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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......>>
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......>>
Lights out: what the energy crisis means for landlords and tenants
Posted: 03/01/2023
In early October, National Grid, which oversees electricity supply in Great Britain, published its Winter Outlook Report. It set out a response to the pending escalation of the energy crisis in Europe and suggests there could be planned blackouts conducted across the country to save energy......>>
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......>>
Identifying and mitigating ESG risks for financial services firms
Posted: 30/03/2022
The energy price crunch, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has led governments, institutions and individuals to urgently revisit the question of where and how we source our energy. These devastating events may become a catalyst for an earlier transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy and a faster path to net zero, defined as the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises innovative fuel cell company Bramble Energy on £35 million Series B financing round
Posted: 16/02/2022
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Bramble Energy on the completion of their £35 million Series B financing round. The financing will allow Bramble Energy to roll out its portable power products globally, as well as continue to develop its liquid cooled fuel cell stack capability......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises fusion energy company First Light Fusion on $45 million Series C financing round
Posted: 15/02/2022
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised First Light Fusion on the completion of their $45 million Series C financing round. The new funding will be used to accelerate the development of First Light’s technology and to perform further design and engineering work on a First Of A Kind commercial fusion energy power plant based on their technology......>>
Challenging markets – the risks to directors of energy companies in financial difficulty
Posted: 18/10/2021
The coronavirus pandemic posed a significant challenge to the financial health of businesses across the UK. A sector additionally at the mercy of the markets following the easing of lockdown restrictions is the energy industry, with the wholesale price of natural gas (measured on a pence per therm basis) having risen dramatically......>>

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