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WOMEN IN ENERGY INTERVIEW
Dolapo Kukoyi
"With the Proper
Contractual, Supportive
Regulatory Framework,
Project like EGINA can
be Replicated" - Dolapo
Kukoyi, Partner, Detail
Solicitors
Oil and Gas Republic talks to Dolapo Kukoyi, Partner
at Detail Solicitors, regarding her exper se and legal
services in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. In this
interview, she outlined the key pillars of developing a
business model for energy infrastructure projects just
like the EGINA project where her company was the
legal adviser in nego a ng the $350 million Joint
Venture between LADOL FZE and Samsung.
OGR: Please briefly tell us about your
career background and work at Detail
Solicitors?
Dolapo: My name is Dolapo Kukoyi and my
background is in law specifically corporate
commercial law.
I also serve as the Legal Adviser of the
Nigerian Gas Association.
I am essentially a transactions lawyer who
does work in the Energy, Infrastructure and
Power sectors providing advisory on day to
day corporate commercial and regulatory
issues to mergers and acquisitions, project
development and project finance. I have
done this for over 16 years and have been a
Partner for over 9 years all at DETAIL.
DETAIL is distinct as Nigeria’s first
commercial solicitor firm to specialize
exclusively in non-court room practice.
DETAIL’s Energy, Infrastructure & Power
practice covers Oil & Gas, Infrastructure,
Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Power
and Gas to Power.
DETAIL has a vibrant Oil & Gas practice and
has developed in-depth and practical
knowledge of the sector, a full
understanding of the legal and regulatory
framework, as well as the rudiments of
optimal risk allocation in the sector. The
firm has advised on various leading and
innovative Oil & Gas transactions in
Nigeria. Awarded best PPP Law Firm,
Nigeria, 2013 by World Finance and highly
ranked for its Infrastructure practice in
IFLR1000, the firm has developed in-depth and
practical knowledge of PPPs and has a full
understanding of the legal and regulatory
framework for PPPs at the federal and state
government levels as well as the rudiments of
optimal risk allocation.
OGR: What's DETAIL recent progress to
increasing its business portfolio in the Nigerian
energy, oil, gas industry?
Dolapo: We advice a variety of clients across
the oil, gas and power space and it cuts across
clients in exploration and production, clients
exploring investing in existing oil and gas
exploration and producing entities and assests,
existing operational companies in the gas
supply and distribution space, oil and gas
logistics and oil and gas services space including
advising on investments in such entities as well
as advising financial institutions and lenders.
DETAIL as a firm is also keenly interested in
thought leadership in the sectors that we
function in and lending our voices as part of the
business and investment community to
ensuring reforms in the respective sectors. We
do this through publications, articles,
participating in industry events and
conferences and also playing relevant roles in
industry associations.
We are the Bidder’s Counsel for acquisition of
participating interest in OML 29 and Nembe
Creek Trunkline: We advised Aiteo Eastern E&P
Company Ltd in its successful bid process for
Shell’s OML 29.
Interview by: Ifeoma Ofole,
Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Crestar’s $453 million successful bid for
acquisition of Shell’s OML 25: We acted for
James Bay Energy Resources (a Canadian
quoted company) as majority consortium
participant in its bid for acquisition of OML 25.
We also acted for James Bay Energy Resources
in relation to African Finance Corporation’s bid
to acquire a participating interest in Shell’s OML
25.
Marginal Field Acquisition: We are the legal
adviser for Oryx Petroleum Limited, Geneva, in
its proposed acquisition of an interest in a
marginal field.
Development of a Liquified Petroleum Gas
(LPG) Storage Facility: We are advising Falcon
Corporation on the development of a 4,000MT
LPG storage facility and a jetty in Port Harcourt,
Rivers State.
Pre-Bid Support for Oil & Gas Asset Acquisition
and Financing: DETAIL advised RussellSmith, an
indigenous integrated oilfield services, on prebid
support services for the bid, financing,
development and operation of a marginal field.
We advised West African Gas Pipeline Company
on the Pipeline Right of Way Co-location
Agreement with a Telecoms Company.
Natural Gas Procurement: We advised
Honeywell Group Ltd on the procurement of
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