Oil & Gas
Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017: Goodbye to Jus Quaesitum Tertio
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On 26 February 2018, the Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017 (the “Act”) came into force which provides a statutory basis for third parties to be granted rights under a contract governed by Scots law.
Proposed Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations
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The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (“OPRED”) issued a consultation (“Consultation”) on 18 January 2018 in relation to the introduction of The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018 (the “Regulations”). The relatively short consultation period closes on 15 February 2018. Strangely, the Consultation has been issued in the middle of an informal consultation on the same matter (issued by OPRED on 22 December 2017) which remains open for comment until 25 January 2018.
FPSO’s and the Human Life Cycle
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“Intelligence is about being open minded”, the late, great Irish sports writer Con Houlihan once said.