Newsletter About Us Contact Us Our Offices Feedback English Out-Law.com Home Expertise People Global Reach Events & Seminars Training Media Careers Vario Our Sector expertise allows us to take an innovative approach to dealmaking, helping our clients create some of the biggest names in the global energy market Home Expertise Sectors Energy & Natural Resources Energy & Natural Resources at a glance The energy and natural resources sector of the 21st century presents unique challenges and opportunities. Few other industry sectors have as significant a global impact. From inventing new ways of harnessing energy to finding cleaner ways of using existing energy sources. Energy companies across the world are embracing change and challenging the way they do business against a backdrop of geopolitical... More about Energy & Natural Resources sector Oil & Gas Our Oil & Gas team is recognised as one of the leading providers of legal services to the sector, with our experience and capability covering the entire oil and gas sector in the UK and overseas. We work for clients both upstream and downstream in the traditional areas of oil and gas, including exploration and production, enhanced oil recovery, oil services and regulated and unregulated utilities. More about Oil & Gas Regulated Markets & Low Carbon Innovation The sale and purchase of energy and its transportation from the point of production is at the heart of the energy sector. As concerns for climate change translate into carbon reduction and management practices, new approaches to energy production, such as distributed generation, are being adopted, and the operation of networks is changing with network management becoming much more sophisticated. However,... More about Regulated Markets & Low Carbon Innovation Natural Resources Our Natural Resources practice spans the full spectrum of the mining lifecycle - from exploration, including investments, acquisitions and funding, to project development, operations and mine closure and rehabilitation. More about Natural Resources Nuclear Power Nuclear power presents the energy industry and governments with a unique political/economic and environmental conundrum: weighing what is a reliable, non-carbon emitting source of energy which has the potential to produce an unlimited amount of hydrogen, against the significant environmental issues associated with the storage of nuclear waste, the dwindling nuclear skills pool, the economics of nuclear... More about Nuclear Power Conventional Power Conventional means of power generation is the most common form and greatest source of electricity generation globally, and it is set to remain so although conventional power plants of the future are likely to be subject to more stringent emissions control than ever before. More about Conventional Power Renewable Energy As pressure grows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, oil reserves decline and Western nations become increasingly concerned about the security of their energy supplies, the energy industry is developing increased capacity for the generation of renewable energy. More about Renewable Energy Energy - Asia Pacific A long track record in Asia of industry experience applied on behalf of contractors, employers and sponsors. More about Energy - Asia Pacific Energy - Middle East A long track record of industry experience in the Middle East, applied on behalf of contractors, employers and sponsors. More about Energy - Middle East Out-Law.com Related News & Guides African fund backs milestone power plant project in Cameroon 30 Jan 2015 UK Treasury urged to review infrastructure guarantee scheme as market conditions improve 29 Jan 2015 Guide: How activity in the electricity industry is licensed Guide: Nuclear regulation in the draft Energy Bill in November 2012 More Out-Law News To view report please click here For our detailed analysis please click here Shale Gas and Fracking in the UK Learn how to fine tune Out-Law to your interests Latest News Councils and property industry representatives voice concerns over government's "vacant building credit" Pinsent Masons expands Energy expertise with team hire Pinsent Masons appoints Hassan as Partner More headlines Sectors Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Services Financial Services Core Industries & Markets Energy & Natural Resources Infrastructure Retail & Consumer Sport Hotels Gambling Real Estate Public Sector Housing Universities & Higher Education Life Sciences & Healthcare Services Banking & Restructuring Construction Advisory & Disputes Employment Insurance & Reinsurance Litigation & International Arbitration Projects Regulatory TMT & Sourcing Commercial Corporate EU & Competition Intellectual Property Pensions Property Tax © Copyright Pinsent Masons LLP Legal NoticesCookiesSite MapAccessibilityContact Webmaster