Oil and gas - Simonsen

Since the very beginning of the oil age in Norway SIMONSEN has assisted oil companies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. We have today one of the strongest consultancy environments within oil and gas, and our skills are in demand also on an international basis.

In Norway we assist in:

• Establishments on the Continental Shelf
• Prequalification
• Applications for parts in production licenses
• Establishment of company structures
• Incorporation of Norwegian companies
• Acquisition and sale of ownership interests
• Petroleum law
• EU/EEA law
• Tax and corporate issues
• Any kinds of contracts related to the activity
• Contracts of sale of gas
• Dispute resolutions and litigation

Internationally we assist oil companies, UN organs and national states in connection with:

• The development of national legal frameworks for the oil and gas activity
• Cross-border pools and projects
• Unification
• Pipelines
• Dispute resolutions and litigation
• The establishment and operation under foreign regulatory systems