Energy Dispute Resolution
Our international dispute resolution team advises on and resolves the full range of contentious issues faced by our energy sector clients throughout the world . We provide focused legal and strategic advice at every stage of the dispute resolution cycle . From advising on contract management and dispute avoidance to presenting our clientsʼ cases at full merits hearings , we work with our clients to achieve the best possible result .
The team is comprised of leading energy disputes lawyers experienced in all forms of dispute resolution . We also advise on regulatory investigations , white collar issues and sanctions risk . Our energy sector focus enables us to maintain market leading experience and indepth knowledge of the commercial , legal and regulatory challenges faced by our clients so that we can provide the most effective legal solutions .
• International E & P company — Successful LCIA arbitration relating to amounts payable by nonoperating parties under the accounting procedure to a JOA concerning a North African asset , including advising on the default mechanism under the JOA
• International oil and gas company — Dispute concerning the interpretation of the send-or-pay provisions of a long term gas transportation and processing agreement
• European supermajor — Dispute relating to the tender process for a contract for offshore services in Central America and its ultimate termination
• Investors in a biomass plant — English High Court proceedings concerning a payment dispute arising from the share sale of a company that owns and operates a biomass plant
• Upstream company — ICC arbitration concerning the application of the change of control and preemption provisions under an operating agreement for a field in Egypt
• Supermajor — Dispute with an African Government over the taxation provisions in PSCs
• Supermajor — Dispute arising under warranties in an agreement for the sale of an upstream business in Latin America
• Gas and LNG buyers and sellers — Numerous disputes under agreements for the sale and transportation of pipeline gas and LNG , including in relation to price reviews , take-or-pay and metering
• UK FPSO owner — English Commercial Court proceedings arising from a dispute with a shipyard over upgrade and conversion work on an FPSO
• Operator of an onshore West African block — Dispute with a drilling contractor over issues relating to performance and payment of invoices
• Supplier of power — English High Court litigation regarding the termination of two large gas supply and tolling agreements for the generation of power
• International E & P Company — Dispute with a seismic contractor relating to an asset in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
• Developers of solar projects — Disputes with the construction contractors regarding defects , delay and liquidated damages
• Pipeline owner — ICC arbitration in relation to the operation of a transnational oil pipeline
• Global engineering and construction company — Distressed restructuring of two power station projects in South East Asia , including advising on termination and delay issues and on potential ICC arbitration proceedings
• Renewables developer — Challenges under the Energy Charter Treaty arising from the refusal to grant permission for a proposed off shore wind farm to be constructed after a licence had been granted by the UK Government
• Multinational energy company — Bilateral investment treaty arbitrations at ICSID and under the UNCITRAL Rules following the nationalization of two businesses in a Latin American state bracewell . com