April 21, 2015
In recent period one of the most dynamic and attractive business sectors in the Republic of Macedonia is the mining sector. The mining sector, as the third largest export sector has significant contribution to the Macedonian economy as it represents around 15% of the industrial production and contributes around 1.5% of the Country’s GDP. In…
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March 20, 2015
The regulation of the gas industry in Brazil is peculiar, since the activities within the gas supply chain are regulated both in federal and state levels by general provisions of the Federal Constitution, as well as by a number of different federal and state laws. The Federal Constitution of Brazil, enacted in 1988 and amended…
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March 14, 2015
Hydraulic fracturing is experiencing tremendous growth throughout the world. As is inevitable with any large and profitable industry, hydraulic fracturing has been the recipient of a variety of legal challenges. Parties have filed lawsuits, alleging a myriad of claims, such as trespass, nuisance, and negligence. Legislators have proposed bills to prohibit or substantially curtail fracking.…
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January 16, 2015
The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) have published amendments (the “Amendments”) to National Instrument 51-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Oil and GasActivities (“NI 51-101”) and the related companion policy to NI 51-101 (the “Companion Policy”). In its announcement, the CSA indicated that the Amendments will promote improved disclosure of resources other than reserves and…
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December 10, 2014
On 25 November 2014, the UK government published its response to its further consultation on changes to financial support for solar PV projects which opened on 2 October 2014 and closed on 24 October 2014. The response introduces a 12 month grid delay grace period applying in situations where a project, due to commission on…
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