Matthew Stott
Matthew's practice focuses on commodity and equity derivatives trading (in UK, European and international markets), the development and operation of international energy and infrastructure projects (renewable and conventional power assets; a broad range of infrastructure assets with a current focus on fibre-optic broadband rollout in Europe) and M&A in the European energy markets.
Matthew has spent time in-house in a global investment bank as a seconded adviser to the derivatives trading group, in a major international utility company as a seconded adviser to the energy optimisation and trading business (based in Paris) and in a major LNG and natural gas trading company leading the legal derivatives team.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2015
Membership
- Law Society of England and Wales
Education
- BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2013
- BPP Law School, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, 2012
- University of Warwick, B.A., 2011, honors
1 Contributions by Matthew Stott
PRACTICE NOTES
Legal Guide to Crude Oil, Natural Gas and LNG Sales and Trading: Physical Supply, Derivatives, Incoterms, Market Hubs (NBP/Beach) and Standard Forms (ISDA, EFET, AIEN)
An Introduction to Oil & Gas Sales and Trading
States grant businesses the right to search for and extract hydrocarbons (crude oil and natural gas) within a specified area under a concession. Those holding the concession commonly set out their mutual duties and rights for activities under that concession by agreeing a joint operating agreement (JOA). Where exploration, appraisal, development and production succeed, crude oil and natural gas are brought to the surface. For further detail on JOAs and concession arrangements, see Practice Notes: The purpose and the principles of the joint operating agreement and Understanding upstream petroleum agreements—concessions, production sharing contracts and service contracts. For more on the AIEN (formerly known as the AIPN) Joint Operating Agreement, consult the textbook: The AIPN Joint Operating Agreement: A Practical Guide.
Physical v Non-physical (or Virtual) Sales and Trading
A JOA will usually expressly exclude the marketing and sale of hydrocarbons from its scope. Each concession holder will therefore typically put in place separate arrangements to monetise its entitlement to hydrocarbons produced and lifted from the concession area...
Energy
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