OIL & GAS/ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATIONS
Our Firm has a cordial working relationship with the legal and business development divisions of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (N. N. P. C.), the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the National Petroleum Investments Management Services (NAPIMS) and other regulatory agencies of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry. We are thus able to counsel Clients and investors in the upstream and downstream sectors on:
- Procurement of all approvals necessary for entry into the industry;
- Applications for oil exploration/prospecting licenses/acreage allocation;
- Advise with regards to the Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) and the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA) as it regulates gas development projects;
- Negotiation and preparation of every type of oil and gas contracts;
- Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU);
- Application for location at the Oil and Gas Export Free Zone;
- Negotiation and preparation of Oil and Gas projects’ finance agreements;
- Environmental law compliance.
Oil pollution and environmental case also form a good practice of the Chamber’s litigation in recent time. Some of the most areas of commitment of the Chambers include inter alia:
- Prosecution of communal right in Oil Pollution and Environmental Litigations.
- Defending the right of private citizens in Oil Pollution and Environmental Litigations.
- Defending Investors Interest in Oil Pollution and Environmental Litigations.
- Advancing the corporate social responsibilities of Oil Companies.
- Negotiation of compensation in Oil Pollution and Environmental Litigations.