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Oil&Gas, Mining

Career

João Afonso Fialho joined VdA in 2015. Partner and Head of Practice Oil&Gas, João has been involved in the last 25 years in all sort of oil&gas projects and transactions in various jurisdictions, such as Timor-Leste, Angola, Portugal, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, DRC, Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe. He is mainly focused on the energy (oil&gas upstream/downstream and power projects) and mining industries.

Frequent speaker in international oil&gas upstream and downstream events, he has a detailed and comprehensive understanding of all typical projects and transactions of the industry, from production sharing agreements, participating agreements, JOAs, operating agreements, field unitisation agreements, the full range of service contracts, FPSO contracts, pipeline transportation agreements, storage, gathering and interconnection agreements, engineering, construction and procurement agreements, to distribution and sale and purchase agreements. In particular as concerns the oil&gas sector, he has been involved in the abovementioned jurisdictions on behalf of both operators and a wide-range of drilling and oilfield service companies.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association. Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.

Board Member of World Initiative of Mining Lawyers (2014-2017). Chairman of Portuguese Law Firms Association (2014-2017).

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by João Afonso Fialho

Global Practice Guide
João Afonso Fialho
Ângela Viana
Tomás Cabral Anunciação
Teófilo de Jesus
Authored by
João Afonso Fialho, Ângela Viana, Tomás Cabral Anunciação, Teófilo de Jesus
Article • Jan 2024
Global Practice Guide
João Afonso Fialho
Guilherme Daniel
Ângela Viana
Helna Vitoldás
Authored by
João Afonso Fialho, Guilherme Daniel, Ângela Viana, Helna Vitoldás
Article • Jan 2024
Global Practice Guide
João Afonso Fialho
Ângela Viana
António de Sousa Penelas
Maria Inês Costa
Authored by
João Afonso Fialho, Ângela Viana, António de Sousa Penelas, Maria Inês Costa
Article • Jan 2024

All contributions provided by João Afonso Fialho

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Mining 2024 | Timor Leste | Law and Practice
Authored by: João Afonso Fialho, Ângela Viana, Tomás Cabral Anunciação, Teófilo de Jesus
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Mining 2024 | Mozambique | Law and Practice
Authored by: João Afonso Fialho, Guilherme Daniel, Ângela Viana, Helna Vitoldás
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Mining 2024 | Angola | Law and Practice
Authored by: João Afonso Fialho, António de Sousa Penelas, Ângela Viana, Maria Inês Costa
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article

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