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Flaster Greenberg PC

Marcellus Shale Update: Natural Gas Issues Provide Hope and Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean

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With energy markets already in tumult partly because of events in Ukraine and Iran, not to mention the OPEC production cut, another area of the world is now being convulsed by energy issues, with the prospect of natural gas...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 16th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - May 5th - 6th, Washington, DC

ACI’s Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance is widely regarded as the premier conference designed for those working in global sanctions compliance, internal audits and investigations,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Iran sanctions update – US announces it will not re-issue sanctions waivers for Iran oil imports to any country

On Monday, the United States announced that it would not extend the temporary waivers that were granted to eight countries last November allowing them to purchase Iranian oil without threat of sanctions. The temporary waivers...more

Opportune LLP

From Bull to Bear: What to Make of the Sell-Off in the Crude Oil Market?

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In the last month, crude oil prices have retreated from four-high highs amid concerns of rising oil production worldwide and weakening demand from developing countries despite the U.S. re-imposing sanctions on Iran. The oil...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

US reimposes sanctions against Iran’s energy sector despite European opposition

As of November 5, 2018, US secondary sanctions against Iran are back in force, and more than 700 Iranian individuals and entities have been re-added or newly added to the US Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2018 #2

U.S. to Give Eight Nations Oil Waivers Under Iran Sanctions, Official Says - "The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries - including Japan, India and South Korea - keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the...more

Bracewell LLP

International Sanctions and the Energy Sector – Part 1: Iran

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Economic sanctions, in one form or another, have been applied for centuries to effect change in the activities or policies of states, groups or individuals. Sometimes they are perceived as geopolitical economic weaponry,...more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC Begins to Re-Impose Iran Sanctions and Expands Reach of Previous Sanctions

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The Trump Administration issued a new executive order on August 6, 2018, in order to reimpose the first tranche of the Iran sanctions lifted by the former Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”). ...more

Dechert LLP

Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2018: Current U.S. Sanctions Against Russia, Venezuela and Iran

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International sanctions are a major compliance challenge for companies worldwide. The regulatory risks associated with economic sanctions, asset-freezing measures and trade embargoes are not new, but they continue to grow in...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2018 #2

LyondellBasell Looking to Control Braskem; Could Help WV Cracker - "A deal could breathe life into the ethane cracker Braskem proposed for a site near Parkersburg, W.Va., roughly five years ago." Why this is important:...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Arabic

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office – On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Spanish

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office – On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office – On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office – On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - May 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office – On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #4

FERC Won't Consider Big Climate Change Effects in Pipeline Reviews - "FERC's three Republican commissioners issued the surprise ruling as part of an otherwise routine decision on a pipeline upgrade proposed by the utility...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #2

Oil Soars After Trump Nixes Iran Nuclear Deal, Stocks Rally - "Crude oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran, a move that...more

Jones Day

President Trump Signs New Sanctions Legislation into Law

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On August 2, 2017, President Trump signed the "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act" ("Act") into law. The Act, which codifies and strengthens sanctions against Russia and expands sanctions against Iran and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Towards a UK Investment Act?

Against the background of UK policy moving towards a more nationally-led trade and investment policy following this summer’s referendum, the new UK government is still in the process of establishing its policies regarding...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

PF Newsletter: The Global Oil Economy

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With a sustained fall in crude oil prices since June 2014 — around US$40 per barrel at the time of writing (and as low as US$27 early in 2016) — our conventional understanding of the global oil economy continues to be...more

BakerHostetler

The Nuclear Deal With Iran: The Lifting of Sanctions and Implications for Business

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On July 14, 2015, after two years of sometimes intense negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China (known as the “P5+1” countries), along with the European Union, signed a Joint...more

Morgan Lewis

Potential Upstream Investment Under the New Iranian Petroleum Contract

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The signing of the JCPOA regarding Iran nuclear sanctions may usher in a new era of major international investment in the Iranian oil and gas industry....more

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