Oil & Gas - Watson, Farley & Williams

• Acting for Transocean in a London arbitration against operators in two adjacent oil
and gas fields off Mumbai
• Representing Northern Offshore ASA in Commercial Court proceedings and
arbitration against British Gas arising out of a contract for drilling wells offshore
Indonesia
• Advising an Iranian oil trader on a case brought by Vitol in the Commercial Court
in London involving the sale of Iranian crude and foreign exchange transactions
• Advising a contractor in connection with a £10m claim for a bonus payment under
an offshore construction contract
• Acting for Talisman Malaysia in a drilling rig dispute arising from the failure of the
drilling equipment and the collapse of a jack-up leg.
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
• Advising the client on its investment in New Age African Global Energy, the
primary upstream oil & gas Africa focused investment vehicle, backed by Och Ziff
Capital Management and Tokyo Sexwale
• Advising Sasol Synfuels International on its commercial arrangements, including
the marketing of diesel and naptha, for the Oryx Gas to Liquids plant in Qatar
• Advising Excelerate Energy on the commercial and construction agreements for a
unique gas import project into the port at Teesside, UK. The worlds first project
enabled on board, in port regasified LNG to be delivered straight into the NTS to
boost the UK's natural gas supply in times of shortage. Excelerate Energy has
invested in 9 customised ships (with others on order) which transport LNG but
also have the capability to convert LNG to natural gas on board, a relatively new
technology which allows flexibility in offtake options. The project was the first for
Excelerate Energy outside the US and the first of its type in the world. Due to its
unique characteristics, advice was required in relation to complex and innovative
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