Mr Christopher P Thorpe MA LL.B.

Chris ThorpeChris Thorpe is a leading
independent lawyer in the upstream oil and gas industry, and an established lecturer and author.

Chris has an MA and LLB in law from Magdalene College, Cambridge and trained as a barrister in London. Chris worked for eight years as an in-house lawyer for BP and Marathon.

Chris has lectured at many UK and International conferences, both public and
in-house. His experience in jurisdictions include: Angola, Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, UAE, UK, US, Yemen.

Dr Peter RA Wells BSc. PhD.

Peter WellsPeter Wells is an internationally respected and trusted figure in the international oil industry in the Middle East, former Soviet Union, West Africa and Europe - and has more than 30 years experience in the sector.

He brings experience and insight to developing and implementing strategies for effective business development and negotiations in the Caspian and Middle East regions.

Peter has a BSc and PhD in Geology from the University of Exeter in the UK, and held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford in the UK. Since 2005, he has been a consultant to Toyota, developing a unique model of world oil supply and price forecasting.

Peter Wells speaks regularly at international conferences on Iran, Iraq, the Middle East and strategic oil supply issues.


Consultancy

We offer a bespoke consultancy service to the Upstream Petroleum Industry, based on our extensive commercial and legal experience of upstream transactions.

We can assist with upstream commercial projects in an advisory role, or undertake the negotiation of major transactions according to the requirements of the client.

We can train oil company and contractor staff in the negotiation, drafting and implementation of upstream transactions. Where appropriate, we can also call on the skills of our associate, Dr Peter Wells, an immensely experienced and internationally respected upstream negotiator, lecturer and author.

To find out how we can help, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss your requirements.

  • Major Assignments 
  • 2002-2003:
    EnCana's Lead Lawyer and Negotiator for the Unitisation of Buzzard;
    Buzzard Field Area Operating Agreement signed November 2003.
  • 1995-2001:
    Main Lawyer for LASMO in the Middle East;
    Entry to Kuwait, Iran and UAE;
    Exploration Agreement for the Iranian Caspian signed in Tehran December 1998.
  • 1997:
    Lawyer for BP in negotiation of Zambezi
    PSA in Mozambique; Zambezi
    PSA signed in Maputo December 1997.
  • 1996/7:
    Lawyer for BP/Statoil’s operations in Nigeria and Angola.
  • 1993/4:
    Lead Lawyer for the Kashagan Consortium in Kazakhstan;
    Exploration Agreement signed in Almaty December 1993.
  • 1992/3:
    Lawyer for the T-Block Fields development in the North Sea; T-Block Inter Field Agreements signed in London 1993.
To discuss your requirements please contact John Mitchell
Tel;  0044 (0) 1372 270160   -   Email;  john@cpthorpe.com