Oil and Gas

Experience - Stibbe advised Eurus Energy Europe (Eurus), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, in respect of the onshore Windpark Deil.

Experience - On 4 July 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on the permitting for wind farm Oostpolder.

Experience - Stibbe advises Advent International, the US based venture capital and private equity firm, on the Dutch corporate aspects of the acquisition by Advent of General Electric’s (GE) distributed power unit for $3.25 billion.

Experience - Stibbe advised Airborne Oil & Gas (AO&G) on the significant investment by Sumitomo Corporation.

Experience - On 21 February 2018, the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State rendered its judgment on the construction of the Drentse Monden and Oostermoer wind farm. The zoning plan and other permits are now irrevocable and the construction of the wind farm, including 45 wind turbines, in the municipalities Aa and Hunze and Borger-Odoorn may begin

Experience - Stibbe advised KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of C & D Technologies.

Experience - Stibbe assisted Italian energy company Eni with the sale of Eni Gas & Power NV/SA to Dutch utility company Eneco.

Experience - On 28 September 2016, the Amsterdam District Court granted a motion to dismiss for lack of international jurisdiction filed by BP in a securities class action initiated by VEB. VEB had requested a declaratory judgment on the basis of Article 3:305a Dutch Civil Code regarding BP’s liability towards investors who bought, sold, or held BP Ordinary Shares in the period running up to and just after the 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform.

Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO and HSBC (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the share placement and listing of Sif Holding N.V. ("Sif"), a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation components for the offshore wind and offshore oil & gas markets.

Experience - Stibbe advises NRG Value, a Dutch fuel and convenience retail management chain recently started by former managers from Shell, Exxon Mobil and Merrill Lynch, on its acquisition of 107 Esso petrol stations from Esso Nederland, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil.

Experience - Advising Qatar Petroleum International on the purchase of a stake in a Brazilian oil field from Shell for a purchase price of approximately USD 1 billion

Experience - Advising BTG Pactual E & P on the USD 1,525 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in Petrobras Oil & Gas. The remaining 50% of shares are owned by Petrobras International Braspetro. The joint venture includes all current and future oil and gas activities of Petrobras in Africa.