With a broad practice that encompasses mandates concerning upstream, midstream, downstream and alternative fuels, the oil and gas team at King & Spalding LLP is a key point of contact for clients seeking assistance with M&A, disputes and project financing. Leadership of the group is shared between four key partners: Thomas Sprange KC, John Savage KC, international arbitration expert, and Martin Hunt, who acts on M&A and joint ventures. Key team changes include the arrival of Peter Schwartz from Paul Hastings LLP in March 2024, and the departures of Nina Howell in April 2024, and Nikhil Markanday in September 2024.
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- 'A competent team, who are always hard working and client focused.'
Key clients
- Baker Hughes
- ConocoPhillips
- Chevron
- Dow Chemical Company
- EDF
- Electrum
- Future Earth, Inc.
- Naturgy Energy Group SA
- Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
- OMV and OMV Petrom
Work highlights
- Advising Vedanta and Cairn, the largest private oil and gas exploration and production companies in India, in two separate multibillion-dollar arbitrations, both of which resulted in victories for our clients in 2023.
- Advising OMV Petrom, the largest oil and gas producer in Southeast Europe, which is a subsidiary of the Austrian company, OMV, which entered into agreements with ExxonMobil and Romgaz, the Romanian gas company, relating to the sale by ExxonMobil of its interests in the Neptun Deep Block to Romgaz and the appointment of OMV Petrom as the operator of that block.
- Advising Reficar in its dispute with U.S. contractor CB&I over the construction of an oil refinery in Colombia.
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Thomas Sprange KC; John Savage KC; Martin Hunt
Other key lawyers
Peter Schwartz