Onshore energy, power and petrochemicals

  •  Advising oil company in circumstances relating to a possible extension of phase II of a PSC with the Government of India for onshore drilling in Assam.
  • Advising a large European reinsurer in respect of claims in Korea, following an explosion at a petrochemical plant.
  • Advising following a failure of a GE frame 9FA turbine in a Thai state owned power station.
  • Advising a reinsurers in respect of a business interruption loss following repeated outages at a 330 MW power plant in Malaysia with potential arbitration in London.  This involved construction of the PPA in conjunction with the cover.
  • Advising on negligence claim following a gas explosion in Singapore caused by subsidence, damaging to the national gas pipeline grid.
  • Acting for consortium of international reinsurers in relation to US$60 million claims arising from defects to two stages of a new methanol plant built in Oman.  Claim withdrawn.
  • Advising international reinsurer in Malaysian law arbitration against Malaysian insurer following explosion at naptha storage facility.  Claim withdrawn in full.
  • Advising Jurong Island product tank farm owner on various disputes including pollution, product contamination, and damage to off-taking vessels.
  • Advising foreign investment arm of NOC on dispute subject to arbitration concerning construction of oil storage tanks in Indonesia.
  • Advising European insurer in an US$8 million SCC arbitration for damage during the construction of a 2 x 660MW coal fired power station in Guangdong, China.
  • Advising reinsurers of their rights following damage during construction of a power station in Pakistan subject to litigation in Pakistan.
  • Advising oil major and public oil company on terminal regulations for their respective terminals in Indonesia and Vietnam.