Cox & Palmer’s natural resources and energy lawyers provide comprehensive commercial and regulatory advice on major off shore oil and gas projects to exploration and production companies, service companies, pipe laying companies, regulatory agents and governments.
Our natural resources and energy lawyers work with our clients and other groups within the firm to provide timely and streamlined advice at every stage of our client’s projects.
Cox & Palmer’s engagements in the energy sector include counsel and chief negotiator on the Canada Nova Scotia offshore agreements, counsel and chief negotiator on the $12 billion Lower Churchill Hydro-Electric project, lead counsel on several major oil and gas projects offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and lead counsel to the company on the $850 million privatization of Nova Scotia Power Corporation.
Key Service Areas
- asset and share acquisitions and divestitures involving public and private resource sector companies
- debt and equity financing
- corporate restructuring
- mergers, joint ventures and takeover bids
- development agreements, operating agreements, benefit plans
- mineral and hydrocarbon rights
- easements, land access rights, compensation for use and expropriation
- advising and representation on regulated rate structures and service conditions
- representation in hearings and selection processes relating to resource development projects
- negotiating and structuring cogeneration projects
- advising on environmental assessments, approvals, regulation and compliance
- farm in/farm out agreements
