Energy & Offshore

Acting for oil majors, commodity traders, and owners of FPSO’s / platforms, as well as for offshore contractors dedicated to this industry, our team of specialist lawyers is involved with projects for the erection of various windfarms and exploration offshore in the North Sea area and elsewhere. Additionally, the development of LNG terminals within Dutch territory, encourages the shipping industry and traders to familiarise themselves with the newly arisen opportunities within the Netherlands, especially from a legal angle.

Acting for various parties within this industry, gives our firm a thorough insight into this particular trade. As a consequence, our team provides effective, commercial advice and also assists with litigation on e.g. building and conversion contracts for offshore equipment like FPSO’s and service vessels, but also with construction and charter contracts. In addition we have developed a casualty and emergency response, which requires a specific focus for this type of trade and the specific risks associated with it, e.g. environment and communication.

Also the related supply and distribution has our focus. Few people realise that besides the supply of oil and gas through pipelines, also electricity travelling through transmission lines falls within the scope of the legal concept of ‘transportation’.