Referral Agreement
with Hogan Lovells
in Russia
All Practices
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
MANY YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL NARROW-FOCUSED EXPERIENCE

We provide a full range of legal services in the energy and natural resources sector, including support of M&A transactions, joint venture creation and restructuring, project finance, regulatory, environmental and sanctions advice, as well as dispute resolution and international arbitration.

Our team has accumulated many years of international narrow-focused industry experience gained by working with major foreign and Russian oil, energy, gas and mining companies.

Our expertise covers all energy markets, including oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewable energy sources (RES), green energy, and the mining and metals sectors.

25+
years of successful experience in litigation and industry M&A transactions
25+
years of active service on a mining advisory board
ENERGY LEADERS
kommersant 2023

№1 in the Energy and Natural Resources categories:

  • Advising energy industry leaders

  • Advising leaders in the natural resources industry

kommersant2023

№1 in the Energy and Natural Resources categories:

  • Resolution of key disputes in the oil and gas industries

  • Resolution of key disputes in the energy sector

Pravo-300 2022-2023

Natural Resources / Energy (Band II)

Chambers & Partners 2008-2021

Energy and natural resources

(Anatoly Andriyash)

Chambers & Partners 2008-2019

Energy and natural resources: mining industry

(Anatoly Andriash)

The Legal 500 2019-2021

Energy and natural resources

(Anatoly Andriash)

WE PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING:
  • Field development

  • Development of natural resource deposits

  • Natural gas production

  • Liquefied natural gas production

  • Construction and maintenance of oil and gas pipelines

  • Legal support for raw material processing activities

  • Licensing of rights to use natural resources

  • Purchase and sale of petroleum products and gas

  • Financing of natural resource projects

COURTS AND TRANSACTIONS

We represent clients in energy and natural resources disputes in Russia and around the world, as well as in international arbitration proceedings of any complexity.

We advise on the legal regulation of subsoil use, as well as on a full range of other regulatory issues arising in connection with the exploration and production of natural resources:

  • Regulation of use of natural resources and environmental protection

  • Compliance with environmental quality standards

  • Regulatory issues

  • Commercial issues in relation to natural resource extraction activities

  • Contracts for the supply of goods

  • Contracts for well drilling and other service contracts

  • Transportation and performance contracts

  • Advising on industrial safety in subsoil use and continental shelf development

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
  • Mergers and acquisitions

  • Joint ventures

  • Corporate restructurings

  • Dispute resolution

  • International arbitration

  • Interaction with state authorities

  • Project finance

  • Direct investments

  • Regulatory issues and licensing

  • Contractual work and EPC contracts

  • Real estate and construction transactions

  • Infrastructure projects

  • Intellectual property protection

  • Environment, social and governance (ESG)

  • Due diligence of mining and oil and gas companies and their assets

CLIENTS AND PROJECTS
GAZPROM
Advised Gazprom PJSC on the acquisition of gas from one of the largest gas fields in Kazakhstan and its further processing in Russia, as well as its subsidiaries on operating activities in a number of foreign jurisdictions
ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY PJSC
Advised Rosneft on the sale of a minority stake in Vankorneft JSC and related joint operating arrangements to ONGC Videsh Limited. Vankorneft JSC is one of Rosneft's principal production subsidiaries holding licenses for the Vankor field in the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia
ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY PJSC
Advised Rosneft on the sale to Statoil of a 33.3% stake in SevComNeftegaz LLC, a company developing the Severo-Komsomolskoye field, and related joint venture arrangements
Shell
Advised the client regarding participation in Gazpromneft-AeroBryansk LLC, an oil and gas production joint venture between Gazprom Neft PJSC and Shell
NOVATEK
Advised the client on marketing and transportation issues in connection with the establishment of a joint venture for a natural gas extraction and liquefied natural gas production project
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