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Why won't UK shale be subject to the renewable energy community stake requirement?
As noted in our recent post on Shared Ownership, the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published its Community Energy Strategy (Strategy) which anticipates that by 2015, it will be normal for new renewable energy developments to offer project stakes to local communities (and which could be enforced by an enabling power in the draft Infrastructure Bill 2014).
A New UK Oil and Gas Regulator by 2015?
Summary The title given to Sir Ian Wood’s “UKCS Maximising Recovery Review: Final Report” (published on 24 February 2014), should ensure that his name is immortalised as the abbreviation most will use, the “Wood Review”, and rightly so. This former chairman of oil field services company Wood Group has become a figure-head for reform and has set a CEO-style vision, in addition to his Government remit to make recommendations to: “enhance economic recovery of oil and gas reserves in the future”.
Weald Basin oil - is it shale oil or oil shale? and why it matters
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published a study by the British Geological Survey of the Jurassic shales of the Weald Basin in southern England (Report).
UK shale legislation - what could (and should) change from 4 June?
Land access under the Infrastructure Bill According to reports by the BBC and the Financial Times, Whitehall sources have indicated that the Government plans to propose a new Infrastructure Bill in the Queen’s Speech on 4 June 2014. The Bill may provide for automatic access rights for certain shale developments below a minimum depth, and establish a landowner notification and compensation procedure (with a compensation cap).
Geothermal - Compulsory access rights "in the national interest" - Global Energy Blog
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published a “Consultation on Proposal for Underground Access for the Extraction of Gas, Oil or Geothermal” (Consultation), which suggests a compulsory land access right below 300 metres.
Iran Issues Pre-qualification for Upstream Tenders
Iran is said to be targeting an increase in oil production from 3.85 to 4 million barrels per day by the end of 2016. Iran is also hoping to start export of a new heavy oil, called West Karun, and which is expected to compete with Iraq’s Basra Heavy crude, which has gained a significant market with US and Asian refiners since its launch in 2015. Iran’s new upstream contract, the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC), was delayed by parliamentary amendments but is now scheduled for launch in January 2017.
COVID-19 and force majeure positions on Oil & Gas industry standard agreements
The consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak for the energy sector have been wide reaching, with issues such as workers self-isolating, rig closures and disrupted supply chains. Several oil and gas companies have become increasingly concerned that this will result in an inability to fulfil their contractual obligations, causing a surge of enquires related to invoking the “force majeure” provision of contracts.
Proposed extension of obligations under the OGA strategy: beyond MER UK? | JD Supra
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has enthusiastically adopted the "net zero" agenda in the changes that it is proposing to make to the strategy that governs much of its regulatory activity (see our earlier articles here, here and here). However, some have questioned whether aspects of the OGA's proposals stray beyond its statutory remit, possibly to the extent of not being well founded in law.
COVID-19, force majeure under English law, and possible domino effects in the oil and gas industry | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Oil and gas under pressure, part 2: the sector-specific (regulatory) perspective | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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