International law firm Baker Botts, has achieved a litigation victory on behalf of Marathon Oil UK LLC in the English Court of Appeal. The case was one of the largest to come before the English courts in recent years in the energy sector and is the latest in a series of high profile victories for Baker Botts’ UK litigation team.
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New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo set new renewable energy goals for his state—including quadrupling its offshore wind power production—in his 2019 State of the State address on 15 January 2019. The goals were also published as part of the state’s official 2019 agenda.
SubCableWorld (SCW) and the Business Network for Offshore Wind (The Network) have formed a partnership to promote offshore wind energy.
The Port of Corpus Christi is the largest crude export port in the United States and processes approximately 100 million tons each year. The Port’s impact on the United States economy exceeds $124 billion annually and planned work on this channel over the next five years is expected to bring significant boost to the United States, Texas and local economies.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s forecasts show that, after a minor decline in 2019, oil and gas production will increase from 2020 and up to 2023. Overall production will then approach the record year of 2004.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected $25 million in research projects for next-generation marine energy devices. Funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Water Power Technologies Office, these 12 innovative projects will reduce capital costs and accelerate the innovation cycle by testing new concepts. Marine energy includes ocean wave power, tidal, and river/ocean current devices that convert movement of water into electricity.