Blog - Miguel Fopiani

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SBM Offshore Picks Seatrium for South American FPSO Project

30 October 2026

Seatrium has secured a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel integration contract worth over $155 million (S$200) million from SBM Offshore for… [...]

Solstad's Normand Australis Wins 250-Day Subsea Campaign

30 October 2026

Solstad Maritime has secured two contracts for its Normand Australis construction support vessel (CSV) in the Asia Pacific region, with a combined firm duration of 250 days… [...]

When Contractors Collide: Managing Interfaces to Keep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects on Schedule

30 October 2026

An offshore project can appear to be progressing on schedule until one contractor is ready to move forward and the next cannot start. What appears to be a relatively… [...]

Noble Secures $560M in Rig Deals, Backlog Hits $6.7B

30 October 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured approximately $560 million in new rig contracts across Africa, South America and Norway since its July fleet status report… [...]

Fugro Arms Survey Fleet Against GPS Jamming After $28M Earnings Hit

30 October 2026

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro said on Friday that Iran war-linked disruptions had dented its earnings by €25 million ($28 million) this year, including €10 million in the third quarter alone… [...]

Norway Pours $424M Into Floating Offshore Wind Development

30 October 2026

Norwegian government agency Enova has awarded $424.5 million (NOK 3.94 billion) in funding to Fortius Offshore Wind and Fram Wind Solutions for two floating offshore… [...]

Petrobras Strikes More Oil in Ultra-Deep Waters Off Brazil

30 October 2026

Petrobras has identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well in ultra-deep waters off Brazil's Amapá coast, marking the third oil discovery in block FZA-M-59… [...]

BP Posts Five-Year Profit High as Iran War Fuels Energy Windfall

30 October 2026

BP posted its highest quarterly profit in at least five years on Friday, beating expectations as the Iran war boosted energy prices and refining margins, and said… [...]

ST LNG Targets 2027 Investment Decision for $8.2 Texas Offshore LNG Project

30 October 2026

ST LNG aims to reach a final investment decision on its $8.2 billion LNG export project by mid- to late 2027, the company's president said on Thursday, a day after… [...]

IMCA Launches 2030 Strategy to Guide Offshore Construction Industry

29 October 2026

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched IMCA 2030, a four-year strategy designed to ensure the association remains relevant, authoritative… [...]

The “Yangtze Harmony”: Bridging the Enforcement Gap Between Admiralty Arrests and International Arbitration

30 October 2026

In international shipping disputes, obtaining a favourable arbitral award is often only half the battle won. The more pressing commercial concern is whether that award can ultimately be converted into recovery. Unlike many commercial disputes where a respondent may possess a broad asset base, maritime claims frequently involve vessels owned by special purpose entities established solely to own a single ship. Even where liability is established, an award may prove commercially worthless if the debtor [...]

Moral Rights & Public Policy: Enforcing California Arbitration Awards Under the 1958 New York Convention

29 October 2026

The New York Convention's promise is deceptively simple: an arbitral award made in one contracting state shall be recognized and enforced in another. After more than six decades in operation, with 172 contracting states, the Convention has largely delivered on that promise. But nowhere is the gap between the Convention's general pro-enforcement architecture and its practical limits more interesting than in the international entertainment industry. [...]

When Does a Tribunal’s Reasoning Become a Breach of the Right to Be Heard? Lessons from Singapore

28 October 2026

How far may an arbitral tribunal go beyond the reasoning advanced by the parties without violating the parties’ right to be heard? The Singapore High Court recently considered this in DWL v DWM [2026] SGHC 179. In its reasoning, the tribunal had placed strong reliance on two contractual provisions that neither party had expressly invoked. The Court nevertheless dismissed challenges based on both excess of jurisdiction and breach of natural justice. [...]

Tamchy's International Dispute Resolution Centre: Kyrgyzstan's Bet on a State-Built English Law Enclave

27 October 2026

In July 2026, Kyrgyzstan formally inaugurated the Tamchy Special Financial Investment Territory (“Tamchy SFIT”) on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, complete with a zero-tax regime for forty-nine years and, at its institutional core, an International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“IDRC” or the “Centre”) built on English common law principles. Barely three weeks after the launch, President Sadyr Japarov signed further amendments expanding the Centre's powers, including redomiciliation rules and a simplified visa regime for foreign [...]

The Court of Support: What the English Commercial Court Report Tells Us About Arbitration

26 October 2026

Arbitration continues to be a mainstay and driver of new claims in the English Commercial Court (“the Commercial Court”). According to the Commercial Court Report published in March 2026, arbitration-related claims accounted for approximately 30% of the 1140 new claims issued during the 2024-2025 legal year.Arbitration-related matters were the second largest category of new claims. When broken down by category, arbitration-related matters take up six of the top ten claim types. Appeals on a point [...]

Open Position: Assistant Editor of Kluwer Arbitration Blog

24 October 2026

The Editorial Board of Kluwer Arbitration Blog announces the opening of the following position with Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Assistant Editor for Southeast Asia. Experience and knowledge in international arbitration in, and related to, Southeast Asia is required. Expertise in one or more of the following jurisdictions is highly desirable: Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, and Thailand.The Assistant Editor reports to the coordinating Associate Editor and is expected to (1) collect, edit and review [...]

The Surprising Relevance of Neer at 100

23 October 2026

The decision of the U.S.-Mexico General Claims Commission in L.F.H. Neer and Pauline Neer (U.S.A.) v. United Mexican States turns 100 this month. Although States have been criticized for relying on Neer’s definition of the minimum standard of treatment under international law, Neer remains a model for the Commission’s restrained exercise of its power to review the acts of a State. Thus Neer remains useful as guidance on arbitral approach, particularly in cases where the [...]

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