Why is LNG trading different from other products?

Offshore Energy Partner Cathal Leigh-Doyle is joined by market-leading experts Uisdean Vass of Vass Petro and Professor John Paterson from the University of Aberdeen to explore the critical topic of offshore wind decommissioning. Together, they discuss the key regulatory issues parties need to understand, the available contracting models, and the practical challenges stakeholders will face as the industry prepares for the decommissioning of offshore wind farms.

Offshore energy partners Max Lemanski and Cathal Leigh-Doyle take the deepest of deep dives to take a look at seabed risk with market-leading soil expert Mark Finch. Focussing on offshore windfarms, they leave no boulder unturned as they get into the perils of the floor under the waves, the need for good surveys and the impact that getting it wrong can have on a project. 

Listen as the Stephenson Harwood offshore energy team travel from Inverness to the wilds of Loch Kishorn to launch their new book, Offshore Floating Production: Legal and Commercial Risk Management aboard the FPSO Voyageur, and get a full tour from their friends at Altera Infrastructure

In the latest episode of Well Spoken, our podcast dedicated to the offshore energy industry, London based partner Max Lemanski and associate Hayley Broome explore what carbon capture is, how the technology works, the transportation methods, storage facilities and consider whether it is a long-term solution to global warming.

In the latest episode of Well Spoken, our podcast dedicated to the offshore energy industry, London based partners Stuart Beadnall and Tom Adams discuss the ways to get LNG into gas networks and the vessels and contracts required to do so.

In the latest episode of Well Spoken, Stephenson Harwood's podcast series for the offshore energy industry, London-based partner Max Lemanski and associate Josh Cunnington discuss rights and disputes in relation to IP in the offshore energy and floating production market.They look at a number of areas, including securing IP rights in offshore tech (such as FPSOs and FSRUs), infringement of rights, ownership disputes and the perils of co-ownership, and how IP rights are dealt with globally.

In the latest episode of Well Spoken, Stephenson Harwood's podcast series for the oil and gas industry, London-based partner Stuart Beadnall and Singapore-based partner John Simpson discuss floating production. They discuss a number of areas including, what floating production is, if it has its own area of law, areas of distinct consideration and finally explaining how familiar shipping law concepts apply to oil and gas floating production projects, before a shameless plug for their new book on floating production. 

In our latest episode of Well Spoken (our podcast series for the offshore energy industry) London-based partner Max Lemanski and business development manager, Nicola Porter take a look at our new edition of Well Connected plus our bulletins and newsletters coming out over the autumn months.  Most importantly they also give you, the listener, the opportunity to contribute to the first FPSO legal text book (coming out in 2022).  And for good measure we added some drama to the mix with a fire alarm – thankfully no podcasters (or anyone else) were harmed during this recording!  So do check it out when you have a spare moment and we look forward to hearing from you.  

In the latest episode of Well Spoken, Stephenson Harwood's podcast series for the oil and gas industry, London-based partners Peter Bennett and Stuart Beadnall discuss MAC clauses. They look at a number of areas, including what they are, how they operate, why they are becoming so prominent and the risks surrounding termination rights. 

In the latest episode of Well Spoken, Stephenson Harwood’s podcast series for the oil and gas industry, London-based partners Peter Bennett and Stuart Beadnall discuss current developments and important legal issues in the LNG shipping and trading market. A number of topics were covered including an overview highlighting distinctions in the LNG chartering market, and key trading issues such as the right to reject an LNG cargo; non-oral modification clauses; reasonable nature of consent; and the absence of bills of lading as documents of title.