An International Energy Law Practice
Areas of Focus
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Negotiating alliances, asset and share sale and purchase agreements, investment and farm-in/acquisition and farm-out/divestment transactions and due diligence exercises in relation to upstream rights and assets.
Partnering and Joint Ventures
Joint bidding agreements, operating agreements, joint venture and shareholders' agreements, consortium agreements, overriding royalty interest agreements for petroleum upstream and downstream activities with IOCs and NOCs.
Compliance
Compliance, Trade Sanctions, International Trade Regulations, Anti Bribery, Anti Money Laundering, Anti Bribery and Corruption Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Modern Slavery and Human Rights.
Access Rights
Acquisition of oil and gas exploration and production rights including Concessions, Licences, Production Sharing Agreements, Buy-Back and Technical Service Contracts.
Operating and Commercialisation Agreements
Offtake agreements, unitization and unit operating agreements, operating services agreements and the joint use/sharing of transportation and processing oil and gas facilities and gas and LNG sale and purchase, transportation and processing agreements providing for the commercialisation of gas fields as well as long-term gas supply arrangements and price review and redetermination arrangements.
Major Field Development Project Agreements
Exploration activities such as seismic, well planning, drilling and associated well services contracts, data trades/ exchanges, major plant and facilities construction (EPC/EPCM) project agreements and procurement of oilfield services contracts.
Dispute Resolution
Supporting dispute resolution in relation to upstream exploration and production activity, partner disputes, gas sales disputes (including price renegotiations), procurement and construction disputes (variation claims) and settlements.