Michael Arruda Email & Phone Number

Mr. Arruda has over 35 years of experience in oil & gas where he acted for multinational corporations with oil & gas interests in Asia, with a focus on China and Central Asia markets. He represents national and international oil & gas companies, domestically and internationally, with transactions including competitive tenders and auctions, data acquisitions, joint studies, joint ventures, joint operations, farm ins and farm outs, unitizations, pipeline rights-of-way, crude oil sales, gas sales, gas balancing and storage, oil and gas processing, facility construction and sharing, and various other transactional matters relating to the acquisition, operation, and disposition of oil and gas interests. Mr. Arruda has represented clients in energy acquisitions and related transactions arising around the world, including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Thailand, Libya, Tunisia, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. He has also worked as in-house counsel with BP and in government service as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska. Mr. Arruda is ranked as Band 1 for Energy & Natural Resources (International Firms) - China by Chambers & Partners, and is listed in the International Who's Who of Oil & Gas Lawyers, and the Guide to the World's Leading Energy & Natural Resources Lawyers .