Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

U.S. Expands Oil Equipment Export Controls on Russia

Yesterday, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule restricting the export of critical oil refining equipment to Russia and tightening license requirements for exports to the…

Implications for Suppliers - Chevron Ordered to Wind Down Venezuela Business By December 1, 2020 (with Limited Wind-Down Activities)

On April 22, 2020, President Trump ordered Chevron to "wind down" its business in Venezuela by December 1, 2020. This will have a significant impact on companies that supply Chevron with equipment used for oil and gas…

OSHA Intensifies Its Focus On the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry

Partner Wayne D’Angelo and associate Catherine Wilmarth authored the IPAA Access Magazine Summer 2015 article “Workplace Safety: OSHA Ramps Up Investigations and Enforcement in the Upstream Industry.” The article…