2020 was a fascinating year for all lawyers in the global oil
& gas sector.
Over the year we had some brilliant speakers leading discussions
with industry lawyers through our oil & gas lawyers
forum – click on this link to see what we discussed.
Our sessions usually take place on Wednesday mornings (UK time)
with invitations and topics circulated in advance. We re very
much looking forward to you joining us in 2021 as we examine
important topics affecting energy companies.
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BRIEF HISTORY
Electricity was first generated in Nigeria in 1866 when two
generating sets were installed to serve the Colony of Lagos. In
1951, the government of Nigeria, through an Act of Parliament,
established the Electricity Commission of Nigeria (ECN) to regulate
and operate the power supply systems in Nigeria. Subsequently, the
Niger Dam Authority (NDA) was established for the development of
the Kanji Hydroelectric Dam. In 1972, the ECN and the NDA were
merged to form the Nigerian Electric Power Authority (NEPA).
Until the enactment of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act
(EPSRA), the Nigerian power sector (with the exception of a few
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On December 26, 2020, the Ministry of Economy ( SE )
published in the Federal Official Gazette ( DOF )
the
Resolution that Establishes the Goods Whose Import
and Export are Subject to Regulations Issued by the Ministry of
Energy (the Resolution ) superseding the
permitting regulation for import and export of hydrocarbons and
petroleum products, originally published by the Ministry of Energy
( SENER ) in the DOF on December 29, 2014.
As analyzed previously, the Resolution constrains the
procedure for filing and obtaining import and export permits and
establishes additional requirements. As a result, the legal
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On December 18, 2020, Environment and Climate Change Canada
(ECCC) released a draft of the Clean Fuel Regulations (Regulations). The
proposed Regulations are intended to complement the federal carbon
tax regime to help meet Canada s greenhouse gas reduction
commitments under the Paris Agreement.
The CFS is the result of ongoing consultation efforts with
stakeholders over the past four years, and will be open for public
comment until March 3, 2021.
The draft Regulations have several changes from the iterations
detailed in past discussion documents. We have previously written