Boasting an established energy practice in the oil and gas sector, Orr, Dignam & Co. has been central to the development of major industrial projects. Of late, the firm has played a leading role in power generation projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and acted on behalf of the Barrick Gold Corporation in one of the largest foreign direct investments in the country’s history. The practice is led by a cohort of Islamabad-based practitioners, Zahir Riaz, Shahid Raza and Umar Shahid, who collectively leverage their vast experience in the project, infrastructure, and energy sector.
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Key clients
- Barrick Gold Corporation
- Inter State Gas Systems (Private) Limited
- Eni S.p.A
- Pak-Arab Refinery Company Limited
- Pakistan Petroleum Limited
- Oil Companies Advisory Council
- Foundation Wind Energy-I Limited
- Foundation Wind Energy-II Limited
- The ExxonMobil Group
- Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited
- Fauji Foundation
- FFBL Power Company Limited
- Thar Coal Block-I Power Company Limited
- Sino Sindh Resources (Private) Limited
- Metro Power Company Limited
- CIHC Power Company (Private) Limited
- Government Holdings (Private) Limited
- Foundation Power Company (Daharki) Limited
- Fauji Kabirwala Power Company Limited
- Pakistan State Oil
- Mari Petroleum Company Limited
- Fauji Oil Terminal and Distribution Co. Limited
- Fauji Akbar Portia Marine Terminals (Private) Limited
- Fauji Cement Company Limited
- Sachal Energy Development (Private) Limited
- Total Parco Pakistan Limited
- Emaar
- Pakistan LNG Limited
- BB Energy
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- Tenaga Generasi Limited
- BE Energy Limited
- Packages Limited
- DuPont Pakistan Operation (Pvt.) Ltd
- Rousch (Pakistan) Power Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Barrick Gold Corporation in relation to the Reconstituted Reko Diq Project in Balochistan, the largest foreign direct investment ever made in Pakistan.
- Advised ENI, a major oil company, on its divestment from various companies operating in the upstream oil and gas sector.
- Acting on behalf of Inter State Gas Systems (Pvt.) Limited, the state-nominated entity, in the USD10bn Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India gas pipeline project.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zahir Riaz, Aliya Yusuf, Asim Nasim, Shahid Raza, Umar Shahid