Wednesday, 12 September 

Quadrant Chambers is hosting the next UK Energy Lawyers Group Event. The UKELG is a sub committee for the IBA. To find out more about the UKELG - click here.

Venue:
Quadrant Chambers
10 Fleet St 
London EC4Y 1AU

Times:
18:00 Registration
18:30 Talk commences
19:30 Networking drinks

The topic for this session, which will be jointly presented by Quadrant Chambers and Bracewell (UK) LLP, is FPSOs – use, disputes and contractual variations. Martin Stewart-Smith and John Gilbert of Bracewell will discuss the use of FPSOs, their financing, the structures used to own and operate them and the significant potential for disputes relating to them. Simon Rainey QC and Chris Smith of Quadrant Chambers will talk about the importance of the contractual variation regime in contracts for the conversion and refurbishment of FPSOs, and identify the pitfalls from the buyer and yard’s perspectives in this context, as well as potential safeguards that can be built into the contract.