Energy: Oil & Gas
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
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Provided by Selmer
Our oil and gas lawyers have extensive experience and bring inside industry knowledge and long-term industry relationships to help achieve a successful outcome.
Selmer has advised clients in the largest transactions, negotiations and disputes on the Norwegian continental shelf in recent years. We are recognized for our superior counsel provided in projects such as the unitisation of the giant Johan Sverdrup field, the tariff dispute in the Gassled case, the handling of the failed Yme project, the transfer of licenses in fields such as Goliat and Yme and infrastructure such as Gassled.
We have extensive experience with international assignments in which one or more of the parties are located outside Norway, and have accumulated considerable international expertise which puts Selmer in a sole position to assist foreign clients in establishing operations and executing acquisitions on the Norwegian continental shelf.
We also have considerable experience in providing legal advice to the service industry in Norway related to transactions, EPC and fabrication agreements, shipbuilding agreements, rig agreements and other contractual assignments.
In January 2019, Selmer announced its merger with Kyllingstad Kleveland, one of the leading law firms in Norway within oil, offshore and shipping industries. The new department, Selmer Energy, unites two of Norway's leading legal specialist groups within oil and gas, oil services, shipping and renewable energy to Norway's largest energy practice.
Chambers Review
Selmer has a full-service practice advising E&P and oil services companies on a range of exploration and field development mandates. The law firm is particularly strong in the sale and acquisition of participation interests, as well as corporate transactions and joint ventures. It also offers notable regulatory expertise and dispute resolution capabilities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Selmer demonstrates strong business acumen."
"The lawyers always offer strong and fast responses."
"Their combining of expert legal advice on all areas of relevance together with their financial and strategic competence is of high value to us."
"They are very dedicated and very focused on aims, and have a very keen eye for detail."
"The team at Selmer demonstrates strong business acumen."
"The lawyers always offer strong and fast responses."
"Their combining of expert legal advice on all areas of relevance together with their financial and strategic competence is of high value to us."
"They are very dedicated and very focused on aims, and have a very keen eye for detail."
Notable Practitioners
Øyvind Olimstad represents E&P and oil and gas services companies in a range of contentious and non-contentious mandates, including regulatory topics.
"Øyvind Olimstad is a great lawyer and commercially skilled. He also gives great feedback that is to the point."
"He has an excellent profile, is well balanced and concise and has a high commercial awareness."
"His response time is absolutely extraordinary."
Thomas Michelet advises on corporate transactions and the sale and acquisition of participation interests in oil fields.
"Thomas Michelet is a very proactive guy. He finds solutions and is very skilled."
"He has strong industry knowledge and combines this with impressive strategic and legal skills."
"He is really good at catching all the details and he understands the business really well."
Ranked Lawyers at
Selmer
Norway
Members
Provided by Selmer
Christian Steen Eriksen
Hildegunn R. Lundbakk
Liv Monica Stubholt
Nicolai Myren
Head of Department