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Canada’s Q2 2025 M&A Landscape

Bennett Jones LLP on 7/17/2025

The total number of Canadian M&A deals declined in the second quarter of 2025 as tariff disruption and uncertainty hampered dealmaking activity. However, the overall value of announced Canadian deals was up considerably in...more

The Future of EPA's Risk Management Program May Be Found in History

Jones Day on 4/1/2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced it would reconsider the 2024 Risk Management Program ("RMP") rule....more

SPCC/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Complaint Filed Against Seaside, Oregon Petroleum Product...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/7/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has filed on December 18, 2024, an Administrative Complaint against Jackson & Son Distributors, Inc. dba Jackson and Son Oil (“JS”) alleging a violation of the Clean...more

Second Security Directive Issued by TSA to Pipeline Operators

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/23/2021

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued its second Security Directive to the pipeline industry on July 20, 2021, following the Colonial Pipeline cybersecurity incident. ...more

Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Event Highlights Need For Crisis Management Plan

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 5/19/2021

The recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware event provides a strong incentive for organizations to evaluate their resiliency to cyberattacks. With ransomware being the No. 1 concern for many Security Officers surveyed in a recent...more

The Cybersecurity Risk Posed By Your Outdated ETRM System

Opportune LLP on 3/11/2021

Is your ETRM system leaving you exposed to cybersecurity threats?...more

Cyberattack Forces Gas Pipeline Shutdown

Morgan Lewis on 2/26/2020

A cyberattack on a single gas compression facility resulted in the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline for two days, according to a recent alert from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more

Financial Daily Dose 1.23.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Becomes World’s Second Most Valuable Auto Maker

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/23/2020

Malware goes commercial. Last year, Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked after he received a message on WhatsApp containing a line of malware code. The incident has shed light on the malware, aka spyware, industry. Companies sell...more

Increased Swaption Activity May Present Financial Reporting Challenges for Oil & Gas Companies

Opportune LLP on 1/10/2020

Lower natural gas prices are causing E&P companies to get creative with their hedging strategies to lock in near-term cash flows above the dismal levels the market is currently offering. When hedging with options, it’s not...more

Financial Daily Dose 1.7.2020 | Top Story: Facebook Ban of “Deepfakes”

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/7/2020

Facebook wages a war on misinformation. On Monday, Facebook announced it will start removing videos altered by artificial intelligence that are likely to mislead people into thinking that a subject of the video made...more

New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/2/2020

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more

New TSA Cybersecurity Roadmap States Specific Requirements for Pipeline Industry - White House, DoD and Congress Remain Focused on...

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/17/2018

• The pipeline sector is a crucial aspect of the nation's economic and national security. While the sector has a host of regulators on various aspects of the industry from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S....more

DHS Hosts Cybersecurity Summit; Announces New Cross-Sector Risk Management Center - Kicks Off Renewed Focus on Cyber Risks to the...

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/7/2018

On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted a National Cybersecurity Summit, featuring the nation's top homeland, national security and law enforcement officials. The event featured Vice...more

Offshore Cybersecurity Guidelines Issued

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/26/2017

DNV GL recently issued a new globally applicable recommended practice (DNLVGL-RP-G108) to assist oil and gas operators, system integrators and managers, and vendors in the offshore industry to manage increasing cybersecurity...more

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 153-Doing Compliance in an Economic Downturn

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 4/23/2015

The energy industry is in turmoil from the drop in the price of oil from $100 down to around $50 per barrel. Many energy companies have laid off up to 30% of their workforce. What can you do from the compliance perspective...more

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