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Baggage you might want to take a look at the post by 'psxtalks2u' Thursday 04:06 which is a copy of a summary by SB on ii.

https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/4833876/2016-2019-energy-attorney-hourly-rate-report?utm_source=dynamic&utm_medium=GNOM&utm_code=tfv2bj&utm_campaign=1337031+-+2016-2019+Energy+Attorney+Hourly+Rate+Report&utm_exec=cari18gnomd

FEGL gets a mention in the above report which says it "is the most in-depth look at Attorney hourly rates for Law Firms specializing in Energy and representing some of the largest energy companies in the United States." There is no detailed info, just that FEGL shows up in the list of companies mentioned in the report - which seems to cover approx 80 energy companies

Access to the report is over US$2K.

RR - you can refer to this article, which (AFAIK) contains a copy of the only press release from FRR this year. The press release explains FRR role and might help you understand the "owns the initiative" bit. Hope it helps.

https://expro.com.ua/en/tidings/frontera-resources-wants-to-sue-the-ukrainian-government-for-violating-the-psas-dolphin-competition

This article is from 3rd Dec and in english, so apologies if already posted. No direct mention of FRR but seems to be a good overview discusses a meeting to be held in London on 11 Dec. Wonder if Zaza will be there!

(For some reason the article won't let me cut and paste)

https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2019/12/03/10450449/ukraine-rolls-out-plans-for-further-oil-gas-tenders-in-2020

This doesn't mention FRR but an interesting read and linked to the article I posted earlier :-

There have been 80 oil and gas permits issued in Ukraine recently. However, they are inactive due to corruption and lack of mining operations.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk has told.

“It's critical for Ukraine to control access to the subsoil. We have developed a bill that will encourage licenses to be returned. It is very simple: you either extract the resource or you pay taxes without profit, ”the Head of Government said.

The Prime Minister explained: “The Government will issue a monthly rent for the land permits issued more than 3 years ago. The exact cost will depend on the size of the area and the date of the issuing permit. In the case of deliberate long non-payment, the license will be suspended, and only then will it be annulled through the court. ”

According to him, real investors will be looking for transparent e-auctions, and this experience is already successfully working in the USA, Great Britain, Norway, Croatia.

“But in Ukraine is a headlamp, 30% of all issued special permits for the use of oil and gas wells are on hold. This story will become history, ”Oleksiy Honcharuk added.

The Prime Minister said: “The industry is facing a number of archaic barriers that prevent it from developing. In order to revive Ukrainian gas production, we have already drafted a number of important legislative changes, in particular the Code of Ukraine on subsoil, the Law on Oil and Gas and the Law on Production Sharing Agreements. I hope for the support of Parliament! ”

It should be noted that tomorrow the new Head of the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine Roman Opimakh will present the Investment Atlas of the Subsoil User.

“This is a kind of investor guide where objects are ready for use are mapped. The information will be updated on a constant basis. The industry needs strong mobilization! ”Summed up the Head of Government.

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=uk&u=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/pozbavlyayemosya-vid-splyachih-licenzij-na-vidobutok-nafti-j-gazu-oleksij-goncharuk&prev=search

Tsbs - it could be that - though the person quoted in the article says that the size and scope of the tender is not yet finalised, so maybe March 2020 is an approx ready date.

This is the original - untranslated - link:

