1st Edition
Offshore Floating Production Legal and Commercial Risk Management
TABLE OF CASES
TABLE OF LEGISLATION
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO FLOATING PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 FPSO DESIGN
CHAPTER 3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 4 CONVERSIONS, REFURBISHMENT AND MODIFICATION
CHAPTER 5 THE CHARTER PERIOD
CHAPTER 6 CONTRACTOR REMUNERATION
CHAPTER 7 FPSO OFFLOADING
CHAPTER 8 INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CLAUSES
CHAPTER 9 INSURANCE
CHAPTER 10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
CHAPTER 11 TERMINATION
CHAPTER 12 DECOMMISSIONING
CHAPTER 13 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
APPENDIX A - FLOATING PRODUCTION UNITS – HISTORY, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
APPENDIX B – FPSO CASE STUDY
APPENDIX C – LEGAL GLOSSARY
Biography
Stuart Beadnall is one of the UK's leading legal experts in the offshore oil and gas industry. His experience includes construction, installation and operation of fixed and floating platforms, LNG charters, drilling contracts and offtake agreements. He has worked on over 70 floating production projects, including innovative FPSOs whilst working at BHP Petroleum, and as a partner at Stephenson Harwood, new developments in the North Sea, West Africa, Brazil, Indonesia and Australia, including FLNG.
Simon Moore is a leading specialist in offshore energy law. He has extensive experience of offshore floating production projects worldwide. Simon has also advised on numerous high value arbitrations (ICC, LCIA, LMAA and ad hoc) arising out of construction and conversion projects for FPSOs and is a specialist in handling disputes concerning design risk, delay, disruption, force majeure, indemnities and performance warranties.
Max Lemanski is a partner at Stephenson Harwood, specialising in shipping and offshore energy. He co-leads the firm's market-leading FPSO team advising on floating production projects all around the world. In disputes, his cases include complex, high-value FPSO claims in the English High Court and LMAA, ICC and LCIA arbitrations concerning detailed technical analysis, variations, delay and prolongation, hire adjustment clauses, production problems and termination. He is also an expert in the decarbonisation of the offshore energy sector.
