Uisdean Vass – VassPetro

Uisdean Vass has over 35 years experience practicing oil and gas law in the UK and throughout the World. He is qualified to practice in Scotland and in Louisiana and has worked in many different aspects of the oil business. Mr Vass is involved in giving advice on the new MER regime in the UK and he also advises governments on regulatory matters. The heart of his practice lies in advising oil companies on licensing and doing deals, whether through farmouts, asset sales or corporate sales.

TAQA v Rockrose: A MER Analysis

December 22, 2020 by Uisdean Vass

The case of TAQA Bratani Ltd v Rockrose UKCS8 LLC, 2020 WL 00265815 (2020) is an important English decision which analyses the nature of the joint operating agreement (JOA) and reiterates familiar and largely unsentimental principles of contract construction under English law. The TAQA judge, Judge Pelling, had previously come to similar conclusions in Apache …