Oilfield Services and Equipment

Oilfield Services and Equipment

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The oil and gas industry cannot function without a host of suppliers and service providers. Governments want to ensure they receive specialist and independent expertise on how to optimize the development of their natural resources consistent with ensuring their longevity. Upstream operators typically need assistance at some stage—through the provision of services or equipment—in drilling, evaluation, completion, production, maintenance or abandonment. As the oil and gas industry seeks to find and develop reserves—conventional and unconventional—in new locations, in frontier territories, and increasingly in deeper waters or more challenging geological conditions, such expertise has never been more in demand. Expertise and support may include advice on everything from reservoir management, environmental protection systems, data management, creative engineering solutions for well sites/pipelines and drilling and fracking techniques, through to designing and manufacturing key components for oil and gas projects, the provision of drilling rigs and project management services.

Dentons has the exceptional industry expertise you require. We understand your business and work seamlessly alongside you delivering solutions. We have over 80 years of experience acting for national oil companies, international oil companies, independents, and startups, as well as oilfield service providers. With Dentons you get a dedicated team of lawyers who truly specialize in oil and gas, with decades of experience dealing with multiple partners, cultures, geographies and national and local governments.

Whether you are a project owner, service provider or equipment manufacturer we have in-depth knowledge about the procurement process you are about to undertake, participate in, or respond to, whether by way of tender or direct negotiation. We will guide you through the intricacies of this sometimes complex and challenging process.

Look to our lawyers for innovative business and legal solutions in the oilfield services sector including:

Comprehensive oilfield service contracts
Rig charters
Seismic operations
Drilling and well maintenance services
HSE advice
Technology licensing and data protection
Labor and manpower issues
Equipment importation issues
Engineering, manufacturing and construction contracts
Decommissioning and abandonment arrangements

Experience

BP: Advising on issues relating to real estate, residency, employment, tax, social security and registration procedures, as well as other issues under Jordanian Law, relating to the Jordan Gas Project. Also advised with regard to environmental, health and safety aspects for the environmental and socio-economic impact assessment (ESIA) and the seismic and drilling phases of the project, as well as assisting them to obtain the required governmental approvals.
International energy workers: Representing and coordinating the permanent resident application program for international staff of a company that is the owner/operator of multi-camp locations for energy workers in northern Alberta.
Lufkin Ind: Advising the Texas-based integrated oilfield equipment producer and services provider to close a major real estate acquisition in Ploiesti, the center of Romania’s oil industry. Also advising on obtaining state aid incentives worth €28.1 million in order to develop a greenfield manufacturing plant in Ploiesti, the company's first facility in Eastern Europe as well as on leasing prime office space for its Eastern Hemisphere regional hub in Romania.
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.: Advising on a transaction where CE Franklin announced that it had entered into an arrangement agreement with wholly owned NoV subsidiary, NoV Distribution Services ULC (NDS), pursuant to which NDS has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CE Franklin for consideration of C$12.75 in cash per common share. The total consideration payable is approximately C$240 million.
Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC): Advising on transactional and contentious matters relative to the refining and supply/distribution of oil and gas and petroleum products. Our work covers numerous procurements, feedstock supply agreements, off-take arrangements for a wide range of petroleum products, environmental compliance, utilities and commodity trading issues in the Middle East and internationally.