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Energy: Oil & Gas

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Schjødt has been a leading provider of legal advice within the oil and gas sector since the start of the Norwegian oil adventure in the 1970s. Since then, we have been involved in a number of the most prominent projects, transactions, and disputes on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. As the only top-tier firm with an office in Stavanger, we remain uniquely positioned to service the major international and domestic E&P and oil services players.


The group, consisting of 20 highly specialized lawyers, advises several national and international oil companies, governmental bodies, contractors, and oil service providers. It consists of leading individuals within all the core disciplines: offshore fabrication contracts, drilling services, regulatory issues, petroleum tax, transactions, and dispute resolution.


Our services include:


  • Transactions, including assignment of licenses
  • Dispute resolution and litigation, including international arbitration
  • Offshore fabrication contracts, including project advice and risk management
  • Subsea contracts, including charter parties for marine spread
  • Regulatory issues, including the standardized Norwegian Joint Operating Agreement
  • Drilling Contracts and Drilling Services
  • Sale and lease of Drilling Units and FPSO's
  • Gas sales, including LNG
  • Unit Agreements, including redetermination
  • Tie-in Agreements
  • Establishment of petroleum activities in Norway, including license applications
  • Petroleum tax
  • Decommissioning

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Energy: Oil & Gas - Norway

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Schjødt is an exceptional full-service law firm that possesses a large number of specialists and excels in all areas of the oil and gas sector. Its lawyers handle complex transactions, dispute resolution and regulatory matters. Its impressive roster of clients includes many leading E&P companies, operators and oil services entities. The law firm is strong in both domestic and international matters, serving clients through offices in Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm, Copenhagen and London.

Work Highlights

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

  • Schjødt represented Lundin Energy in relation to the USD14 billion sale of its Norwegian oil and gas business to Aker BP.

Strengths

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"They have a very good commercial understanding."

Energy: Oil & Gas respondent
Europe

"Schjødt is a legal one-stop shop."

Energy: Oil & Gas respondent
Europe

"They always have resources available to handle complex matters."

Energy: Oil & Gas respondent
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"They are responsive, proactive and skilled, and give good analyses."

Energy: Oil & Gas respondent
Europe

"The team offers excellent support and subject matter expertise. It has extremely capable transactional lawyers with practical solutions to all issues."

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Notable Practitioners

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Christian Fredrik Michelet
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Christian Fredrik Michelet
S
Senior Statespeople
Christian Fredrik Michelet is reputed for his expertise in most aspects of the industry, ranging from regulatory matters to litigation and transactions.
"He has very long and heavy experience in the areas we need."
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Peter A Hiorth
S
Peter A Hiorth
S
Senior Statespeople
The Stavanger-based Peter Hiorth is highly regarded for his longstanding presence in the market, with particular expertise in transactions. He also assists with contentious proceedings, including matters involving petroleum tax.
"Peter Hiorth is one of the top oil and gas lawyers, with vast experience and in-depth understanding of the business and its commercial aspects."
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Erlend Bakken
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Erlend Bakken
2
Band 2
Erlend Bakken enjoys a strong reputation representing E&P companies in transactions, including financing mandates.
"Erlend is excellent, focused and specialised in financing, and always focuses on the target solution."
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Preben T Willoch
3
Preben T Willoch
Head of Energy: Oil & Gas
3
Band 3
Preben Willoch co-heads the department and assists E&P companies with transactions as well as corporate and regulatory topics such as gas transportation matters.
"He combines deep legal knowledge with very good commercial understanding."
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Camilla Grytten
4
Camilla Grytten
4
Band 4
Camilla Grytten assists with a whole host of corporate and commercial mandates, often relating to development projects, including licence matters and drilling contracts. She works from the law firm's Stavanger office, and joined from CMS Kluge in February 2024.
"She is very skilled and analytical. She is good at handling complex matters."
"The work is on time. She is a very hard-working person and also very experienced."
"She is good at placing herself in the counterparty's shoes."
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Energy: Oil & Gas
Christian Fredrik Michelet
S
Christian Fredrik Michelet
S
Senior Statespeople
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Peter A Hiorth
S
Peter A Hiorth
S
Senior Statespeople
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Erlend Bakken
2
Erlend Bakken
2
Band 2
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Preben T Willoch
3
Preben T Willoch
Head of Energy: Oil & Gas
3
Band 3
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Camilla Grytten
4
Camilla Grytten
4
Band 4
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Members

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Claus Severin Mørch

Nils Ludvig Dahl

Preben T Willoch

Preben T Willoch

Head of Department

Silje Wollan Einum

Stian S. Tennfjord

Thomas Behné Ramsnes

Clients

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Harbour Energy Norge AS

Kistos Energy Norge AS

Neptune Energy Norway AS

PGNiG Upstream Norway AS

Petoro AS

Petronor E&P ASA

Source Energy AS

TotalEnergies EP Norge AS

Vår Energi ASA

Wintershall Dea Norge AS