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State aid for Hinkley Point C (1): the context of the Commission’s letter of 18 December 2013

Global Energy

On 18 December 2013, the European Commission announced that it was opening an in-depth state aid investigation into the Government’s […]

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US okays Rhum field licence extension

Offshore Energies UK

The US government has extended by a further two years the secondary sanctions assurance relating to the UK Rhum field, which is half owned by Iran, the other owner Serica said February 27. The field has benefited from an OFAC licence continuously since 2013 and the licence was last renewed two years ago.

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. If (and only if) an express contractual provision allows greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

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New Texas Legislation Authorizes TCEQ to Permit Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Energy Law

By Jillian Marullo House Bill 788, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases (“GHG”) “[t]o the extent that greenhouse gas emissions require authorization under federal law.” In July 2013, the D.C.

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BP Signs Agreement for Kirkuk Oil Fields Development

Iraq Business News: Oil & Gas

BP has reached a contractual agreement with the Government of Iraq to invest in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of several giant oil fields in Kirkuk. We thank the Government of Iraq for the trust and privilege to deepen our cooperation in-country. " It also builds upon BP's previous work on the Kirkuk fields from 2013 to 2019.

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. If (and only if) an express contractual provision requires greater remediation than government standards, a jury may consider and award such “excess remediation” damages.

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Fifth Circuit Vacates $6 Million Clean Water Act Penalty

The Energy Law

By Greg Johnson and Stephen Wiegand In a July 17, 2013 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $6 million dollar penalty levied under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) against CITGO Petroleum Corporation (“CITGO”) and remanded the matter to the Western District of Louisiana for further consideration.

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