Oil & Gas Oil Field Services

King & Spalding represents major and independent oil and gas companies, service companies, equipment suppliers, host governments, state oil companies and financiers in all aspects of domestic and international exploration and production. The firm’s experience includes both onshore and offshore exploration and production and touches virtually every aspect of the energy industry.

King & Spalding lawyers are regularly called upon to assist clients involved in the service and supply side of the industry. From the drafting and negotiation of complicated service and supply agreements to the investigation of catastrophic workplace accidents and arbitration of contentious disputes, the firm’s team of lawyers has the creativity, training and depth of experience required to assist with any oil field services issues affecting its clients.

Areas of Expertise

• Appeals on every aspect of energy litigation
  
  
• Catastrophic injury litigation, accident investigations and disaster response
  
  
• Contracts for construction, drilling and production
  
  
• Environmental and toxic tort litigation
  
  
• Joint venture, operating and financing agreements
  
  
• OSHA compliance and response to investigations and citations
  
  
• Seismic, drilling and services agreements
  
  
• Well damage litigation

Recognitions

• King & Spalding is recognized for its “first-class energy team” and ranks as one of the top energy and natural resources firms in the United States in the 2010 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
  
  
• King & Spalding’s Oil and Gas Practice is recognized as a leading practice in Chambers Global 2010.
  
  
• King & Spalding is named one of the top energy and natural resources firms nationally (Chambers USA 2010).
  
  
• King & Spalding lawyers are ranked nationally by Chambers USA for their oil and gas regulatory and litigation expertise (Chambers USA 2010).