OIL AND GAS

The Oil and Gas practice is concerned with the exploration, production, refining and transportation of Oil and Associated Gas discovered in Uganda’s Albertine Graben. The firm draws from its specialised qualifications and full service offering to provide comprehensive advice on legal, regulatory and policy considerations.

Our offering includes advice on:

• The regulatory regime, bidding process and commercial consideration involved in the acquisition of exploration licenses;
• Acquisition of surface rights, compulsory public acquisition of land and the resettlement of project affected persons;
• Acquisition of exploration licenses; including terms relating to tax treatment, signature bonus, royalties, stabilisation clauses, state participation and confidentiality;
• Public Policy and geo-political considerations;
• Compliance with national content requirements, employment legislation, health/safety and environmental compliance;
• Conditions precedent and associated eligibility of sub-contractors;
• Terms of dispute resolution clauses and the preparation/conduct of arbitral proceedings;
• Tax planning, administration and dispute resolution;
• Compliance with international best practice on transparency, payments and anti-fraud requirements under the FCPA, FATCA and EU legislation;
• Pre-emption rights on transfers;
• Terms of joint operating agreements;
• Insurance;