Experience

BP

Advising on contentious issues in contract and in tort, and in multiple jurisdictions and fora including the UK inquest proceedings, arising from the terrorist incident at the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria between 16-19 January 2013

Chevron

Advising on its successful defence of Total's claim that Chevron should pay up to 48% of the third party liabilities arising out of the explosion at the Buncefield Oil Storage Terminal. Claims were brought by some 4,000 claimants (businesses and individuals) for damage suffered during the explosion, which was the largest post-war explosion in Europe. The total value of the claims exceeded £1 billion

An oil major

Advising on parallel proceedings brought in the German & Swiss courts in relation to the discovery of substantial oil fields in Kazakhstan.  The claims for sums in excess of US$3 billion

Santos offshore Pty Ltd and Santos (BOL) Pty Ltd

Advising in relation to ongoing dispute with Quadrant Energy (formerly Apache Energy) in relation to several joint ventures which together produce about one third of Western Australia's domestic gas supply

Key contacts

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Craig Tevendale

Partner, Head of Energy Sector, London

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Christian Leathley

Partner, Head of International Arbitration, US, London and New York

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Tomas Furlong

Partner, Singapore and Dubai