Energy

The firm advises its clients on all aspects of upstream and downstream oil and gas work. Our expertise encompasses offshore and onshore licensing, with the Nigerian regulatory authorities, negotiating and drafting all types of agreements including joint venture contracts and farm – out arrangements, production sharing contracts, contracts for the construction of rigs, platforms, floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) and other specialist vessels and advising on insurance policies for both offshore and onshore activities. This includes loss and damage installations claims for and against personal injury, disputes under drilling contracts, damage or destruction, shortage, contamination or pollution. We have an extensive knowledge of gas sales and purchase agreements, transportation and storage of LNG and financing of gas projects.

We advise on the transportation, sale and purchase of crude oil, natural gas and allied products and provide dispute resolution services for commodity trading contracts especially in the petroleum industry.

In the electricity sector, our expertise extends to drafting power and water purchase agreements for power stations, construction, operation and financing of power stations, advising on the reorganisation and privatisation of the electricity sector in Nigeria and the legislation and regulatory framework for independent power projects. Also, the firm advises new entrants to the industry on regulatory requirements for new businesses, as well as other requirements relevant for business compliance in Nigeria.

The firm advises its clients on all aspects of drafting, acquisition and negotiation of mineral exploration rights, including the regulatory and taxation structures, obtention of accreditation and permits from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission and Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority for oil and gas companies, traders and financiers intending to operate within the Nigerian oil and gas industry, providing legal consultation and advisory services on tax issues, obtaining necessary consents for assignments of leases and negotiating and preparing related contracts.

The firm also represents clients before courts, tribunals, inquiries, hearings etc. Our experience in this area has often involved defending objections at hearings in respect of proposed oil pipelines, representing clients in inquiries into environmental and other accidents and resolving communal disputes or oppositions.