About
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
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
