Oil and Gas

Our experienced team of lawyers provides commercial balance and full legal services to clients across the entire global oil and gas value chain.

Whilst the global push toward decarbonisation is shaping the future of oil and gas, demand is still growing and the industry remains vital to the security of global energy supply. Ever-changing investment landscapes, financing constraints, regulatory requirements and price volatility all result in a greater need for the very best legal expertise.

Our offering includes over 30 years of specialist industry expertise and experience worldwide. Thanks to our sector focus, we offer clients a unique, tailored approach that seamlessly combines our expertise across the whole oil and gas value chain, covering all aspects of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. From exploration and production to transportation, refining and distribution, our lawyers advise on some of the most innovative and impactful projects around the world. Our extensive maritime expertise plays a key role in servicing the upstream industry including FPSO, FSO, MOPU, FLNG, FSRU (including integrated LNG to power projects), as well as LNG, crude and product shipping.

Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of the maritime, transport and power sectors, including our expert LNG offering, we help industry leaders meet their ESG standards and transition to cleaner operations including the development and use of hydrogen, ammonia and SAF.

Our advice spans all key practice areas from corporate and M&A; upstream, midstream and downstream project development; all types of sector related financing (including reserve base lending, project, trade and acquisition finance etc); disputes (including LNG price review, construction, commodity and shipping disputes) to commodities trading and transport. Whether it is the unitisation of a gas field, a dispute under a JOA or the project financing of a major LNG project, our team has the expertise and experience needed.

Clients include exploration, development and production companies, NOCs and IOCs, upstream independents, marine infrastructure companies, traders and the trading arms of supermajors, offshore services companies and contractors, storage and distribution companies, refinery developers and operators, funds, investors, financiers and national governments.

Recent highlights include advising:

	Trafigura on the financing of Chappal Energies’ US$710m acquisition of Equinor’s Nigerian business Advised Trafigura as junior lender on a financing granted to Chappal Energies for the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Equinor’s Nigerian subsidiary, Equinor Nigeria Energy Company Limited, for an upfront purchase price of US$710m.
	Conrad on a Gas Sales Agreement with Sembcorp Gas Advised Conrad Asia Energy on a Gas Sales Agreement for the sale and purchase of the export portion of natural gas from the Mako gas field with Sembcorp Gas Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries.
	Höegh LNG on refinancing of two LNG FSRUs and entry into new German terminals Advised Höegh LNG Ltd on the refinancing of the Höegh Esperanza and Höegh Gannet FSRUs that will service Germany’s new FLNG terminals in the North Sea ports of Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, and Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein.