Legal and regulatory support for projects
If you work in energy, oil and gas or subsoil use, the greatest risk to a project usually lies in the permitting and regulatory framework. We take on the preparation, verification and coordination of the documentary package, help structure the regulatory trajectory and support you in your engagement with regulators, counterparties and other stakeholders.
NEURC licences · Special subsoil permits · PSA · EPC/FIDIC · PPA/offtake · Due diligence · M&A and SPV structuring · Regulatory disputes
Scope of Work
What the practice includes
6 areas
For energy projects
- Preparation of the package for an electricity generation licence and amendments to licence data.
- Legal support for grid connection, grid connection conditions, connection agreements and market entry.
- EPC/FIDIC, supply, operation and maintenance, PPA/offtake and other key project contracts.
- Due diligence of the land, corporate, contractual and permitting components of the asset.
- Regulatory matters for BESS, distributed generation, cogeneration, biomethane and hybrid configurations.
- Support in disputes and regulatory engagement with system operators, market participants and supervisory authorities.
7 areas
For oil, gas and subsoil use
- Documentary preparation and support of the package for obtaining a special subsoil permit.
- Extension of the validity of a special permit, amendments, re-registration and related applications.
- Support with the submission of documents through the subsoil user's electronic cabinet.
- Support with work on the subsoil use agreement.
- Legal preparation for special permit auctions and verification of the target before taking part in the bidding.
- The legal framework of deals in extractive assets, including corporate rights and the M&A structure.
- Defending the client's position in cases of suspension, refusal, a dispute or another problematic situation regarding a permit.
The Outcome
What You Get
The company does not promise a result where it depends on a decision of the regulator, a court or a third party. We outline the boundaries of the mandate and the roadmap as early as the diagnostics stage.
The project's regulatory roadmap
A roadmap and a list of the required actions.
Document Package
Prepared for a specific procedure.
Contract structure
Framework of key project agreements.
Negotiating position
A clear rationale for negotiations or a dispute.
