The global energy industry is in transition and our energy team is perfectly placed to help you navigate this.
Our lawyers work across the full spectrum of the energy industry, with all major forms of energy production and generation, transport, storage and consumption. We work with investors, operators, offtakers and financiers across the energy value chain, bringing a wealth of experience to their most complex challenges and innovative solutions.
With industry expertise ranging from greenfield project development, regulatory advice, transactions, financing and disputes, our global team works with clients to capitalise on opportunities, meet their commitments and manage risks as the industry continues to evolve.
As the pace of change in the industry increases, our insight into the cutting edge of emerging technology, trends and transactions allows us to partner with our clients to work in the most exciting areas of the global energy industry.
With the growing investor focus on the emerging hydrogen market, our interactive tool helps clients navigate the evolving hydrogen strategies and regulations, the available incentives and major projects taking place in countries that are focused on this market.
Management and transfer of reservoir licences & liability study
An analysis of the frameworks governing reservoir licences and liabilities for CCS projects.
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Explore five years of insights and analysis on the global energy transition.
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Investing in hydrogen: a global interactive guide
With the growing investor focus on the emerging hydrogen market, our interactive tool – updated with new content and chapters – helps clients navigate the evolving hydrogen strategies and regulations.
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Our team of industry professionals offer comprehensive, commercial and practical advice to energy companies across oil and gas, power and renewables informed by years of experience and longstanding relationships with many of the world's leading energy companies.
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We deliver advice across the areas of law most critical to the energy industry, including transactions, projects, financing and litigation. Our teams regularly work together offering clients holistic solutions across different areas of law.
Global reach
We offer an integrated global network across the world's major energy hubs. Our team deliver seamless service on complex deals and transactions with the right resources where you need them, when you need them.
How we can help
To help our clients outpace change, we blend capabilities in innovative ways. Our expert legal team works seamlessly with our Ashurst Risk Advisory team to provide practical and commercial approaches to managing risk, driving change and compliance, as well as operational performance. We also draw on Ashurst Advance, our technology team, to provide advanced electronic collaboration, automation, and tools to provide faster and cost-effective legal services.
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