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João Afonso Fialho

Partner, Head of Oil & Gas · PRIME Advogados

AngolaOil & Gas, Energy & Natural ResourcesEnglish, French, Spanish

About

Partner and Head of Oil & Gas at PRIME Advogados in Angola, with around 20 years' experience advising on oil & gas, energy and mining projects across multiple jurisdictions. Profile notes he joined VdA in 2015; he is a frequent speaker at international oil & gas events and handles the full range of upstream and downstream transactions and contracts.

Practice areas

Oil & GasEnergy & Natural ResourcesMiningPower

Office

Expertise

Upstream and downstream oil & gas transactionsProduction sharing agreements and participating agreementsJoint operating agreements and operating agreementsFPSO and offshore contractsPipelines, transportation, storage and gathering agreementsEPC (engineering, procurement & construction) and procurement agreementsSale & purchase and distribution agreements; service contractsRepresentation of operators and drilling/oilfield service companiesJurisdiction experience: Timor-Leste; Angola; Portugal; Mozambique; Republic of Congo; DRC; Guinea-Bissau; São Tomé and Príncipe

Education

  • Law Degree, Lisbon University Law School
  • Attended curricular program of the Master degree in International Commercial Law, Lisbon University Law School

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association

Languages

EnglishFrenchSpanish