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Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Slaughter and May has a comprehensive energy practice focusing on corporate and financing work. The firm's expertise includes power, renewables, and oil and gas matters. It receives particular recognition for advising on the acquisition and financing of upstream oil and gas assets in the North Sea and off the coast of Africa. The team regularly represents financial institutions, energy companies and governments. The firm's other areas of strength include advising on the decommissioning of nuclear power stations and the acquisition of onshore and offshore wind farms.

Work Highlights

  • Slaughter & May's power team advised ENGIE on its negotiations with the Belgian government concerning a ten-year lifetime extension of two nuclear units, Doel 4 and Tihange 3.

  • Slaughter & May's oil & gas group acted for Repsol on the USD2.1 billion acquisition from Sinopec of its 49.9% interest in a joint venture and the settlement of a dispute arising from alleged fraud.

Strengths

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Slaughter & May provides incredibly strong legal and commercial analysis which ensures valuable insights and well-crafted solutions for clients.

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Slaughter's very large range of competences puts the firm in a position to support its client on nearly any topic.

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Slaughter & May's core strength is its ability to take complex matters and highlight the key points. It indicates the team's deep understanding of the matter at hand and exceptional analytical skills.

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Notable Practitioners

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Hywel Davies
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Hywel Davies
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Hywel Davies is a corporate lawyer who focuses his energy practice on the oil and gas sector, advising clients on M&A transactions, refinancings and equity raises. His clients include significant private equity investors and oil companies, among others. He is co-head of the firm's global infrastructure, energy and natural resources group.

Hywel is extremely knowledgeable, clever and commercially astute.

Hywel Davies has invaluable experience, particularly in challenging environments. He is always able to draw on that experience to help solve problems in a transaction.

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Oly Moir
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Oly Moir operates an impressively broad energy sector practice spanning conventional power production and emerging technologies such as carbon capture and green hydrogen. He advises on corporate transactions and associated commercial and regulatory frameworks.

Oly is a real trusted partner when it comes to corporate transactions. He is able to support from a legal perspective, while also providing valued commercial advice.

Oly has deep industry knowledge and expertise.

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Oly Moir
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