Project Finance NewsWire Archive

February 2003 | Norton Rose Fulbright

Written by Admin | February 2003

IN THIS ISSUE

Dividend Proposal Rattles Renewables | Norton Rose Fulbright

Energy companies initially embraced President Bush’s proposal to eliminate taxes on dividends, but some pulled back after reading the fine print...

Popular PUHCA Exemption Narrowed

Enron lost the first round in a case that could have broad implications for power companies that operate in more than one state in the United States...

Project Sales: Traps For The Unwary

Merchant power companies seeking to sell or refinance projects to increase liquidity face wary purchasers or lenders who are giving renewed scrutiny to a number of legal issues that extend the due...

Tax Issues In Project Sales

Merchant power companies will remain under pressure for the next couple years to shed assets in order to raise cash to pay down debt...

Lessons From Foreign Investment Disputes

During the 1990s, there was a massive inflow of foreign investment into infrastructure projects in developing countries...

LNG Projects Helped in the US

The US government moved at the end of 2002 to help prospective importers of liquefied natural gas, or “LNG,” by adopting a new regulatory policy that expressly authorizes development of closed-acc...

Mexico: Preparing For LNG

Developers have announced plans to build seven new plants to process imported liquefied natural gas, or “LNG,” in Mexico to supply the growing demand for gas in the country...

Like-Kind Exchanges | Norton Rose Fulbright

Many companies have the impression that “like-kind exchanges”of power plants and other infrastructure assets are either irrelevant or too complex to arrange...

“New Source Review” Rules Bring Key Changes

by Roy Belden, in New York After more than 10 years of rulemaking deliberations, litigation, more than 50 stakeholder meetings and public hearings, and consideration of more than 130,000 comments,...

Environmental Update - February 2003 | Norton Rose Fulbright

Clean Air Act Revisions The Bush administration found a key ally in Congress for its “clear skies initiative.” Senator James Inhofe (R...