John Gilbert

International oil company — LCIA arbitration concerning claims under the leakage and warranty provisions of a SPA for the entire issued share capital of an oil and gas company

International consultancy — LCIA arbitration concerning non-payment of fees in respect of consultancy services concerning a North African nuclear power station

International E&P company — successful LCIA arbitration relating to amounts payable by non-operating parties under the accounting procedure to a JOA concerning a North African asset, including advising on the default mechanism under the JOA   *

Independent power company — defects, delay, liquidated damages and termination issues arising from the construction of a power plant in West Africa

Developer of renewables projects — numerous force majeure issues arising under PPAs and EPC Contracts in relation to wind and solar projects in the Middle East

Independent power company — dispute with a West African national electricity company concerning deemed capacity charges and other amounts due under a PPA

Developer of renewables projects — disputes with the construction contractors regarding defects, delay and liquidated damages claims in relation to a wind project in the Middle East

Independent energy company — dispute concerning the performance and termination of a contract for the supply of onshore 3-D seismic services

International oil and gas company — dispute with an oilfield services contractor concerning a contract for the supply of services in relation to a North Sea field

Upstream company — English high court proceedings arising from a dispute between parties to a joint operating Agreement in relation to costs chargeable to the joint venture account

Major international oil and gas company — concerning liability to tax following the sale of an African asset, including advising on potential arbitration

Major international oil and gas company — concerning the disputed calculation of the completion account following an asset sale

Shipyard — LCIA arbitration concerning a dispute over conversion and upgrading work on an FPSO*

North sea operating company — Commercial Court proceedings relating to the requirement for approval to drill a well, including injunction application*

Upstream company —  ICC arbitration regarding the operation of pre-emption rights under a joint operating agreement*

Engineering company — LCIA arbitration arising from a joint venture agreement for the development of subsea compression technology concerning the ownership of intellectual property rights in the technology*

Fuel distributor — ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules arising from the sale of a downstream fuel distribution business in West Africa*

Engineering company — ICC arbitration relating to commission payable for sales of compressors to the wastewater market in China*

Owner of oil pipeline — ICC arbitration arising from the operation of an oil pipeline*

Multinational energy company — bilateral investment treaty arbitrations at ICSID and under the UNCITRAL Rules following the nationalization of two businesses in a Latin American state*

LNG exporter — ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules in relation to alleged breaches of an LNG supply agreement*

Supermajor — LCIA arbitration arising from the construction of a semi-submersible drilling and production platform*

Commodities trader — proceedings in the Commercial Court relating to a failed sale of a cargo of crude oil and the trade finance relating to it*

Buyers and sellers — significant number of price reviews under agreements for the sale of pipeline gas and LNG and in the determination of those disputes through arbitration*

Sellers of LNG and pipeline gas — advising on a broad range of disputes under gas sales agreements including on the operation of take-or-pay provisions, the replacement of indices in price formulae, quality of gas, metering and force majeure notices*