Our Energy & Infrastructure practice brings deep expertise in infrastructure finance, energy, banking and trade finance, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), project finance, infrastructure finance and cross-border finance.
We collaborate with industry participants to structure, negotiate, and document complex energy and infrastructure projects.
Our energy specialists have a deep understanding of market and regulatory developments in both the conventional and emerging energy sectors. Our team is distinguished by robust local knowledge across the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry value chain. We excel in drafting and negotiating transactional documents such as Finance Agreements, Direct Agreements Purchase and Sale Agreements and so on. Our team also readily collaborates with international law firms on large-scale transactions.
Advising clients at all stages of oil and gas projects, we work with industry participants and partners, project sponsors, operators, contractors, suppliers, lenders and insurers, among others, to structure, negotiate, and document complex, challenging and novel oil and gas exploration, development, and production projects.
RECENT RELEVANT TRANSACTIONS
- Part of the legal team offering Nigerian law advise to Nigerian Petroleum Development Company on the $3.15 billion financing arrangement of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13 – 2018. We proffered Nigerian law advice on local laws, including company law, tax law, regulatory interface with local authorities, procurement laws and so on. We also reviewed all Project and Finance Documents for Nigerian law issues, and took part in negotiation meetings with counterparties.
- Part of the legal team offering Nigerian law advise to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company on the recent $875.75 million financing arrangement of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 65 – 2019.
- We proffered Nigerian law advice on local laws, including company law, tax law, regulatory interface with local authorities, procurement laws and so on. We also reviewed all Project and Finance Documents for Nigerian law issues, and took part in negotiation meetings with counterparties.
- Part of the legal team offering Nigerian law advise to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company on the recently concluded financing arrangement of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 – 2020. We proffered Nigerian law advice on local laws, including company law, tax law, regulatory interface with local authorities, procurement laws and so on. We also reviewed all Project and Finance Documents for Nigerian law issues, and took part in negotiation meetings with counterparties.
- Part of the legal team offering Nigerian law advise to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company on the recently concluded financing arrangement of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 111.
