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Matthew Plaistowe, Philip Roche; Norton Rose Canada LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 2012 The continuing concerns of EU Member States with regard to the Iranian nuclear program have prompted the adoption and implementation by the council of the EU on 23 January 2012 of further measures to broaden existing sanctions against Iran.
| | New Short-Term Work Permit for Petroleum and Mining Industries
Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen Loewy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 23, 2012, previously published on January 23, 2012 The government of Mozambique has announced a new short-term permit that will allow foreign nationals to work for companies in the petroleum and mining industries for up to 180 days within a calendar year. The goal of the new permit is to facilitate foreign investment and the transfer of skills to...
| | OSHA Issues New Process Safety Management Standard for Cold Storage and Chemical Manufacturing Facilities
John Daniel Surma, Collin G. Warren; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2012, previously published on January 6, 2012 In response to the March 23, 2005, explosion at the British Petroleum refinery in Texas City, Texas, and other highly publicized incidents at refineries in California and New Mexico, the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) issued a National Emphasis Program (NEP) related to the...
| | OFAC Permits New Petroleum and Petrochemical Business in Southern Sudan
Johny Chaklader, Corey L. Norton; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 Today the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control eased prohibitions under the broad U.S. sanctions against Sudan that limited the activities of U.S. companies in Southern Sudan's petroleum and petrochemicals industries. Southern Sudan became a new state this past July, and,...
| | Australia's New Resources Tax Regime
Arv Sreedhar, Tony Wassaf; Jones Day;
Legal Alert/Article December 2, 2011, previously published on November 2011 Legislation implementing Australia's Mineral Resource Rent Tax ("MRRT") was passed by the House of Representatives on 23 November 2011. The minority Labor government managed to secure support from the Independents and Greens to ensure passage, and the Mineral Resources Rent Tax Bill will...
|  | Focus on Securities: New TSX Listings Category: Oil & Gas Development Stage Companies
Gwenneth R. Feeny; Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 25, 2011, previously published on September 9, 2011 On July 29, 2011 the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") adopted, and the Ontario Securities Commission approved, the amendments to Part III, Part V and Part VI of the TSX Company Manual previously published in a request for comments on February 4, 2011.
| | Obama Administration Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Iran
Thomas E. Crocker; Alston & Bird LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 24, 2011, previously published on November 22, 2011 On November 21, 2011, the Obama Administration released a package of new sanctions on Iran. The new sanctions impact the financial services and other sectors. They expand existing sanctions to target the supply of goods, services, technology or support for the “development” of...
| | Federalism: How Several Government Studies May Determine the Future of Fracking Regulation
John S. Edwards, Travis Oliver; Travis Oliver IV, APLC Bayou DeSiard Title Co.;
Legal Alert/Article November 23, 2011, previously published by American Bar Association on Fall 2011 To frack or not to frack? That is the question most often asked about the hydraulic fracturing—also called fracking—of natural gas. Fracking is described as an energy game changer that may allow access to a Saudi Arabia of natural gas here in the United States. It has already lowered...
| | Towards A Single Regulatory System for the Australian Offshore Petroleum Industry
Carolyn Dearing; Norton Rose OR LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 31, 2011, previously published on October 2011 The importance of effective offshore petroleum industry control and regulation has been highlighted in recent years by two serious incidents: the blowout from the Montara wellhead platform on 21 August 2009 off the northern coast of Western Australia (Montara Incident) and the explosion of the...
| | Are Feds Using the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to Regulate Oil and Gas Producers?
Christopher R. Hall, Christina D. Riggs; Saul Ewing LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 27, 2011, previously published on September 2011 The United States Department of Justice recently filed criminal charges against seven oil and gas producers operating in North Dakota’s Williston Basin. The charges allege violations of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”). The court papers suggest that relatively few...
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