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Before the Storm: How to Use Insurance to Prepare for and Recover from Hurricane Laura

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LNG Developments Post-COVID-19

President Trump Extends and Expands Visa Restrictions

VAT and Customs Duty Increases in Saudi Arabia – Implications for Investment into the Kingdom

Despite COVID-19, SEC and FINRA Maintain Regulation BI Compliance Date

Although the SEC has been granting regulatory relief in a number of areas as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, its Office of Compliance, Inspections and Exams (OCIE) confirmed in a recent Risk Alert that Regulation Best Interest (“Regulation BI”)...

IRS Extends Due Date for First Quarter Form 8038 Filings

Summary As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Notice 2020-23 the IRS extended the due date for issuers of tax-exempt obligations to file Forms 8038 or 8038-G for transactions that closed during the first quarter of 2020. Specifically, the...

EHS Self-Auditing: Effectively Utilizing Privileges to Protect Your Findings

Assessing compliance with EHS-related requirements is fundamental for industry, not only to validate compliance assurance efforts, but to help prevent, or at least minimize, enforcement exposure. At the same time, however, candid evaluations give rise to other risks in the...

Nigeria considers changes to Nigerian content requirements in the oil and gas sector

Energy Legal Blog®

The Nigerian government has prepared new legislation – the Nigerian Content Development and Enforcement Bill (“Bill”) – to revise the country’s regulatory approach to mandatory Nigerian content in the oil and gas sector and beyond. The Bill was submitted to the House...

COVID-19 Impact on US Renewable Energy Projects

The COVID-19 pandemic is raising numerous concerns for renewable energy projects under development in the United States. First, will Congress address renewable energy industry concerns in the coming round of the COVID-19 legislative debate, or soon thereafter, by extending renewable...

Are the financial markets ready to weather the COVID-19 Storm?

Energy Legal Blog®

The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant concern in the financial markets, reviving memories of the 2008 financial crisis. The sudden and almost complete shutdown of many non-essential businesses due to the mandatory ‘social distancing’ requirements...

Creating a Roadmap for Banks to Mitigate Risk Under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program

On April 2, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued the long-anticipated Interim Final Rule that sets out the current agency guidance regarding requirements that borrowers and lenders must follow in order to apply for and process loans, respectively, under the...

Energy Companies' Sales and Use Tax Refund Opportunities

Due to the drop in demand for oil and gas attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden decline in oil prices, cash flow generation is crucial to energy companies. To enhance cash flow, energy companies should review their sales...

USPTO Extends Trademark And Patent Deadlines Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

As IP Offices around the world work to mitigate the impact of the global health threat, the U.S. CARES Act gives USPTO authority to extend statutory deadlines to help ease burden of IP owners affected by COVID-19 The Coronavirus Aid...

State Business and Personal Income Tax Relief in Response to COVID-19

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service offered relief from federal tax return filing and tax payment deadlines to certain taxpayers under Notices 2020-17 and -18. Such federal extension of time to file l tax returns and make tax...

Expanded CISA Guidelines Broadens the Scope of “Essential Business” for Manufacturing and Construction Operations

As states and other jurisdictions continue to implement, amend, and clarify their stay-at-home orders, many continue to define Essential Businesses through the guidelines issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Approximately twenty states have referenced the Guidelines, including...

FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Aimed At Increasing Incentives for Transmission Investment

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After a 2-1 vote, on March 20, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”), proposing to revise its existing...

CARES Act – Bracewell Employment and Tax Lawyers Weigh In

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act, an emergency relief bill providing roughly $2 trillion to businesses and individuals, aims to provide relief to the American economy...

Force Majeure and Material Adverse Change in Reserve Based Lending (RBL): When Two Black Swans Collide

A “black swan event” is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected and which has potentially severe consequences. Black swan events are characterised by their rareness and severity. Independent exploration and production oil and gas companies (“E&P...

Stay-At-Home Orders – 10 Step Evaluation Process For Manufacturers

In the week following our initial client alert regarding the effect of government stay-at-home orders on your manufacturing operations, approximately 27 states (and many other local authorities) have implemented a version of a stay-at-home order. Many of these same states...

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