Arntzen Grette‘s energy practice advises clients across the entire value chain in oil and gas matters, acting as a trusted advisor to oil companies, contractors, and public authorities. On renewables, the firm is active on grid access, electrification, and power-from-shore projects. Karl Erik Navestad oversees the energy department, with broad expertise including FPSO projects, offshore development projects, and disputes. Rune Omdahl and Rune Tjomsås Andersen are other key names for oil and gas. Kristine Høivik Smedsrud heads up the renewables group. Odd-Harald Berg Wasenden chiefly focuses on regulatory matters relating to electricity, whereas Marius Svendsvoll Langnes works closely with developers, builders, and contractors on energy plants and infrastructure matters in the power sector.
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- ‘They seem to have a bit more operational experience from relevant industries than others.’
- ‘Very attentive and proactive, on top of high skill and knowledge.’
- ‘Arntzen Grette is a company that has significant experience in the market we work in. They can set up effective teams to solve the individual problems we come up with. They are also flexible and solution-oriented when it comes to finding competitive terms to do an assignment.’
- ‘The people are well-informed within the market we operate in. In addition, they are good at staying up-to-date and maintaining relationships in a good way.’
- ‘We find that Arntzen Grette has a strong team on our cases, and we find the collaboration excellent.’
- ‘We get clear advice, and so far the advice has been fair and correct. They have also corrected us on clearly wrong conclusions from our side.’
Key clients
- Inpex Idemitsu
- Orlen
- Imenco Corrosion Services
- Gassco AS
- Lime Petroleum AS
- Lime Petroleum Holding AS
- Akrake Petroleum Benin S.A
- Lime Resources Germany GmbH
- Storegga Norge AS No
- Concedo AS
Work highlights
Advised the Norwegian E&P company Lime Petroleum on the cross-border corporate restructuring and international expansion of its group structure across eight different jurisdictions.
Advising Akrake Petroleum Benin on the re-development of an oil field offshore in the Republic of Benin, spanning all aspects of field development, including negotiations, regulatory compliance and legal structuring, in-depth advice on Beninese petroleum legislation, tax frameworks and constitutional limitations.
Advised Norwegian independent E&P company Concedo AS - backed by international investors, the Swiss-based Lundin family through their investment vehicle Attica Exploration AS - on the successful acquisitionof the Bøyla oil field from Vår Energi ASA.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Karl Erik Navestad; Kristine Høivik Smedsrud
Other key lawyers
Rune Omdahl; Rune Tjomsås Andersen; Odd-Harald Berg Wasenden; Marius Svendsvoll Langnes; Aleksander Dypvik Myklebust; Benjamin V. Kristensen