Our pan-African network delivers end-to-end legal and business advisory across the full Upstream (Exploration & Production), Midstream (Transportation & Storage), and Downstream (Refining & Marketing) value chain.
Navigating the complex landscape of oil and gas exploration, production, and distribution in Africa and the UAE requires sophisticated legal guidance amid evolving regulations, financing constraints, and the global energy transition.
From high-stakes Production Sharing Contract (PSC) negotiations and complex project financing to navigating new gas master plans and managing investment treaty risk, we provide coordinated, commercially focused counsel to ensure your African and UAE ventures are secure, compliant, and bankable.
Our integrated legal and commercial advice across Africa and the UAE is for diverse clients, including:
Our on-the-ground presence in producing jurisdictions allows clients to secure licences, execute landmark transactions, mitigate risks, and achieve sustainable outcomes efficiently.
We are positioned as a market leader due to our integrated, multi-jurisdictional approach, which provides seamless counsel for clients operating across the entire energy and power (E&P) lifecycle.
Our seamless services cover every phase of the Oil and Gas value chain, providing tailored support for our clients’ African and UAE operations:
In connection with all aspects of the pipeline carrying oil from Northern Kenya to the ports of Mombasa and Lamu, incorporating environmental health, safety and social implications.
In connection with the development of the first ever oil refinery project in the country, valued at USD 4 billion.
One of the largest private equity firms in the United States, in connection with the acquisition of a majority of the share capital of a major oil & gas company which holds interest in upstream petroleum activities in Algeria, including structuring the deal and advising on all Algerian law regulatory aspects.
In connection with the exploitation of oil & gas in the Msari Akabli and other perimeters.
A wholly owned subsidiary of PT Pertamina (Pertamina), the Indonesian State-owned oil and gas upstream and downstream giant with major LNG interests, in connection with the acquisition of a 24.53% shareholding in Etablissements Maurel & Prom, a French company listed on Euronext Paris, and the subsequent voluntary tender offer by Pertamina for all Maurel & Promâs shares.
In connection with the impact of their takeover of British Gas in connection with its Kenyan assets, obtaining government approval for the deal and advising interested parties on acquisitions, concessions, exploration and production sharing contracts across the sector.
One of the leading global industrial gas US listed companies, in connection with two gas production and delivery agreements entered into with Sonatrach, the national state-owned oil company of Algeria.
A company registered in the Republic of Mauritius, which has subsidiaries in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Zanzibar, in connection with the proposed sale of its entire issued share capital to Total Outre-Mer S.A., a company registered in France, which operates in the oil and gas market.
A leading commodity trading company with a presence in multiple geographies, in connection with the acquisition of Hass Rwanda, a regional oil marketing company.