Areas of Practice
Oil, Gas and Energy
Hernández Abogados has the benefit of members with long careers, experts in the different legal aspects of the oil and gas industry that guarantee the rendering of first quality and integral advise to our clients.
Our coverage of the oil and gas industry is complete for the exploration, production, transportation, distribution, refining and commercialization phases.
Our services include, in addition to tax, exchange, environmental and lands components:
- Advice to companies dedicated to exploration and production of hydrocarbons and service companies.
- Advice in the negotiation of association contracts, joint ventures, operation and other forms of contracts with Ecopetrol S.A.
- Advice in the negotiation of contracts for technical evaluation, exploration and production and other type of contracts with National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH).
- Advice in the negotiation of farm out and farm in contracts, overriding interests, joint operating agreements (JOA), areas of mutual interest (MIA) and other industry related.
- Advice in the negotiation of all type of contracts required for the oil and gas projects.
- Legal representation of companies of the sector and projects before the national and local authorities, including environmental authorities.
- Coordination of land and easements negotiation teams and teams for the handling of community relations related with the execution of projects.
- Advise in connection with royalties.
- Advise in connection with mineral concessions.
- Representation before administrative and judicial authorities in all aspects
- Advise in electric energy legal matters and transfer of contributions of the electric sector.