Oil & Gas:

Our firm's experience includes transactions, involving concessions and joint ventures, as well as dispute resolution, in relation to oil and gas.

Examples of Matters Relating to Oil & Gas:

• Representation of a European petroleum company in an ICC arbitration involving claims of several hundred million U.S. dollars, involving analysis of oil concession agreement granted by a Central American government to a North American company and of related agreements further subdividing rights thereunder and operating agreement governing exploration and development.
• In-depth comparative study of oil concession and operating agreements to determine oil operation obligations and responsibilities.
• Review of obligations regarding construction, maintenance and public use of road and pipeline infrastructure.
• Participation in preparation of an opinion letter for a major U. S. oil company analyzing petroleum concessions in North Africa.
• Representation of a multinational in connection with the transfer of Panamanian and Liberian registration certificates of its fleet of oil drilling barges (floating platforms).
• Representation of a multinational corporation in view of its withdrawal from the Southeast Asian oil industry by means of the sale of its drilling barges and platforms to an Indonesian company; drafting of agreements relevant to this sale.
• Assistance to an international petroleum services company in the preparation of a joint venture agreement with an Indian entity in view of joint operations in India.