ArticleDivestment In The Nigerian Oil And Gas Industry – The Good And The BadDivestment (or divestiture) is the sale of an interest in an asset or investment. The sale can be 100% or a portion of the interest.NigeriaEnergy and Natural ResourcesKPMG in Nigeria
ArticleNational Energy Board Set To Discuss Emerging Issues In Oil And Gas Safety ManagementThe National Energy Board is set to provide facilitated discussion on emerging issues in oil and gas safety management at Safety Forum, 2013 in Calgary this week.CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleEuropean Commission Authorizes Oil From Micro-Algae Schizochytrium As A Novel Food IngredientOn March 31, 2015, the European Commission issued Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/545 authorizing the placing on the market of oil from the micro-algae Schizochytrium sp...European UnionFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleFifth Circuit Follows D.R. Horton And Murphy Oil Precedent, Ruling That An Arbitration Agreement Prohibiting Employee Class Or Collective Actions Is PermissibleThe Fifth Circuit refused to enforce an order of the NLRB that found an arbitration agreement was invalid because it waived an employee's right to maintain employment related class or collective actions. United StatesEmployment and HRCarlton Fields
ArticleGulf Oil & Gas Lease Sales Move ForwardBOEM has announced "Big Beautiful Gulf 3," the third of thirty offshore oil and gas lease sales mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, scheduled for August 12, 2026.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesJones Walker LLP
ArticleIt’s Not All About Supply And DemandAs we and others have noted, watching oil and gas prices has become an industry hobby. So too has the effort to immediately link cause and effect. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleMoratorium On New Oil And Gas Operations Lifted In Adams CountyOn Tuesday, Adams County, Colorado, commissioners lifted a six-week moratorium on new oil and gas drilling operations in urban areas. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesBakerHostetler
ArticleObviousness Does Not Require Absolute PredictabilityJarrow requested inter partes re-examinations of three related Soft Gel patents. United StatesIntellectual PropertyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleChina Issues New Regulations Opening The Market For Crude OilThe PRC's Regulation on the Administration of the Crude Oil Market (the "Regulation"), which was issued by the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") on December 4, 2006, came into force on January 1, 2007.ChinaEnergy and Natural ResourcesJones Day
ArticleUncertainty At The Root Of U.S./Canada Oil Market FluctuationsInvestors are struggling to price market uncertainties, with widely fluctuating market prices in both the United States and Canada. CanadaInternational LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleG7 Agrees On Price Cap For Russian-Origin Oil And Related Products – What Companies Need To KnowOn September 2, 2022, the Group of 7 (G7) nations formally announced its consensus to implement a global price cap on Russian oil and petroleum products in response to the ongoing...GlobalInternational LawPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
ArticleJapan And Canada Sign Memorandum Of Cooperation For Unconventional Oil And Gas TechnologyOn November 5, Canadian Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford and Mr. Hirobumi Kawano, the President of the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) signed a memorandum of cooperation regarding the advancement of unconventional oil and gas technologies. CanadaEnvironmentDLA Piper
ArticleJulian Small, Energy Tax Partner at Deloitte, commented in reaction to today´s Budget announcementsFollowing an initial announcement in the 2005 Pre-Budget Report, it has been confirmed today that the rules for valuing non arms length oil sales are to be changed with effect from 1 July 2006. United KingdomTaxDeloitte
ArticleLien Periods For Work Done On Oil Sands Projects In AlbertaIn Davidson Well Drilling Ltd. (Receiver of) v Bank of Montreal, 2016 ABQB 416 (the "Davidson Well Case"), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench indicated that general improvements on oil sands mining projects...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMiller Thomson
ArticleInternational Arbitration 1/3LY, Issue 7 - Oil & Gas DisputesIt gives me great pleasure to present the seventh issue of the International Arbitration 1/3LY.United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesClyde & Co
ArticleCBD Oil Marketing TodayOn February 7, 2014, President Obama signed the 2014 Farm Bill (the "Bill") into law. The Bill would prove to drastically accelerate the growth of the cannabidiol ("CBD") oil market. In particular, United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesKlein Moynihan Turco LLP
ArticleBenefits Of Conveying Petroleum Products Via An Oil Pipeline In NigeriaPipeline is majorly used for transportation of liquids, gases and fluids over a long distance. More so, any chemically stable substance can be sent through a pipeline.NigeriaEnergy and Natural ResourcesNomos Legal Practice
ArticleAntitrust Scrutiny Heating Up In Oil And Gas IndustriesPresident Biden recently wrote a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan urging the Commission to immediately investigate potential anticompetitive behavior in the oil and gas sector. United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawSheppard
ArticleOFAC Issues General License 134 Authorizing Temporary Wind‑Down For Certain Russian Oil CargoesOn March 12, 2026, OFAC issued General License 134 (“GL 134”), creating a narrow authorization for the sale, delivery, and offloading of Russian‑origin crude oil...GlobalInternational LawHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleOil And Hazardous Substances; Never The Twain Shall MeetLate last month, in Munoz v. Intercontinental Terminals Company, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the liability provisions of CERCLA and the Oil Pollution Act do not overlap and that...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesFoley Hoag LLP