Karl Erik Navestad heads up Arntzen de Besche’s offshore offering, which covers the full range of contentious and non-contentious shipbuilding and offshore construction projects with a particular focus on oil and gas-related work. Navestad has broad experience handling field developments and general project work, as well as drilling rig contracts and regulatory issues. He works alongside Ole Skeidsvoll Moe, who draws on broad in-house experience to advise on projects and developments, as well as contentious matters.

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Key clients

  • Altera Infrastructure Production AS
  • Nordlaks Oppdrett
  • Imenco Corrosion Technology
  • Aqualoop AS

Work highlights

  • Assisting Nordlaks Oppdrett with its current project for developing and constructing a second large offshore aquaculture farm; the 'Hydra' project.
  • Assisting Aqualoop AS on its development of the 'Big Dipper', a solution for farming at sea which is optimal for the biological production of salmon and other species regardless of weather conditions.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Karl Erik Navestad

Other key lawyers

Ole Skeidsvoll Moe, Anders Rødland