LNG/ FSRUs/ FLNG

Negotiating 20-year and medium term charters for new LNG projects including operations out of Qatar, Yamal, USA, Australia and West Africa, including back-to-back new building terms, JV agreements, related ship management contracts and advice on bidding documents.
 

Negotiating 20-year and medium term charters for new LNG projects including operations out of Qatar, Yamal, USA, Australia and West Africa, including back-to-back new building terms, JV agreements, related ship management contracts and advice on bidding documents.

Advised a lead LNG shipowner bidding on the Yamal LNG project (advising on both the terms of their shipbuilding contracts with the proposed yard, and also the charter term with Yamal).

Long term LNG charters
Negotiating 20-year and medium term charters for new LNG projects including operations out of Qatar, Yamal, USA, Australia and West Africa, including back-to-back new building terms, JV agreements, related ship management contracts and advice on bidding documents.

Acting for Owners of two LNG shuttle and re-gasification vessels in London arbitration concerning $50 million+ performance claims under long term time charters.

Advice to major utility company on LNG shipping arrangements, including drafting of multi-vessel tender documents and advice on structuring in light of IFRS 16 lease accounting rules (2016-2017).

Negotiating 20-year and medium term charters for new LNG projects including operations out of Qatar, Yamal, USA, Australia and West Africa, including back-to-back new building terms, JV agreements, related ship management contracts and advice on bidding documents.

Advising on a number of planned floating LNG production projects, both FLNG and FLSO, including West Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mozambique and Gulf of Mexico. 

Negotiating 20-year and medium term charters for new LNG projects including operations out of Qatar, Yamal, USA, Australia and West Africa, including back-to-back new building terms, JV agreements, related ship management contracts and advice on bidding documents.

Advising on a number of planned floating LNG production projects, both FLNG and FLSO, including West Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mozambique and Gulf of Mexico. 

Advising on numerous disputes concerning LNG charter operations including disputes concerning boil-off consumption warranties, LNG cargo contamination, LNG lost as boil-off during off hire, loss of boil-off gas due to venting, shortage claims, OPEX disputes, claims concerning operation of reliquifaction equipment and termination of long term LNG charters.
 

Advising on numerous disputes concerning LNG charter operations including disputes concerning boil-off consumption warranties, LNG cargo contamination, LNG lost as boil-off during off hire, loss of boil-off gas due to venting, shortage claims, OPEX disputes, claims concerning operation of reliquifaction equipment and termination of long term LNG charters.

Advising on the first ever offshore regasification project, drafting terms for numerous LNG FSRU projects and advising on performance warranties, compliance with local regulations, and advising on related modification, JV and management contracts. 

Advising on a number of planned floating LNG production projects, both FLNG and FLSO, including West Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mozambique and Gulf of Mexico. 

Advising on the liability and insurance arrangements for a FSRU project.

Advising on a number of planned floating LNG production projects, both FLNG and FLSO, including West Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mozambique and Gulf of Mexico. 
 

Advising on a number of planned floating LNG production projects, both FLNG and FLSO, including West Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mozambique and Gulf of Mexico.

Advising on a number of planned floating LNG production projects, both FLNG and FLSO, including West Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mozambique and Gulf of Mexico. 

Advising a main contractor on an EPIC contract for an FLNG project offshore Mozambique. 

Advice to major utility company on LNG shipping arrangements, including drafting of multi-vessel tender documents and advice on structuring in light of IFRS 16 lease accounting rules (2016-2017).

Advice to major utility company on LNG shipping arrangements, including drafting of multi-vessel tender documents and advice on structuring in light of IFRS 16 lease accounting rules (2016-2017).

Drafting of charter for LNG FSU project (2019).

Various advice on proposed FLNG project (2016-2017).

Advice to national oil company on FSRU conversion contract and related Charter (2018).

Advice to EPC contractor on FSRU (barge plus LNG FSU) for power plant project (2017).

Assisted clients in a shipbuilding dispute involving two LNG newbuildings that have been found to have serious latent defects in the cargo containment system during her voyage to load port, compromising the vessel’s ability to safely carry LNG cargo. Given the vessels’ inability to carry cargo, which have both entered into long term charterparties, advised on clients on ways to minimise any loss that may arise from the latent defect in both vessels, including pursuing the shipbuilders under the relevant shipbuilding contracts and advised on possible claims under various insurance policies.

Reviewed draft MoU concerning the delivery of Small Scale FSRU (10K x 3 and 24K x 1) and provided client with detailed legal analysis on every clause.   
 

Assisted clients in a shipbuilding dispute involving two LNG newbuildings that have been found to have serious latent defects in the cargo containment system during her voyage to load port, compromising the vessel’s ability to safely carry LNG cargo. Given the vessels’ inability to carry cargo, which have both entered into long term charterparties, advised on clients on ways to minimise any loss that may arise from the latent defect in both vessels, including pursuing the shipbuilders under the relevant shipbuilding contracts and advised on possible claims under various insurance policies.

Reviewed draft MoU concerning the delivery of Small Scale FSRU (10K x 3 and 24K x 1) and provided client with detailed legal analysis on every clause.

Regular ad hoc advice to leading IG Clubs and their members in relation to LNG related issues.

Advising on the contract (including liability and insurance clauses) for a project to convert an LNG vessel into a FSRU.

Advised a lead LNG shipowner bidding on the Yamal LNG project (advising on both the terms of their shipbuilding contracts with the proposed yard, and also the charter terms with Yamal).

Advising a new start-up in relation to an LNG bunkering barge.

Regular ad hoc advice to leading IG Clubs and their members in relation to LNG related issues.