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• Advising KBC Advanced Technologies plc, a major US and international oil refinery software consultant/provider, on a dispute with AEA concerning a multimillion dollar software programme • Advising an FPSO operator against a North Sea licence holder in High Court litigation relating to the terms of an FPSO operating contract. The key issue concerned the payment obligations of the licence holder in circumstances where the FPSO was taken off the field for essential maintenance and repair. This dispute, worth in excess of £16m, was ultimately resolved by the Court of Appeal • Advising a Dutch engineering company in a Commercial Court dispute about the contract price for an FPSO-related design, engineering and construction project. The project concerned the removal and refurbishment of a gas compressor unit and its installation and commissioning on board a North Sea FPSO. The case was eventually settled following proceedings in the Commercial Court and a CEDR mediation • Acting for an Iranian marine construction company in an ICC arbitration brought by a European oil company (represented by Herbert Smith in Paris). The claim relates to an EPC contract for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of two offshore wellhead platforms • Advising Talisman Malaysia Ltd on a multi-million dollar construction arbitration dispute concerning an offshore oil platform in South East Asia built by Hyundai Heavy Industries • Advising an Italian company on an offshore drilling platform dispute • Advising ING Barings on the successful defence of a US$5m commission claim by Westminster <strong>Oil</strong> & <strong>Gas</strong> in respect of the US$800m financing of the Cabinda oil field in Angola 32
• Acting for Congolese interests in High Court proceedings relating to a payment for a cargo of oil being shipped from the Congo, and purchased by Glencore • Advising owners of a very large shipment of oil in a highly publicised dispute with the Thai Customs Authority arising out of the seizure and detention of their shipment • Advising Sinochem on its successful claim against Mobil for approximately US$14m under a crude oil sale contract • Advising a multi-party joint venture company in the offshore energy sector in relation to a dispute between its shareholders with various cross-holdings within the group • Advising PGS Offshore Technology in relation to substantial claims arising out of the US$500m Banff Field FPSO project in the North Sea. The claims, which were brought against the two major contractors responsible for the design, construction and installation of the subsea equipment and topsides process facilities, led to complex litigation in the Technology & Construction Court and, in one instance, the Court of Appeal. The litigation raised numerous difficult technical issues concerning the quality of engineering and design, as well as allegations of delay and negligent project management on the part of the contractors. As a result of the very large volume of documentation produced during the proceedings, we adopted a computerised document management system, which has since become standard practice in such large construction cases • Acting for Bluewater N.V. against Amerada Hess Limited in High Court litigation relating to the terms of an FPSO operating contract • Advising on a dispute concerning the engineering and construction of a gas compression plant on a floating oil production vessel. This claim was being pursued in the High Court in London, but was settled prior to mediation (after close of pleadings and disclosure of documents) 33
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