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John leads the CMS Oil And Gas Team in Dubai, advising clients on transactions and projects in the oil and gas sector across the Middle East and North Africa. John focusses his practice on acquisitions and disposal of oil and gas assets, hydrocarbon sales and transportation, supply chain contracting and general legal and commercial matters relating to joint ventures and granting instruments.

John has an excellent understanding of E&P companies’ commercial and legal drivers having spent four years on secondment in the legal teams of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) (as their Iraq legal manager), BG Group (now Shell) and Repsol-Sinopec. 

Relevant experience

M&A

  • The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) on the purchase of an interest in the Atrush field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 
  • Dana Gas on the proposed disposal of several of its producing oil and gas assets in Egypt. 
  • Oman Oil Exploration and Production with the transfer of operatorship of an offshore oil and gas field in Oman, including drafting a bespoke concession and offtake agreement between Oman Oil and the Government. 
  • Schlumberger on the acquisition of a synthetic working interest (and dedicated service arrangements) in a number of concessions in Morocco. 
  • PTT Exploration and Production Company Limited on the disposal of PTTEP Oman Company Limited, the operator and concession holder of Block 44 onshore Oman. 

Projects and Hydrocarbon Sales

  • Repsol on the proposed terms of a combined gas, transportation, processing and sales agreement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
  • Gazprom Neft on the largest flare-gas-to-power project in the Middle East, including advising on the terms of the gas tie-in and transfer agreement as well as PSC compliance in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
    Rosneft on its day-to-day operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
  • TAQA on a joint marketing agreement with co-venturers and the terms of a crude oil sales agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government. 
  • BP on the negotiation of a novel collective transportation and gas banking arrangements in the North Sea.

Supply Chain

  • Dragon Oil with the revision and implementation of a suite of oil and gas EPC and goods and services contracts for use in the Middle East.
  • TAQA with the drafting of a suite of contracts for its operations in Iraq. 
  • OMV with the drafting of template contracts for use in its Yemen operations. 
  • Schlumberger with bid reviews for various integrated drilling projects in the Middle East.
    A drilling contractor on dispute with state oil company in Azerbaijan. 
  • A large Abu Dhabi based fabrication company with the drafting of standard form consortium and joint venture. arrangements for the construction of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. 

Education

  • 2010 – LL.M. in Oil and Gas Law, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen.
  • 2007 – Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen.
  • 2006 – LL.B. (Hons.), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen.

Insights by John

CMS Energy Transition Report 2025

03 Jul 2025 3 min read

Oil & Gas: English court restrains foreign JOA proceedings in breach of arbitration provision

12 Apr 2024 9 min read

Oil & Gas: Drafting for parallel disputes under a PSC, JOA and settlement agreement

14 Dec 2023 9 min read

Energy / Shipping – Effect of Anti-assignment Clauses and Transfers to Insurers

10 Mar 2023 9 min read
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