Event 23 Oct. 2024
Counsel Mohannad El Murtadi Suleiman to Speak at the 2nd Annual Africa Arbitration Day in New York
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Podcast 14 Oct. 2024
Curtis Law in London
Event 18 Aug. 2023
Partner Borzu Sabahi Speaks at FDI Moot Shenzhen
News 25 Jul. 2023
Partner Eric Gilioli Ranked in Top 10 Influential Energy & Natural Resources Lawyers in Kazakhstan in Business Today
News 09 Apr. 2024
Curtis Announces New Partners and Counsels Across Offices in Spring 2024
Client Alert 28 Dec. 2023
U.S. to Impose Secondary Sanctions on Non-U.S. Banks For Financing Russia’s Defense Industry
News 28 Aug. 2024
Curtis Recognized for Excellence in Arbitration in Chambers Latin America Guide 2025
Event 22 Aug. 2023
Partner Dr. Claudia Frutos-Peterson to Speak at Arbitration and ADR Commission of the ICC Mexico
News 08 Oct. 2024
Curtis Boosts London Finance and Corporate Capability with Appointment of Partner Christopher Harrison
News 15 Aug. 2023
Legal Reader Publishes Article on Dr. Majed Alotaibi’s Arrival as Senior Counsel in Curtis’ Riyadh Office
News 24 Aug. 2023
Curtis Attorneys Quoted in CoinDesk on FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Strategy Ahead of His Criminal Trial
Client Alert 10 Jul. 2024
EU Adopts New Restrictive Measures Against Belarus
Client Alert 26 Jun. 2024
The EU Adopts its 14th Sanctions Package Against Russia
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Simon Batifort Speaks at 47th Meeting of the International Energy Charter Industry Advisory Panel in Brussels
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Curtis assists Fiera Milano S.p.A. in a joint venture with Saudi Arabian SEMARK Group
With a rich history in the oil and gas sector, Curtis advises on the full range of oil and gas activities, including the structuring, negotiating and drafting of upstream and downstream contracts, the development of oil and gas sector legislation, and the design, financing implementation and oversight of oil and gas projects and related infrastructure. In addition, the group is ranked among the global leaders for international arbitration, in which we specialize in oil and gas disputes.
Curtis is notable for its longstanding focus on the particular needs of sovereign clients, including governments, their ministries and national oil companies (NOCs) throughout the world. The firm has played a leading role in the design, financing and implementation of oil and gas infrastructure projects of national and strategic importance to clients across Central Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, often integrating analysis from experts in various fields.
The Curtis team has an outstanding track record of advising sovereign clients on oil & gas policy matters, including the drafting and implementation of oil and gas sector legislation and the structuring of bidding processes for strategic oil and gas industry projects. Our clients have also benefited from the team’s high profile successes in negotiating and renegotiating production sharing agreements and other contractual arrangements with international oil companies, ensuring that our sovereign clients and their citizens receive a fair share of revenues from their resources.
We also advise sovereign clients on energy and tax policies, their participation in international treaties and the effect of treaty obligations on the oil & gas sector, the acquisition of oil & gas interests and the resolution of disputes.
In reviewing all agreements and legislation related to the oil and gas industry, Curtis provides clients with current best practice, including the latest trends in the development of model contracts and commercial agreements. Our clients benefit from our detailed knowledge of contract law and also from the decades of practical experience we bring to dealing with disputes arising under oil and gas contracts.
Curtis can review and revise any aspect of proposed or existing oil and gas legislation, including oil and gas permits, licenses, contracts and production sharing agreements, taxation provisions, domestic crude allocations, offshore processing agreements, pipelines and supply and marketing arrangements. The firm has extensive experience advising governments and NOCs on domestic oil and gas legislation and the development and oversight of upstream contracts. Our vast international arbitration experience enables us to advise on many disputes which turn on the precise wording and interpretation of legislative or contractual provisions and adds an additional dimension to our offering to clients.
Curtis advises on virtually every aspect of the oil and gas industry, including projects and construction, tender processes, financing and capital markets, refinery and facilities upgrades, pipelines, drilling contracts and oilfield services, supply and off-take agreements, acquisitions and divestitures of oil industry assets, debt and industry restructurings, LNG vessels and finance, environmental issues, tax issues, and technology and IP matters. Curtis also advises our sovereign clients on the full range of public international law issues, from treaty drafting to day-to-day advice.
We give governments the background, analysis and information they require to fully appreciate how international law affects the state’s legal position. This enables the government to formulate its decision-making, policies and actions accordingly. The oil and gas group works hand-in-hand with a number of the firm’s other industry groups to provide clients with a completely seamless service.
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Latin America
Asia
Commercial Disputes - Litigation
International Arbitration
Corporate
Finance
Renewable/Green Energy
News 01 Nov. 2024
Enrique Jaramillo to Moderate a Discussion with the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and Institute for Energy Law
News 24 Oct. 2024
Curtis Has Been Recognized in the Latest Chambers UK 2025 Guide
Highly professional lawyers. The team has excellent knowledge and knows the specifics of the petroleum sector.
Legal 500: EMEA 2022 Kazakhstan Energy and Natural Resources
Curtis 'advises the Ministry of Energy on a wide range of issues in the oil and gas sector'.
Legal 500 EMEA 2021 - Kazakhstan Energy and Natural Resources
"Experienced advisers to national oil companies and sovereign wealth funds."
Chambers Global 2020 Africa-wide Disputes
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