Abeledo Gottheil Abogados boasts a solid reputation for assisting major oil and gas players, including YPF, Shell, and Hitachi Energy, with both regulatory and contentious issues. The team regularly represents clients in litigation and arbitration involving civil and environmental matters between state-owned and private entities. In addition to its dispute resolution expertise, the firm is highly involved in regulatory matters, providing guidance on the government’s incentive regime for large investments (RIGI). Practice head Hernán Martín Oriolo frequently advises on regulatory issues across the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors, and negotiates joint operating agreements. Consultants Luis Erize and Nicolás Martín Mordeglia and senior associate Florencia Buczak are all experienced in handling oil and gas-related disputes.
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Testimonials
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- 'A firm with a proven track record in this field and a strong market position, with in-depth knowledge and a solid overall practice.'
- 'Extensive track record in the sector, with many years of experience. I'd like to highlight Hernán Martín Oriolo.'
Key clients
- <p>YPF</p>
- <p>Shell Capsa</p>
- <p>Hitachi Energy</p>
- <p>Total Especialidades Argentina</p>
- <p>Fluor</p>
- <p>Southern Cross</p>
- <p>Total Austral</p>
- <p>ABB</p>
- <p>Baker Hughes</p>
Work highlights
Advised YPF regarding a multimillion-dollar conflict between YPF, Energía Argentina (ENARSA) and Camuzzi Gas del Sur in connection with deliveries of natural gas off system, made between January 2018 and December 2018, to Camuzzi in its capacity as distributor, with ENARSA acting as marketer of the hydrocarbon.
Assisting YPF in a case of environmental damage attributed to hydrocarbon exploitation in the Tartagal River, in the province of Salta.
Acting for YPF in a multimillion-dollar conflict between YPF, Energía Argentina (ENARSA) and Hidrocarburos del Neuquén (HIDENESA) in connection with deliveries of natural gas off system, made between January 2018 and March 2019, to HIDENESA in its capacity as sub-distributor within the province of Neuquén, with ENARSA acting as marketer of the hydrocarbon.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Hernán Martín Oriolo
Other key lawyers
Luis Erize; Nicolás Martín Mordeglia; Sergio Porteiro; Florencia Buczak