We advise contractors and subcontractors in the international oil and gas and maritime industries
Who we are
OCL is a legal consultancy company that offers advice to contractors and subcontractors in the international oil and gas and maritime industries. The services that OCL offer consist of:
- Drafting all types of contracts in the offshore oil and gas and maritime industries.
- Assistance with the drafting of contractual qualifications and contract negotiations in tender procedures.
OCL is affiliated to the Dutch law firm MMRL advocaten in Rotterdam.
expertise
OCL has a vast amount of experience in reviewing, drafting and advising on the following types of agreements:
- Time charterparties, including Bimco Supplytime 2017, Bimco ASV Time and other Bimco contracts for the hire of barges, towage, salvage services etc.
- Directional drilling contracts and workover contracts in the oil and gas and geothermal energy industries.
- EPCI, T&I and EPC contracts, including the LOGIC suite of contracts and contracts used by the major international oil companies.
- Shipbuilding contracts
- Design and build fabrication contracts
- NDA’s
- Parent Company Guarantees
- Performance Bonds
- Pre-bid agreements
- Joint Venture agreements
Our Clients
- An international provider of hydraulic workover services in the oil and gas and geothermal industries.
- An owner and operator of a fleet of Walk to Work vessels.
- Various contractors that provide services in the cable spooling, transportation and installation industries.
- Various design and build fabrication companies that design and build tools used in the offshore wind farm installation industry.
- A contractor that rents out large vibro-hammers to be used on installation vessels in the offshore wind farm installation business.
- Directional drilling contractors
- An owner of a fleet of dredging vessel that provides dredging services.
- Contractors that offer installation and diving services to the offshore oil and gas industry.
- An owner of a fleet of work boats that work in the dredging and offshore oil and gas industries.
Publications
A Practical Note on Drafting Exclusion Clauses
Discussion of the legal and insurance aspects of delay, liquidated damages and consequential loss.
Supply time 2017
Supplytime 2005 and Supplytime 2017. An overview of main changes & comments about law and arbitration.
