About

With ‘charm’ and ‘relationship-building skills’, Christopher Richardson is highly respected in UAE’s oil and gas circles. He has tackled a raft of legal and regulatory issues across a broad international spectrum, supporting Mubadala Petroleum’s mounting activities across the Middle and Far East. Active in several major projects, the company made headlines in 2014, when its South China Sea explorations yielded substantial gas discovery in offshore Malaysia. Richardson has over 10 years’ experience, with a focus on major projects and cross-border transactions across upstream and midstream operations. He previously practised at Vinson and Elkins LLP in the US and Asia, and worked in-house at Occidental Petroleum.