Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP advises across the entire oil and gas value chain and energy transition landscape, assisting clients through exploration and production, project development, and commercialisation. Jubilee Easo advises on cross-border transactions, joint ventures, and long-term offtake agreements involving LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia. Alex Cook specialises in international arbitration and oil and gas disputes, including price reviews of long-term gas supply contracts, and represents both commercial clients and state entities in high-value, multi-jurisdictional cases.
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  • ‘Great strategic thinking in complex international disputes.’

  • 'Easily accessible, very competent, they listen and have a huge drive to make it happen. They flag the impact of proposed changes but are open for commercial arguments.'

  • 'Eversheds Sutherland has a top rate oil and gas practice. Mark Howarth is hugely experienced and leads the team with great vision and insight.'

  • 'Mark Howarth is superb. Extremely bright and very astute.'

Key clients

  • National Grid Gas Plc
  • Shell
  • National Oil Corporation of Libya (“NOC”)
  • Equinor
  • National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
  • Sembcorp
  • Schlumberger
  • Halliburton
  • Technip FMC
  • Baker Hughes
  • EPH
  • Eni
  • Reliance Industries Limited
  • Karachaganak Petroleum Operating BV
  • Air Liquide UK Limited

Work highlights

Advised National Grid Gas Plc on the Western Gas Network project.
Advised National Oil Company of Libya in drafting a new model Production Sharing Agreement.
Advised PetroChina in the building and operating a 2,000km cross border pipeline of natural gas produced from Turkmenistan via Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to China.

Practice head

Jubilee Easo

Other key lawyers

Alex Cook; Mark Howarth