ArticleAMS Issues Final Rule For Spearmint OilIn the June 15, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service ("AMS") implemented recommendations from the Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee in a final rule...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleBritish Columbia's Oil And Gas Activities ActThe proclamation of the Oil and Gas Activities Act, S.B.C. 2008, c. 36, (OGAA), on October 4, 2010, represents a significant change to the legal regime for oil and gas activities in British Columbia. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleUse Of Electronic Oil Record Books On Board Cyprus-Flagged VesselsThe Department of Merchant Shipping recently issued guidance regarding the use of electronic oil record books on board Cyprus-flagged vessels...CyprusTransportElias Neocleous & Co LLC
ArticleProviding Tax Certainty In An Uncertain Oil And Gas WorldAs another Budget Speech looms, one can only hope that the Minister of Finance will provide positive news to encourage further investment in the oil and gas industry.South AfricaEnergy and Natural ResourcesBowmans
ArticleA Time And Cost Saving Measure: Researching Oil And Gas And Mining Operations During The Beginning Stages Of Greenfield Renewable Energy Development ProjectsOnce an initial project boundary or site plan layout is determined, research should be conducted to verify whether there are active oil and gas or mining operations within the site. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesHusch Blackwell LLP
ArticleHumber Oil Terminals Trustee Limited v Associated British Ports [2012] EWHC 1336 (Ch)In the latest in a series of judgments in the litigation between Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Limited ("HOTT") and Associated British Ports ("APB"), the High Court ruled on the question of the interim rent payable by HOTT pursuant to section 24D of the 1954 Act.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleOpinion: Lament For A Nation – Where There's A Will There's A Way – Part 3This is the third and final instalment of a bulletin trilogy exploring the current crises in Canada-US relations. Part 1 provided some historical context for nationalism...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDentons Canada LLP
ArticleN. Am. Olive Oil Ass’n v. Kangadis Food, Inc.Plaintiff North American Olive Oil Association brought false-advertising claims, against defendant Kangadis Food, Inc., alleging that Kangadis's use of the descriptor "100% Pure Olive Oil" for oil containing Pomace, an industrially processed oil produced from olive pits, skins, and pulp, was false and deceptive marketing. United StatesIntellectual PropertyFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
ArticleLegal Framework And Requirements For Oil And Gas Investment In NigeriaThe statutory framework of oil and gas cuts across the ownership, control, operation of oil and gas in Nigeria. Various legislations govern oil and gas investment in Nigeria. NigeriaEnergy and Natural ResourcesResolution Law Frim
ArticleA Review Of The Approved Framework For Seamless Operationalization Of Domestic Crude Oil Supply Obligations ("DCSO") 2024One of the main concerns of countries all over the world is the issue of energy security. Energy-rich nations must contend with issues related to energy security.NigeriaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAlliance Law Firm
ArticleCanadian Municipalities Climate Change Litigation And Oil Gas CompaniesCheryl Woodin, Laura Gill, Michael Theroux and Rebecca Taylor write in JWN Energy on how Vancouver City Council recently passed a motion to fund a proposed...CanadaEnvironmentBennett Jones LLP
ArticleA FTZ With A Focus On Establishing A Hub For Oil And Gas Value ChainThe Free Trade Zone concept was first introduced by the 1973 Kyoto Convention (International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures 1973). The 1973 Kyoto Convention...ChinaEnergy and Natural ResourcesClyde & Co
ArticleCrackdown On Caribbean Tax Havens A Surprise Boon For Hong Kong - South China Morning PostIn an recent interview with the South China Morning Post, OIL Managing Director Jonathon Clifton commented the latest development of the offshore industry...Hong KongWealth ManagementOIL
ArticleLeased Petroleum Assets To Be Exempt From Moratorium Under The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016By a notification dated 14 June 2023 (read here), the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has exempted petroleum assets leased by a company undergoing insolvency proceedings from the moratorium provisions...IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringAcuity Law
ArticleMoratorium Of Crude Palm Oil ExportOn April 27, 2022, the MoT issued Decree No. 22 of 2022 on Temporary Export Ban on Crude Palm Oil, Refined, Bleached and Deodorized Palm Oil, Refined, Bleached and Deodorized Palm Olein, and Used Cooking Oil.IndonesiaInternational LawAKSET Law
ArticleTrade Finance In Romania: Taking Security Over Oil In Storage TerminalsTrade finance is generally not very developed in Romania, at least by comparison with other EU Member States and developed and emerging markets.RomaniaFinance and BankingVolciuc-Ionescu SCA
ArticleThe Disappearance Of A Huge Amount Of Oil Was At The Heart Of An Unsuccessful Legal Action Brought By The Bank UniCreditUniCredit bank has lost its $24.7 million damages lawsuit over the loss of thousands of tons of oil at a United Arab Emirates port.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRahman Ravelli
ArticleCOVID-19 And The Oil Patch — Lease Litigation Pitfalls (Video)COVID-19 raises a number of serious issues for operators and other industry participants in the oil patch, including compliance with continuous drilling obligations, shut-in royalty clauses, cessation of production, and production in paying quantities.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesKane Russell Coleman Logan PC
ArticleMississippi Comprehensively Overhauls Its Sales Taxation Of Oil And Gas Activities Effective July 1A recent bill comprehensively overhauled how Mississippi applies its sales tax to oil and gas activities and related equipment. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesJones Walker LLP
ArticlePA Oil & Gas Lease Act: There's More To Section 34.1 And The Rule Of ApportionmentArticle 34.1 of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Lease Act was enacted July 9, 2013, and has received heavy scrutiny since its enactment.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesReed Smith