Is the UK Government an ‘old fossil’ in protecting the downstream oil market?
This article gives an introduction to The Downstream Oil Resilience Draft Bill 2021, which was presented to the UK Parliament in June 2021, and looks at its implications.
Author: Richard Strockl Archive
End of life care: Decommissioning offshore installations
With the high numbers of mature oil fields in the North Sea, ownership increasingly in the hands of “late life specialists” and many offshore assets reaching the end of their useful life, decommissioning issues are no doubt a sign of things to come.
Decree No. 34 of 2021 enhances the status of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre
The Ruler of Dubai has issued Decree No. 34 of 2021, significantly reforming and enhancing the status of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre.
Germany’s Latest Offshore Wind Auction – A Sign of Things to Come? Legal and Economic Perspectives30 September 2021
Join Watson Farley & Williams and NERA Economic Consulting for our webinar on ‘Germany’s Latest Offshore Wind Auction – A Sign of Things to Come? Legal and Economic Perspectives’ on 30 September.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 20
Read the twentieth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Luxembourg Rail Protocol: Practical aspects for operators and financers
This Spanish newsletter discusses some practical aspects of the Cape Town Convention’s Luxembourg Rail Protocol following the announcement by the Spanish Government of their intention to sign it.
Off-spec cargo: breach of condition? Agile traders just can’t make a loss – Galtrade Limited v BP Oil International Limited
This article looks at a recent English Commercial Court decision which will be of interest to oil and commodities traders.
Financing LNG Carriers and Multi-Party Issues In LNG Export Projects
Partners Joe McGladdery and Simon Kavanagh, in the latest issue of Marine Money, look at some of the more significant issues faced generally by Owners when constructing and financing LNGCs against long-term charters.
The UK’s hotly anticipated hydrogen strategy – Cool Britannia, or full of hot air?
Following stated intentions to become a global leader in hydrogen, the UK government recently launched its long-awaited hydrogen strategy. But is this new strategy the foundation for a future hydrogen super economy or just full of hot air? Read our analysis to find out!
Inconsistent terms and the binding nature of quality certificates
This article looks at an English Court of Appeal judgment concerning the effect of a quality certificate which will be of interest to all those involved in the purchase and sale of oil products.
