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True industry specialists working collaboratively across borders to provide creative solutions throughout the energy chain.

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Full-service energy and resources lawyers

Our team of transactional and dispute resolution lawyers have expertise at every stage of the energy chain, from exploration and production, storage and transportation, liquified natural gas (LNG), refining, trading and sale of oil and gas, to electricity generation, and energy management. We also have expertise in renewables and carbon trading.

We advise governments, regulators, national and international oil companies, service contractors, utilities, investors, financiers and insurers. As true industry specialists, many of whom having experience of working in the industry, our lawyers build long-term relationships with our clients in the sector.

Industry specialists with partner-led expertise

Our energy team is partner-led and offers clients consistent teams of lawyers, providing creative insight into how to solve problems based on our detailed knowledge of the industry.

Our lawyers regularly work with the client’s own experts and consultants in multi-disciplinary teams, providing our clients with advice which takes into account a full risk profile.

Our experience in ENERGY

Our experience extends across every stage of the energy chain within dispute resolution, M&A, joint ventures, infrastructure and projects, trading, and insurance.

Advising a major investment bank on the English law aspects of and managing and reviewing cross-border aspects of local law regulations relating to the trading of oil in over 45 jurisdictions.

Represented the commercial bank lenders in connection with the JBIC and commercial bank USD $1.87 billion financing of LNG Trains 7 and 8 as part of the expansion of the LNG facilities in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Advising the Hellenic Republic on the privatisation of the Greek state-owned gas supply and transmission companies.

Negotiation and conclusion of farm-in to a minority interest in Iran, including complex arrangements between co-venturers advising on conditions precedent when funding was withdrawn due to enhanced US pressure on investors in Iran.

Negotiating the settlement of a disputed USD $80 million insurance and reinsurance claim arising from an explosion on a North Sea production platform. This claim involved proceedings in Bermuda and London.

Advising a Middle Eastern oil company in relation to the construction of an export terminal for petrochemicals for an Asian energy conglomerate.

Acting for a European heavy lift contractor in connection with a general audit of all their contracts including several EPC contracts for offshore installation and construction projects worldwide including review of onshore infrastructure contracts as well as decommissioning provisions and the contracts dealing with the provision of heavy lift and other marine and subsea service.

Advising a US trader in respect of renewable energy including sustainability criteria for bio mass feedstock to be imported into UK. This included working closely with the UK and EU regulators on issues such as interpretation of statutory language and the use of genetically modified crops.

Representing the senior lenders on the USD $750 million financing for Rayong Electricity Generating Company, for its 1210 MW gas-fired combined cycle plant at Rayong, Thailand.

Control of Well coverage dispute following blow out offshore in Vietnam.

Loss of the world’s largest oil platform “P36” off Brazil – double insurance claims.

DSU and property coverage claims in relation to pipelines in Ecuador and Bolivia.

Advising on contractual matters in connection with engineering procurement and construction contracts forming part of a $5bn development of an offshore facility, entered into by a Middle Eastern subsidiary of an independent European oil and gas company.

Subrogation claims in relation to serious spillage and contamination from a storage facility in Portugal.

Coverage and liability claims in relation to pollution and clean up following pipeline damage offshore in Tunisia.

Advising on all aspects of an EPC offshore project for a European Operator’s Arabian Gulf based subsidiary, for the design fabrication transportation installation and commissioning of new offshore platforms and ancillary pipelines. This covered all aspects from initial tender documentation, contract terms and operational documentation including design approvals process.

Acting for Gaz-System (Polish State gas company) in connection with its long term charter of an FSRU from MOL.

Acting for Energos in connection with its acquisition of two FSRUs on long term charter to the German Government from Dynagas.