The Petroleum Law area of expertise assists Norwegian and foreign players in all phases of the petroleum activities. We are ranked as one of the best petroleum law environments in Norway, with lawyers who have been ranked as leading lawyers in the field in PLC Which Lawyer, Legal 500 and Chambers.
The area of expertise has strong links to the industry, with lawyers who have experience from oil and gas companies and public administration. To find the best solutions, we always focus on the needs of our clients, and we establish interdisciplinary teams where the client is an important participant.
Our 8 lawyers, two of whom are partners, cover all aspects of the petroleum activities:
- Establishment (company structure)
- Prequalification
- Financing
- Exploration activities (seismic data, drilling contracts, service agreements, etc.)
- Development projects (PDO, procurement, connection agreements, processing agreements, etc.)
- Transactions (sale of shares, licence interests, farm-in agreements, etc.)
- Sale and transport of petroleum (Oil, gas, LNG, NGL, etc.)
- Taxation
- Resolution of disputes
We have recently provided assistance to:
- A Private Equity Fund for the acquisition of a petroleum company
- An international company to increase the company’s capitalisation
- PGNiG Norway AS for the acquisition of licence interests in Skarv
- Lundin for the sale of oil and gas to the UK
- Bayerngas for the acquisition of a number of licence interests in Norway and Denmark