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The UNEP has called for governments, state owned enterprises and procuring...more
9/1/2016
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Contractors ,
IDEA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
United Nations
The sovereign funding gap caused by a low oil price environment, coupled with a global period of economic uncertainty, are two drivers leading governments, procuring authorities and state owned enterprises (Authorities),...more
The sovereign funding gap caused by a low oil price environment, coupled with a global period of economic uncertainty, are two drivers leading governments and state owned enterprises (SOEs) throughout the Middle East and...more
Recent activity in the waste management sector in many Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries suggests that governments in the region are starting to look again at waste to energy (W2E) projects.
Within the span of 18...more