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Energy and natural resources group hosts first 'energy trilemma' roundtable of 2024
Posted: 29/02/2024
On 28 February, Penningtons Manches Cooper’s energy and natural resources group hosted the first of its ’energy trilemma’ roundtable events for 2024 in Singapore. Partners John Zadkovich, Nick How and Nick Dingemans were joined by a diverse group of attendees from banks, private credit providers, oil companies, energy companies......>>
The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 – the future is now?
Posted: 20/09/2023
A significant milestone has today been reached in the UK’s journey to the digitalisation of trade with the entry into force of the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023. With effect from Wednesday 20 September 2023, digital versions of international trade documents such as bills of lading will have the same legal recognition under English law......>>
Expansion of Penningtons Manches Cooper’s Singapore office continues with new partner hire
Posted: 04/09/2023
Leading law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has appointed Nick How as a partner in its Singapore office. Nick, a specialist banking and finance lawyer who is dual qualified in England and Wales and in Singapore, joins the firm from Singapore firm Rajah and Tann. His experience covers a broad range of transactions in the European, Asian......>>
AI in the Energy and Natural Resources sector
Posted: 02/08/2023
Extractive industries (such as oil and gas and mining) are data driven businesses and throughout the value chain, data drives decision making. Energy and Natural Resources companies have for decades been leaders in adopting and using new technologies. The mining industry’s early adoption of lidar technology from military use is one......>>
Energy and natural resources group holds inaugural ‘energy trilemma’ seminar
Posted: 01/06/2023
On 31 May 2023, Penningtons Manches Cooper’s energy and natural resources group held its inaugural ‘energy trilemma’ breakfast seminar in the firm’s Singapore office. This was the first of a planned series of seminars for clients and contacts on issues related to the energy transition and sustainability, security of supply, and affordability......>>
The Bonga oil spill: limitation bars and ongoing liability – an international perspective
Posted: 19/05/2023
The Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in the case of Jalla and or v Shell International Trading and Shipping Co Ltd and or [2023] UKSC 16. That case concerned a limitation period for the tort of a continuing private nuisance in the context of an oil spill that took place in 2011 off the coast of Nigeria......>>
Digitalisation of international trade documents – when will the future cometh?
Posted: 06/03/2023
In many respects, commercial shipping is advancing technologically like any other industry. Artificial intelligence is helping with route optimization and safe decision-making. The manual inspection of equipment is being replaced with sensor technology and industrial robots are performing tasks ranging from packing to firefighting......>>
Greenwashing and the rise of green-hushing
Posted: 18/01/2023
The ESG matrix continues to expand with a myriad of legal and regulatory considerations for those companies operating in the energy sector, among others. It is at times measured, at others – to quote those in the industry – ‘tedious’ and ‘onerous’. Certain of the ESG indices are laudable because of the benefits they bring......>>
The time for an ASEAN Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) treaty is now
Posted: 14/12/2022
There is a compelling need for comity in the Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) space in the ASEAN region and a multilateral treaty is best placed to achieve this. It is not just the ASEAN countries that will benefit from such a multilateral treaty......>>
COP27: outcomes for the energy sector
Posted: 06/12/2022
COP27 has been met with a mixed response; some saying it has not gone far enough to address global warming – with only 26 of the 193 countries improving on 2030 emission targets – and others criticising it for double standards given the alleged 400 private jets flown into Sharm El Sheikh by attendees......>>
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