C.P. Thorpe provides specialist legal services to the Upstream Oil and Gas industry.

This includes unrivalled expertise in the drafting, negotiation and implementation of:

• Concessions and similar agreements between host governments and international oil companies
• Joint Venture Agreements between oil companies
• Operational contracts between operating companies and their contractors
• Oil and gas transportation and sale agreements
• Drafting of Oil Laws for Developing Oil Nations

We act mainly - but not exclusively - for the major oil companies, both operators and non-operators. Clients include:

BG; BP; ENI; EnCana; Fairfield; Mobil; Nexen; Petro-Canada; Petrofac; Shell; Statoil; Total

Chris Thorpe is also a director and the legal adviser to Neftex Petroleum Consultants Limited, who provide a proprietary Global Sequence Stratigraphic Model and Database of the sub-surface to international oil industry clients.

We have extensive international experience, having been involved in exploration and production projects in jurisdictions including: Angola; Iran; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Pakistan; Qatar; Syria; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States

Our first class service is underpinned by solid credentials obtained in the following areas:

• Good legal training and a thorough understanding of the law
• Long exposure to the upstream industry and contract forms
• The ability to understand commercial situations and objectives
• Provision of clear communication and advice
• The ability to draft and negotiate clear and workable agreements
• Strict compliance with all legal, professional and contractual obligations