UK law firm will advise Kuwaiti oil company

LAW firm Blake Morgan has been chosen as the UK legal adviser for a Kuwaiti oil business.

Headquartered in Ahmadi, Kuwait, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), Kuwait’s national oil company.

KOC manages all upstream development in the oil and natural gas sectors in Kuwait and has around 7,000 employees. Blake Morgan will provide legal services in support of KOC’s business and activities in the UK.

This will include providing counsel on commercial, corporate and employment matters, and the procurement of healthcare for KOC’s employees based in Kuwait.

Led by energy specialist Mathew Kidwell, the Blake Morgan team will also provide training as needed.

Dr Aref Al-Abbasi, London office manager of KOC, said: “Blake Morgan proved without doubt the strength and breadth of their knowledge of the energy and healthcare sectors.

“We were particularly impressed by their reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice and their experience in assisting international corporates with cross-border operations.

“Blake Morgan also displayed an innovative and flexible approach to charging structures.

“We have every confidence that Blake Morgan will deliver a highly responsive, agile and financially competitive service that will add real value to our operations here in the UK.”

Mathew Kidwell, head of energy at Blake Morgan, added: “This prestigious appointment by the Kuwait Oil Company is a major milestone in the development of our energy practice, which spans the petroleum, thermal power generation and renewables sectors.”