Energy and Natural Resources

‘The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitutes the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life.’
- Theodore Roosevelt

The Energy Sector is known for its risk and volatility, and Advocaat is one of the few indigenous firms that possesses the requisite depth in Natural Resources Law and Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. We ease our clients’ minds by applying our specialist knowledge of the African terrain to provide prompt and effective solutions to any legal issues that might impact their investments.

Members of our group are already noted as being amongst the best in the region, and advise on varying aspects of energy and natural resources law and policy, including but not limited to minerals and oil and gas concessions, oil and gas acreage acquisitions and disposals, joint operating and field development agreements, transportation agreements, off-takers agreements, construction and engineering agreements and power purchase agreements. 

Lawyers within the team have also acquired premier experience in electricity and regulatory matters. This experience includes the unique opportunity to review the first Power Purchase Agreement in Nigeria and involvement in creating a blueprint for the unbundling and restructuring of the State Electricity Company.
With a small, but dedicated team of professionals, we attend to our clients varying needs by:

• Advising on domestic and international projects and transactions across all areas of the energy and natural resources industry including oil and gas, mining, chemicals and utilities (water and electricity);
  
  
• Providing assistance on upstream project developments, engineering procurement and construction contracts, pipelines, gas projects, refineries, petrochemicals, and power projects;
  
  
• Assisting our clients in bidding for and obtaining oil prospecting licenses and in the preparation of joint venture agreements;
  
  
• Advising and acting for organisations and companies on legal aspects of their operations including asset acquisition, tax management and matters of corporate environmental responsibility;
  
  
•  Advising on solid mineral extraction and establishment of mining interests in Nigeria.