Energy Natural Resources

Wikborg Rein's Energy and Natural Resources group assists both Norwegian and foreign clients engaged in enterprises involving energy and natural resources. The unique problems and challenges in these fields are often complicated further by political concerns and control. Our lawyers have experience with all aspects, including a detailed knowledge of the local administration.

Examples of the group's activities in this area are as follows:

- Oil and gas

- Norwegian legal advisors to Morgan Stanley, UBS Warburg, and DnB Markets (Joint Global Co-ordinators) regarding the privatisation of Norway's largest oil concern Statoil

- Alternative models for the purchase of natural gas from the Norwegian continental shelf

- Review of gas contracts

- Purchase and sale of licence interests on the Norwegian continental shelf

- Electricity

- Purchase and sale of shares in power companies (marketing/net/production)

- Agreements regarding suppliers of electricity – physical and financial

- Agreements regarding power cables between Norway and the Continent

- Aspects of private law and public law regarding commodity derivatives

- Trading and clearing of power contracts through Nord Pool

- Establishment of Power Exchanges in foreign countries

- Aquaculture

- Purchase of enterprises with companies in several jurisdictions

- Mergers and restructuring

- Public concessions

- Fisheries

- Questions regarding quota and regulation in connection with public authorities

- Purchase of quotas in foreign countries

- Licences

- Vessel sale and purchase

A total of 13 lawyers form the firm's Natural Resources practice group, which is headed by Jarle Erik Sandvik.