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Oil Spot Trading: Whose Terms Apply - The Incorporation of English Jurisdiction Clauses in Oral Agreements

February 28, 2022 Energy Legal Blog^®

Spot trading of oil is often done at speed and over the phone, with confirmatory written terms arriving after the sale. The practice has inherent legal risk – the terms of the deal may be uncertain and incomplete. In Addax...

Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector - looking back at 2021 and looking ahead in 2022

January 26, 2022 Energy Legal Blog^®

Two decades of collective breath holding was finally released with the enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), making 2021 a notable year for Nigerian oil and gas. We give our snapshot of the year’s main events in Nigeria’s upstream...

FERC Seeks Stakeholder Input on Reactive Power Compensation

November 22, 2021 Energy Legal Blog^®

On November 18, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a notice of inquiry seeking comment on a broad array of issues related to FERC’s policies respecting compensation to generation owners—including conventional resources, renewable resources, and resources interconnected to...

Electricity Transmission Provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

November 18, 2021 Energy Legal Blog^®

On Monday, November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Act”), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. The package provides funding opportunities for a variety of traditional infrastructure projects...

California: Planning its Offshore Wind Future

October 4, 2021 Energy Legal Blog^®

California is jumpstarting its planning for offshore wind. Under newly enacted legislation, Assembly Bill No. 525 (“AB 525”), California agencies are now tasked with identifying the state’s offshore wind goals and with developing a strategic plan to address several issues...

Department of Interior Revokes Migratory Bird Treaty Act Rule

September 30, 2021 Energy Legal Blog^®

In an action that will take effect December 3, 2021, the Department of Interior has revoked the 2021 Migratory Bird Treaty Act Rule which defined the types of activities criminalized under the Act. In the revoked rule, issued on January...

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