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Fieldfisher

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Praised for ‘demonstrating a profound understanding of legal needs and commercial oil & gas realities’, the team fielded by Fieldfisher is equally adept on the transactional side – including M&A, equity capital markets, financing and commodity transactions – as well as in disputes arising out of the oil and gas sectors, including in the English and international courts. Project development and regulatory matters are also core focuses of the practice which is headed up by Paul Stockley who has over 25 years experience in the space.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘For more than a decade, Fieldfisher has been our trusted legal counsel. Nodir Sidikov providing advice to us, has emerged as an invaluable advisor, consistently offering practical solutions and expert advice to our group on oil & gas deals, which often include complex, politically charged, and sensitive matters. The team he leads has consistently displayed a diverse range of exceptional skills across different team members, demonstrating a profound understanding of legal needs and commercial oil & gas realities.

  • ‘Nodir Sidikov, corporate partner at Fieldfisher, has been a valued and trusted advisor to our company, its parent company and subsidiaries since 2010s. Nodir consistently assists us in overcoming the obstacles encountered by us. His profound historical knowledge and comprehension of our business, coupled with his astute sensitivity to the delicate political and international dynamics involved, make him an invaluable advisor. We hold Nodir in high regard for his ability to provide exceptional advice on sensitive and complex legal matters, and he consistently delivers practical and effective solutions to our commercial challenges.

  • ‘Field Fisher provide advice on on all manner of land rights required for our pipelines, and terminal assets / interfaces (including advising on conflicts large utilities installations and infrastructure projects being carried out pursuant to compulsory powers). Along with supporting advice from other departments. The Field Fisher team consistently give advice that is energy specific as opposed to "one size fits all" and provide a tailored joined up service to our company. A highlight this year has been the opportunity to embed a field Fisher trainee in our business further enhancing the partnership between the two organisations.’

  • ‘Team availability and knowledge.’

  • ‘Paul Stockley has a wealth of knowledge and experience and is an obvious go-to for oil & gas and renewables. With his previous time spent in-house, he understands the needs of the client and works extremely well with all members of the in-house team (legal, commercial, technical).’

  • ‘Paul has excellent, in-depth knowledge about the complete oil and gas picture in the UKCS - from the regulatory aspects to issues of dispute, from greenfield to decomm/recycling, and from front end to back end works. Just a great one-stop shop for any company which needs guidance in the market.’

  • ‘Paul Stockley - He exudes this competence and confidence based on knowledge, capability and emotional / social intelligence that is just hard to describe. It is something you feel, and is very reassuring as a client.’

Key clients

  • INEOS Upstream Limited (and nine others)
  • JSC "National Company "KazMunayGas"
  • Harbour Energy
  • Strand Hanson
  • Allenby Capital Limited
  • Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited and Canaccord Genuity Limited
  • British Pipeline Agency (a joint venture between BP Oil UK and Shell UK) as agent for United Kingdom Oil Pipelines (UKOP)
  • Echo Energy
  • IOG plc
  • Serica Energy plc
  • DeepOcean
  • Europa Oil & Gas
  • JSC "Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna"
  • Cooperatieve KMG EP UA
  • KazAzot JSC

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Stockley

Other key lawyers

Dominic Gurney-Champion, Brad Isaac, Nodir Sidikov