Hogan Lovells International LLP acts for participants throughout the entire oil & gas sector, utilising the firm’s global reach to advise across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The team handles a full suit of matters, from advising on large-scale projects to anti-corruption advice, with particular expertise in disputes, especially high-value arbitrations. Co-head of the energy & natural resources group Sarah Shaw is vastly experienced in upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas M&A. Head of the oil, gas & LNG group Ben Sulaiman acts for the firm’s high-end clients in the space on transactional and regulatory matters. Ben Hornan is the go-to name on the team for disputes work in the oil, gas and mining sub-sectors.
Key clients
- Sojitz Corporation
- CNOOC E&P Nigeria Limited
- Shah Deniz Consortium: BP, SOCAR, Petronas, Lukoil, TPAO, NICO.
- UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- HM Treasury
- Wintershall Dea
- Chevron
- BP
- QatarEnergy
Work highlights
- Advised longstanding client Sojitz Corporation, a global energy player with specific expertise in the gas and power infrastructure sector, on its 25% investment in Helios, the holding company of Axxela Ltd, the largest private sector gas distributor in Nigeria.
- Advising the UK Government (Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, now Department of Energy Security & Net Zero) on the special administration, funding and sale of Bulb Energy.
- Advising as sole project counsel for the entire Consortium, led by BP and SOCAR, on the US$40 billion Shah Deniz 2 Gas Project and Southern Gas Corridor.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sarah Shaw, Ben Sulaiman