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Chevron

On the disposal of its geothermal assets and related power business interests in Indonesia and the Philippines to Star Energy, AC Energy and Electricity Generating Public Company.

China National Petroleum Corporation

Advising on its investment in the development of Phase 11 of the South Pars gas project. This marks the first foreign oil and gas contract signed in Iran since economic sanctions were lifted in 2016

BP, ENI, JX NIPPON AND REPSOL SINOPEC

In their successful defence of claims, both in the Commercial Court in 2015 and in the Court of Appeal in 2016, brought by Scottish Power under a gas sales agreement relating to a prolonged failure to deliver gas following a leak from part of the topsides pipework on the Andrew Field offshore production platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Scottish Power's claim for £85m in damages was dismissed

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BP

Advising on its first major investments in Mauritania and Senegal through a US$1 billion deal with Kosmos Energy to acquire interests in offshore gas exploration blocks

Providence Resources Plc

Against Transocean in the Commercial Court in 2014 and the Court of Appeal in 2016 concerning claims under a drilling contract following significant problems with the well control equipment, including the BOP, on a semi-submersible drilling rig. The case was widely commented on as one of the most important decisions in relation to the UK offshore oil industry in recent years.

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