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In a judicial review hearing next month, Sarah Finch, of Redhill in Surrey will argue that the environmental assessment used as part of the Surrey County ...

In recent years, the UK sourced as much as 60% of its electricity from Europe.

As we have been regularly reporting, the European Union is pursuing major changes in its climate policy.

Global natural gas consumption has risen quickly over the past 35 years; however the contracts under which it is bought and sold have been slower to change.

OPEC policy is considered a greater risk to the oil & gas industry than the slowdown of the Chinese economy, according to research by global law firm Clyde & Co. The research found that 74% of international senior oil & gas executives think OPEC policy is the most significant geopolitical concern for the industry.

The ICJ's advisory opinion clarifies states' legal obligations to combat climate change, potentially increasing climate-related litigation and regulatory scrutiny for businesses...

Despite these uncertain times, expanding overseas can be a key driver for future growth for an ambitious business.

As you would suspect, the number of ESG-related marketing conversations that we have had with managers has increased exponentially over the past few years.

The National Grid has warned that households and firms across Britain could face rolling power cuts of up to 3 hours this winter.

As a result of acute financial pressures caused by the sustained low oil price, disputes in the oil & gas industry are on the rise.

As the UK transitions to cleaner, greener energy and increased electrification, there is unprecedented demand for electricity grid connections. There are currently 307GW worth of projects...

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced an investigation into missed well decommissioning deadlines, targeting licensees under the Petroleum Act 1998. The NSTA may issue warning and sanction notices, including financial penalties up to £1 million, with potential future increases to £5 million.

The UK Labour government's Autumn 2024 Budget outlines significant updates for the energy sector, including the Energy Profits Levy, new Scope 3 emissions guidance, higher Climate Change Levy rates, and a 2027 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, supporting green energy transition initiatives.

A few years ago, many thought the North Sea to be in terminal decline – at least from the point of view of the Supermajors as they looked to manage their exit from the North Sea. A new breed of low cost operators had begun to move in and take on this ageing asset base which was failing to attract the level of investment required to sustain production. Never was this more visible than when BP sold their iconic operating stake in the Forties field to Apache for $1.3b in early 2003.

On 27 March 2012 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published long awaited proposals to simplify the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), the mandatory UK-wide scheme in respect of carbon emissions.

In the fifth in our series of briefings following the passing of the Energy Act 2023 (the Act) on 26 October 2023, our team at Norton Rose Fulbright look at the framework adopted under the Act...

Welcome to the final edition of Field Fisher Waterhouse's Energy Update for 2013.

On 12 July 2011 the Government published its White Paper "Planning our electric future: a White Paper for secure, affordable and low-carbon energy" (the White Paper) as the formal Government response to the Electricity Market Reform consultation in December 2010.