Energy Law

Oil and Gas

• Kurucu Law Offices provides legal consultancy in the upstream (exploration & production), midstream (transport, storage and processing) and downstream (trade & sales) sectors in the oil and natural gas industry.

• In this context, Kurucu Law Offices provides legal support to domestic and foreign companies operating in Turkey in their relations with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Energy Market Regulatory Authority.

• As part of its global client portfolio, Kurucu Law Offices has provided legal consultancy services in negotiations with government agencies regarding Production Sharing Agreements and other license and concession rights of international oil companies in countries such as Turkey, Ghana, Mozambique, Turkmenistan, Israel and Afghanistan.

• Kurucu Law Offices provides legal support to its domestic and foreign clients in oil license applications and the development of relations with relevant government agencies and other private companies operating in the same sector.

• Some of the contract types that Kurucu Law Offices specializes in include Joint Operating Agreements (JOA), Farm-out/Farm-in Agreements, Seismic, Drilling and other service agreements, Natural Gas Process and Natural Gas Sales Agreements, Preparation of Crude Oil Sales Agreements , negotiation and execution processes.

Precious Metals

• Kurucu Law Offices provides legal consultancy to its domestic and foreign clients for gold, lithium, zinc and other precious metals.

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• In this context, Kurucu Law Offices has taken an active role in the processes of obtaining mining concessions for its clients in countries such as Turkey, Mozambique, Mali and Angola, preparing and negotiating confidentiality, cooperation and other procurement agreements with the relevant companies, and has supported the execution of the operation contracts of the companies holding the mining concessions.

• Kurucu Law Offices notably took an active role in the preparation and negotiation of confidentiality, cooperation, partnership, license and other agreements related to a factory to be established in Turkey for the production based on patents related to the zinc mine owned by an Australian company by an international consortium.

Electricity (Power) Sector

• Kurucu Law Offices provides active legal support to domestic and foreign companies operating in the electricity markets in Turkey.

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• As a part of this, Kurucu Law Offices provides consultancy services in the licensing processes of companies in the sector, in their relations with government institutions (mainly the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, EMRA, General Directorate of Renewable Energy and DSI) and other private companies.

• Kurucu Law Offices provides support to its clients in the regulation, interpretation, negotiation and implementation of EFET Agreements on electricity trade.

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• Kurucu Law Offices take an active role in the regulation and negotiation of EFET Agreements on electricity trade.

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• In addition to these, Kurucu Law Office provides legal support to companies operating in wholesale, trade and OTC fields in electricity trading markets, and to companies operating in electricity and other energy commodities brokerage activities.

Renewables

• Kurucu Law Offices, having specialized in energy law, provides legal support to its domestic and foreign clients in the processes related to geothermal energy, solar energy, wind energy and other renewable energy sources.

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• Kurucu Law Offices acted as the attorney of its clients in the preparation, negotiation and execution of EPC Contracts related to Power Plants, Tribune Supply and Installation Contracts, Operation and Maintenance Contracts, Electricity Supply and Sales Contracts and other types of contracts related to the electricity market.

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• Within the scope of the legal services it offers in the field of energy law, Kurucu Law Offices provides consultancy services to companies operating in the field of geothermal energy regarding their investments and licensing processes.​