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Since force majeure is effectively a contractual exceptions mechanism, it will often be construed against the party seeking to rely on it.

At the time of our last COP28 update, we were still waiting to hear what the outcomes would be from several key discussion areas that remained open, including the results of the first Global Stocktake ("GST").

In recent months, Australia has moved to implement price caps on Russian crude oil and Russian Petroleum in order to maintain

Policies such as an Offshore Package Policy typically will provide cover for "All risks of physical loss of or damage to" platforms and pipelines etc...

In Mercuria Energy Trading PTE v Raphael Cotonor Investments Ltd [2023] EWHC 2978 (Comm), the Court upheld that the Hague Rules/USCOGSA negligent navigation defense applies to Masters' failures to comply with voyage orders if the breach arises from navigational negligence, broadening owners' traditional protections.

Whilst silica is a naturally occurring substance found in most rocks, clay and sand, when it is processed in any way whether through mining, cutting, crushing or grinding, silica dust is generated which if inhaled can cause significant chest conditions including lung cancer, silicosis, COPD (including bronchitis and emphysema) and chest infections of varying severity.

On April 4, 2016, the Government of Alberta ("GoA") released The Government of Alberta's Policy on Consultation with Metis Settlements on Land and Natural Resource Management, 2015...

Following a complaint lodged by the European Biodiesel Board in April 2008, on 12 March 2009 the European Commission published regulations to the effect that, since 13 March 2009, all imports into the EU of biodiesel originating in the USA have been subject to both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties.

A campaigner has won permission for judicial review of Surrey County Council's approval for oil wells at Horse Hill, Surrey.

As more companies and investors disclose on their carbon footprints, a common question is: "How do we perform versus our peers?" The practice of carbon footprint benchmarking...

On 12 March 2009, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published the long-awaited draft Order and a final consultation paper on CRC. A draft user guide has also been published.

The Competitively Appointed Transmission Owner (CATO) regime will establish a process by which entities are competitively appointed to construct, own and operate new GB electricity transmission...

Ofgem proposes removing the 2km distance cap on self-build transmission connections, allowing developers to construct their own grid connection assets at any distance from the existing network before transferring ownership to Transmission Owners. The consultation addresses critical questions about technical standards, risk allocation, and cost recovery mechanisms that will determine whether connecting customers can accelerate their projects...

In a judgment dated 22 June 2018, the High Court (Lavender J) dismissed a challenge brought by a number of electricity generators (the Claimants) against a decision of the Gas and Electricity ...

The offshore energy industry is in a period of rapid change. In oil and gas, the arrival of many smaller players on the UKCS, while offering opportunities for extending the life of the basin, also raises financial viability issues, as demonstrated by the Ardmore partners’ collapse.

The UK Government's Energy Independence Bill, announced in the King's Speech on 13 May 2026, represents a fundamental shift in energy policy towards domestic resilience and clean power acceleration.

The March 2014 Ukraine crisis has once again focused European attention on the risks of excessive reliance on Russian gas supplies.

In a landmark opinion, the AG of the CJEU has invited the court to conclude that fisheries agreements between the EU and Morocco are in violation of the international law principle of self-determination, and therefore...