Simon Sloane
FieldfisherThe ‘highly experienced’ oil and gas team at Fieldfisher acts for clients in the upstream, midstream, downstream and services sectors, advising on contentious and non-contentious matters concerning oil and gas exploration and production, transportation and processing, refining, marketing, storage and sales, among others. Paul Stockley leads the practice and acts for leading oil and gas companies in the UK and internationally, while arbitration expert Simon Sloane focuses on oil and gas disputes.
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Testimonials
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‘Emily Tetley-Jones provides an exceptional level of service. Her understanding of the complexities of the business enables her to ensure a consistently high level of support.'
'Antony Phillips provides excellent client management and senior support across a range of issues, ensuring matters are well resourced.’
‘Experts who are highly experienced across various practice areas (such as oil and gas, capital markets, commercial contracts, antitrust, dispute resolution and finance), fluent in multiple languages and make themselves available 24/7.'
‘Nodir Sidikov is a well respected and trusted adviser.'
- 'Tamara Vasiljeva has an impressive commercial acumen and understanding of our historic business needs, she is always polite, business-minded and pleasant to work with.'
- 'Irina Mikhnova is a knowledgeable and sensible specialist, very approachable and well trusted by our team.'
- 'Kuanysh Sarsenbayev combines a rare knowledge of Kazakh law and culture with his knowledge of English law. This makes him a diverse specialist who tailors advice to our commercial and cultural realities.’
Key clients
- Allenby Capital Limited
- British Pipeline Agency (a joint venture between BP Oil UK and Shell UK) as agent for United Kingdom Oil Pipelines (UKOP)
- DeepOcean
- Echo Energy
- Europa Oil & Gas
- Harbour Energy
- Hartshead Resources
- Heyco Energy
- IOG plc
- JSC NC "KazMunayGas"
- Littop Enterprises Limited, Bridgemont Ventures Limited and Bordo Management Limited
- Peel Hunt
- Serica Energy plc
- Shore Capital Markets
- Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited and Canaccord Genuity Limited
- Strand Hanson
Work highlights
- Advised JSC NC "KazMunayGas" (KMG) on its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Total E&P Dunga GmbH and ownership rights in the Dunga subsoil use project, respectively, from TotalEnergies EP Danmark A/S.
- Acted for JSC National Company KazMunayGas (KMG), the national oil and gas company of Kazakhstan, on its initial public offering (IPO) on the Astana International Exchange (AIX) and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE).
- Advised independent oil and gas company Serica Energy on an agreement with Switzerland-based commodity trader Mercuria for a revised off-take and marketing agreement which formed a crucial part of a strategic acquisition for Serica.
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Paul Stockley