Energy and Infrastructure

Oil and gas is an industry of a particular importance to Azerbaijan. BM offers unrivalled experience and industry-savvy representation to entities operating in the up-, mid-, and downstream oil and gas. We regularly represent exploration and production companies, petroleum engineering and oil field services companies, downstream oil and gas, and major construction companies.

Our lawyers are frequent speakers at various industry events. Aykhan Asadov authored the Azerbaijani chapter of the first edition of The Oil and Gas Law Review published in 2013 by Law Business Research LTD.

Our experience includes:

• regulatory advice
• handling issues under various industry agreements, including:
• production sharing agreements (PSAs)
• joint operating agreements
• farm-outs
• drilling contracts
• transportation (and transshipment) and petroleum sale and purchase agreements
• gas supply contracts

• acquisition and disposition of oil and gas assets
• industry-related agreements, such as engineering, procurement, and construction contracts
• refinery operations, product distribution, and marketing

We also represent clients in power and construction industries as well as telecommunications.