Our network of leading oil, gas, and LNG lawyers are present across the globe, including in major energy hubs of London, Houston, the Middle East and Singapore. We have unique regulatory and sector expertise, with experts drawn from industry and government, and a long history in the sector. We use our knowledge of local energy markets and international best practice to bring you practical solutions wherever your business takes you.
We work across the value chain: from upstream exploration and production; pipelines (both domestic and cross border); LNG regas and liquefaction projects; shipping; refining and petrochemicals; sales and trading.
We understand how the energy transition is impacting the oil and gas sector. Our teams are actively working on major CCUS projects, integrating renewable energy into existing operations, hydrogen projects, and diversifying asset portfolios into lower carbon investments.
Our teams collaborate seamlessly to advise you on the issues most critical to your organization across a range of legal disciplines:
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The Shah Deniz Consortium led by bp and SOCAR as sole project counsel on all aspects of the US$45bn Shah Deniz gas project and 3,500km Southern Gas Corridor from Azerbaijan to Italy: “the world’s single largest, non-military infrastructure project” (bp)
Chevron on its Republic of Congo country exit through the sale of Chevron Overseas (Congo) Limited and its holdings and interests in the Nkossa, Nsoko II, Moho Bilondo and Lianzi fields to Trident Energy.
ExxonMobil on the sale of its interests in a package of upstream assets in the UK and the Bacton gas processing terminal to RockRose Energy Limited.
Equinor on its investment in two lithium project companies owned by Standard Lithium Ltd.
JX Nippon Oil & Gas on the development and financing of Petra Nova – the world’s largest carbon capture facility.
SABIC on its US$7.3bn joint venture with ExxonMobil for ethane cracker in Texas.
QatarEnergy on the management of its global trademark portfolio outside of Qatar, including filing strategic new trademarks in emerging markets, maintaining existing registrations, and enforcing its trademark rights.
LetterOne (a Wintershall Dea shareholder) in relation to Harbour Energy’s $11.2bn acquisition of Wintershall Dea assets.
Equinor against Sonatrach in an ICC arbitration, and in subsequent challenge and enforcement proceedings, in relation to the supply of LNG, achieving a major trial victory and an award of US$536m.
A global oil & gas company, for a period of almost 20 years, in litigation proceedings before civil and public law courts on matters (environmental, permitting, real estate, contractual) regarding the operation of their service station network in Italy.
Venture Global on the development of two separate US LNG export projects: the 20 MTPA Plaquemines facility and the 10 MTPA Calcasieu Pass facility.
TC Energy Corporation and its approximately 20 pipeline subsidiaries in the U.S. and Mexico on a wide range of matters across multiple disciplines, including new project development, regulatory compliance and strategy, complex administrative litigation before FERC; corporate transactions; and bankruptcy litigation.
A petroleum company on a Clean Air Act investigation related to an incident at one of its refineries.
Chambers UK 2024
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas client, Chambers UK 2024
Legal 500 US 2024
Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas, Legal 500 US 2024
