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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Be a Junkyard Dog: Put Your Agreements in Writing!

A federal judge in Louisiana has dished out some harsh criticism of contractors who don’t reduce their contracts to writing. The case involves the decommissioning of 26 orphaned oil and gas wells near Baton Rouge. The...more

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Arbitration Result Can Be “Good”, “Bad” or “Ugly”

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The message in RSM Production Corporation v. Gaz du Cameroun SA: According to the federal Fifth Circuit, an arbitration tribunal’s construction of a contract and the arbitration rules governing the dispute “hold, however...more

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Landmark Victory Secured in Singapore Arbitration Jurisdiction Challenge Case

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A landmark victory was obtained on behalf of Frontier Holdings Ltd (FHL), against Petroleum Exploration (Pvt) Ltd (PEL) in proceedings before the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)....more

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Arbitration Over Offshore Leases Does Not Warrant Lawsuit Dismissal

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Just because parties agree that disputes over a contract will be subject to binding arbitration doesn’t mean there won’t be wrestling at the courthouse beforehand. In LLOG Exploration Offshore, LLC v. Samson Contour Energy...more

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Contract and claim dispute management in the infrastructure and energy sector

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Importance of contract, claim and dispute management - Rapid urbanisation and growing demand mean that the construction industry is one of the largest industry sectors in the world, consistently poised to outpace the world...more

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Managing Contractual Performance in Times of Sanitary Crisis: The Spanish Law Perspective

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The unprecedented health crisis arising from the novel Coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) and measures enacted by the Spanish Government to contain the spread, has in some cases affected contractual performance. The...more

Carlton Fields

Court Confirms Arbitration Award Under FAA’s Strong Presumption in Favor of Such Awards

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This case arises from a dispute over the parties’ obligations under several oil and gas leases. The parties engaged in an arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement. The arbitration panel entered awards in favor of...more

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An Arbitration Ruling That’s About More Than Arbitration

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In 2016 Ridge contacted the McDaniels (Double Eagle’s predecessors) with an offer to “lease” their mineral interests in Winkler County. The McDaniels informed Ridge about a producing lease from 2004, and were assured that it...more

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A Twist in Oil Patch Arbitration

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Would you trust your $12 million arbitration to accountants rather than lawyers? Sometimes it makes sense. In Order_Apache v. YPF SA, delegating an accounting dispute to accountants was right. The problem was in the...more

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Resolving disputes arising out of supply chain disruption in Nigeria's oil and gas market

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In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells counsel Jerome Finnis discusses how disparate factors, such as force majeure events and changes in law, can provoke disruptions in Nigeria’s oil and gas supply chain. He also...more

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Oil Field Contamination Award Upheld

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Forest Oil Corporation v. El Rucio Land and Cattle Inc. et al deserves your attention for four reasons: You won’t see another one involving damage to a rhinoceros pen...more

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