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Mexico’s ongoing energy reform and infrastructure trends: new investment opportunities

04 June 2014 by Julián J Garza C and Héctor Arangua L

Julián J Garza C and Héctor Arangua L of Nader Hayaux & Goebel in Mexico City look at the possibilities opening up in the Mexican energy and infrastructure sectors
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Powering up on garbage in Sub-Saharan Africa

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Donald Watkins, commercial litigation lawyer for 25 years and CEO of Alabama-based waste-to-energy company Masada Resources since 2005, talks to James Wilson about the practicalities of developing and financing waste-to-energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Privatisation and monopoly: The South African energy conflict

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Shaun Nel, executive director of the Energy Intensive Users Group in South Africa, talks to James Wilson about South Africa’s energy market, the key concerns of large energy consumers and the current developments in the market that will change the landscape.

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Renewable energy in Chile: Bright prospects on the horizon

04 June 2014 by Felipe Bahamondez

Felipe Bahamondez of Bahamondez Alvarez & Zegers in Santiago explains the rich opportunities opening up in Chile’s renewable energy market

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Ripe for investment: The energy and infrastructure sectors in the Dominican Republic

04 June 2014 by Jaime M Senior Fernández and Mary Fernández Rodríguez

Jaime M Senior Fernández and Mary Fernández Rodríguez of Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández in Santo Domingo consider the opportunities available to investors in the energy and infrastructure markets
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s oil and gas market: Moving up the food chain

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Duncan Williams, general counsel of Maurel & Prom, France’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company, speaks to James Wilson about the changing business environment in Sub-Saharan Africa and the shifting opportunities for mid-sized oil and gas companies.
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Targeting early stage project development in Sub-Saharan Africa

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Patricia Sulser, counsel at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for over 20 years and current global lead lawyer for its early stage project development fund IFC InfraVentures, speaks to James Wilson about the organisation’s decision to target early stage development, the progress of regulatory reform in the region and how a creative approach on the part of law firms can support projects.

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The bottlenecks to build toll roads in Colombia

04 June 2014 by Carlos Umaña, Omar Martinez, Mario Forero and Natalia Estupiñan

Carlos Umaña, Omar Martinez, Mario Forero and Natalia Estupiñan of Brigard Urrutia in Bogotá look at the challenges to highway construction in Colombia
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The next stage: Petroleum refining and gas

04 June 2014 by James Wilson

Sterling Partnership speaks with James Wilson about key Nigerian oil and gas trends in 2013, the opportunities open to investors in petroleum refining in the light of Dangote’s landmark oil refinery project and in the gas sector, the current status of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), power sector deregulation and the future of the country’s legal market.
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The possibilities and options for financing energy and infrastructure projects in Panama

04 June 2014 by Estif Aparicio and Cecilio Castillero

Estif Aparicio and Cecilio Castillero of Arias Fábrega & Fábrega (ARIFA) look at the opportunities Panama presents to investors
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