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Practice 03

Regulatory Regimes

Licences, tariffs, concessions and enforcement before the sector regulators for oil and gas, energy and power, telecom and media, and challenges to their decisions when they do not hold.

Areas of work

3.1 · Oil and gas, upstream

Concessions, fields and federal policy.

Exploration and production in Pakistan run through petroleum concessions and production sharing arrangements administered by the Petroleum Division of the Ministry of Energy, through its Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions. Rules for offshore exploration and production were issued in 2023. Disputes here turn on the terms of the concession and on the rules and policy behind it.

How we can help

  1. 1Petroleum concessions and production sharing arrangements
  2. 2Exploration, development and production rules
  3. 3Offshore exploration and production
  4. 4Regulatory approvals and compliance
  5. 5Disputes arising under concessions
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Often handled alongside

Constitutional and Administrative LawJudicial review of regulatory action CommercialSupply, distribution and project agreements CompetitionMarket conduct in regulated sectors

Facing a regulator’s decision?

Tell us which regulator, what it decided and when, and whether an appeal period has started to run.

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