British lawyers to assist Shtokman developers
The British law firm Lawrence Graham has been chosen by Shtokman license holder Gazprom Dobycha Shelf as legal assistant in issues related to the Shtokman field development.
According to newspaper Vedomosti, the Gazprom subsidiary will consult the law firm in issues related to the Barents Sea field. Gazprom Dobycha Shelf recently took over the licenses to the Shtokman field in the Barents Sea and the Prirazlomnoe field in the Pechora Sea from the other Gazprom unit Sevmorneftegaz. It is the Shtokman Development AG, a joint venture of Gazprom, Total and StatoilHydro which will be responsible for the actual field development. The London-based LG has from before cooperated closely with Lukoil.