Norton Rose Fulbright advises a diverse range of clients across the global energy sector – including oil majors, national oil companies, financial institutions, developers, governments and multilateral organisations – on projects, regulatory, transactional, and disputes mandates. Energy transition finance expert Rob Marsh leads the practice. Hussain Kubba is a corporate energy specialist who advises on UK and international upstream oil and gas matters, including acquisitions, disposals, farm-ins, joint ventures and commercial agreements. Holly Stebbing focuses on litigation and dispute resolution across the energy and natural resources sectors, with particular expertise in energy transition and climate-related contentious mandates. India Furse brings significant experience in cross-border energy and natural resources disputes.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘High quality attorneys and responsive to client needs.’

  • ‘Hussain Kubba does quality work and meets tight deadlines.'

  • ‘Large firm knowledge and resources but with a personalised and dedicated professional service.’

  • ‘Took time to understand how we work and adapted their service accordingly. Proactive without sacrificing efficiency or deal urgency.’

  • ‘Exceptional capabilities with the assimilation and communication of complex information, exceptional availability, exceptional communication skills in multi-party negotiations, exceptional execution rigour and stamina, exceptionally high quality outcomes delivered routinely. ’

Key clients

  • TotalEnergies
  • Shell
  • Bp
  • QatarEnergy
  • Equinor
  • Tullow Oil
  • Essar Oil
  • ExxonMobil
  • Air Products
  • Vopak

Work highlights

Advising bp on the formation of a new standalone joint venture and international natural gas platform with ADNOC named Arcius Energy.
Advising QatarEnergy in relation to the completion of the sale of its minority interest in Adriatic LNG to VTTI and Snam.
Advising Equinor on its participation in the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon transportation & storage joint venture with bp and TotalEnergies.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

India Furse

Practice head

Rob Marsh

Other key lawyers

Hussain Kubba; Holly Stebbing; India Furse