https://interfax.com.ua/news/economic/628843.html

An update on the tender process has just been announced -

A new competition for the development of hydrocarbons on the Black Sea shelf based on production sharing agreements (PSA) can be announced in March 2020, said Roman Opimakh, head of the State Geology and Mineral Resources Service (Gosgeonedr).
About this with reference to Interfax-Ukraine reports BusinessCensor .
"A new competition will be organized regarding offshore sites. How many of them can be - is currently being determined. I think this process can be launched in March 2020," he said at a press conference in Kiev on Friday.
As reported, on April 12, 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers announced a tender for the development of hydrocarbons within the Dolphin section on the Black Sea shelf under PSA conditions. The agreement is valid for 50 years.
According to the terms of the tender, the deadline for submitting applications for participation in it was 60 days, which is 30 days less than the deadline for submitting applications for the tender in nine land areas. Four companies applied for participation: the American Trident Acquisitions Corp, the American Frontera Resources Corporation, which owns the initiative to develop the Dolphin site for PSAs, controlled by the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Caspian Drilling International Ltd. and one of the largest private gas producers in Ukraine, Ukrnaftoburinnya.
On July 27, 20-19, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman announced his intention to invite the Cabinet to consider the possibility of announcing a new tender for the development of a hydrocarbon section on the Black Sea shelf. His initiative was supported by Alexander Danilyuk, who at that time held the post of secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
In September, the Cabinet of Ministers canceled its own decision to launch the PSA contest for the Dolphin offshore section. ????????:

https://biz.censor.net.ua/n3163791https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://interfax.com.ua/news/economic/628843.html&prev=search

Mills I posted this on 17 Nov, seems FRR are spending at least US$150K per year, though no data on 2019 Q4 in these reports

FRR gets a mention in this lobbying report.

https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/search/lobby/2019/2019LobbyGroupByClient.pdf

There is an entry on pg 189 that FRR paid between US$0 - US$9,999,99 to Tyler Nelson of Cornerstone Govt Affairs Inc.

This listing shows considerably more substantial amounts being spent by FRR from 2017 to present day. Not sure if this one has already been posted -

https://projects.propublica.org/represent/lobbying/300927606

I googled resetting under CA law -

"It appears that both sides are working on a disposition, a plea agreement. Therefore, they are willing to come back to another hearing in order to continue negotiating and are resetting the speedy trial rights for both parties."

Kippermanbike - if I read your comments correctly you have direct contact info? Instead of waiting on others can you reach out and see what you can find? I am sure we would all be interested in any info you can get.

Thanks Eastbern,

This is a cut and paste job on some of the terms you mention -

The doctrines of Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel are affirmative defenses to claims or issues that have been previously adjudicated in Court and may not be pursued by the same parties. The parties are precluded from litigating those issues and claims a second time.

https://www.rjylaw.com/res-judicata-and-collateral-estoppel.html

Passage of time or laches relates to the passage of time and statue of limitations

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qrmsoRD0eLAC&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=passage+of+time+or+lachesl+in+california&source=bl&ots=Nv7RE-Fre8&sig=ACfU3U20z__TS4mm-bF-_UJNvbyeRAn-pg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi__NrJ6vXlAhUOTsAKHSBnA_0Q6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=passage%20of%20time%20or%20lachesl%20in%20california&f=false

Steve I suggest you read the post from regdik posted at 13:01 yesterday for a summary

I just google mapped the area and there is indeed a fork lift tool hire company very close to the Embassy, which does indeed seem to be close to an industrial area. Sadly there is no street view to check its the same place.

Madpunter - That does look a bit different! I just rechecked the link i posted and it looks like the protest was outside an empty office building and next to a Catapillar tool hire office. As far as I can tell these are the only pictures, so we haven't seen the "Embassy" part of the protest. Maybe this was their meeting point? Or as you say, they weren't actually allowed to protest at the embassy and this is the back or somewhere close.

Another link that puts FRR spending in 2019 into some perspective. In a list of 165 companies who have spent on O&G lobbying in 2019, FRR are at No. 81

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/industries/summary?cycle=2019&id=E01

My only takeaway from this is that the association seems to be current and ongoing. If FRR did not feel they where getting some benefit then presumably they would either stop paying and / or change firms. From the documents seen it is difficult to say how big or small any such benefit is. At least these bills seem to have been paid and in full!

Great find Ivy.

I can see 3 reports / issues mentioned but can't seem to find any info on specifics other than "exploration and production matters in Eastern Europe"

Morning Ivy - the Cornerstone payments seems very recent with a US$50K declaration in Q3 2019, not sure if they are using more than one organisation. I will keep digging.