We ensure that our clients are aided in all legal matters pertaining to Energy. Open chance Law firm has long and extensive experience in the energy sector.
Energy is an absolute necessity when it comes to getting anything to work, whether an object, a person, or a whole country. Due to the importance of energy, we have found it paramount to invest our time and effort into the energy-related sectors in order to help companies and individuals within those sectors. We mainly invest ourselves in non-renewable energy, renewable energy, electricity and energy services sectors.
Despite that Egypt is the largest non OPEC oil producer in Africa and the second largest gas producer in the continent as well as the vital role it plays in the regional and global energy markets, the last years reflects a reversal on all levels, due to the turmoils, the country has been through, over and above the global oil price changes.
Egypt’s energy sector is currently facing various challenges and which the current government is keen to resolve and is taking very active measures to pave the way for that sector to flourish again, including, legislative amendments and settling the government dues. That is why we believe that it is crucial to assist the businesses in the oil & gas sector gain easy access to their needs and to enable them resolve any legal issues firmly, promptly, and smoothly.
OC provides a broad range of legal services to serve the needs of oil & gas companies and other players in the industry such as contractors, service companies, financial institutions and governmental bodies. The firm offers advisory services including but not limited to, investment and acquisition in oil & gas assets, Upstream oil & gas exploration, development and production activities, Joint development of oil & gas resources in Overlapping Claim Areas, Unitization arrangement, Midstream and downstream oil & gas activities/operations, Natural Gas/LNG import, export, trading, LNG Terminal Operation, pipeline operation, Third Party Access, Decommissioning of onshore/offshore oil & gas facilities and Oil & gas regulatory regime in Egypt.
Renewable energy is the future, and the worlds investment in the future is a road to the sustainability of life, as we know it. That is why we see it crucial, and are proud, to be working closely with the New Renewable Energy Authority (NREA). Solar Energy, Biofuels, and other Alternative Energy are not very well developed industries in Egypt, which is why we deem it essential to help the government and companies in those industries develop and to stand by them through their journey to ensure that their companies legal aspects are run as smooth as possible so that they could focus on developing and securing our future.
Open Chance Law Firm is at the forefront of the innovation. Because of our strong legal skills and deep knowledge of the renewable energy industries, Clients have sought our counsel on innumerable transactions in the wind and solar energy projects. We are one of the early entrants in the rapidly evolving renewable energy sector. We can represent, developers, tax equity investors and lenders with respect to both photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar plant (CSP) projects. We are also currently advising the New Renewable Energy Authority on certain legal matters.
We have the pride of registering a Sea Wave and Energy energy convertor invention as a patent nationally and internationally through the WIPO, then USPTO and EPO. We have worked on the all the registrations processes, drafting of claims, R&D agreements with local and international educational institutions whether public or private, protocols concluded with the government and funding agreements.
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