Beccar Varela advises an international client base on exploration, upstream, downstream and offshore oil-and-gas projects, and is particularly well-known for its transactional and contractual work, assisting clients with EPC contracts, M&A, joint ventures and production sharing arrangements. The practice is also called in to handle environmental regulation, financing and land use matters. The team is co-led by the vastly experienced José Carlos Cueva, who has been practicing energy law since the 1980s; banking, M&A and natural resources veteran Roberto Fortunati; electricity and energy expert Ricardo Castañeda, who previously led the YPF Luz legal department; and project finance and M&A partner Pedro Silvestri.
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‘The speed of response and energy to resolve problems stands out. Pedro Silvestri is excellent.'
Key clients
- Quintana E&P
- Seadrill Servicos de Petróleo
- Petróleos Sudamericanos
- YPF
- Raízen
- ENAP Sipetrol
- Ingeniería Alpa
- Patterson UTI Energy
- Wintershall
- Total Austral
Work highlights
- Advising Quintana E&P on its exploration and production activities in various concession areas in the province of Santa Cruz.
- Advising Petróleos Sudamericanos on its exploration and production activities in various concession areas in the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén.
- Advising Ingeniería Alpa on regulatory and other issues in its various concession areas in the province of Santa Cruz.
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Roberto Fortunati, Ricardo Castañeda, José Carlos Cueva, Pedro Silvestri