Amore Carstens
Amore Carstens is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.
Amore assists clients with, inter alia, contract law advice, general corporate and commercial advice, corporate governance, including advice on commercial issues, company law and regulatory considerations, negotiating terms of agreement, drafting and reviewing commercial agreements.
Amore works closely with local and international oil companies, national oil companies (NOC’s), oilfield service providers and government regulatory authorities within the upstream petroleum sector.
About Amore
About Amore
Amore joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a candidate attorney in 2019, and has been promoted to an Associate effective January 2021.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
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LLB (cum laude), the University of the Western Cape
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Bachelors of Commerce, in Law, at the University of the Western Cape.
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Year admitted as an attorney: 2021
About Amore
Amore joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a candidate attorney in 2019, and has been promoted to an Associate effective January 2021.
Credentials
Education
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LLB (cum laude), the University of the Western Cape
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Bachelors of Commerce, in Law, at the University of the Western Cape.
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Year admitted as an attorney: 2021
Experience
Due diligence
Assisting with various due diligence investigations and due diligence reports.
Mergers and acquisitions
dvised on mergers and acquisitions in the listed and unlisted space, including advice on commercial issues, company law and regulatory considerations, negotiating terms of agreement and drafting and reviewing commercial agreements.
Oil and gas companies
Advising various oil and gas companies on commercial and regulatory advice as well as compliance with the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, No.28 of 2002 ("MPRDA"), including, but not limited to, advice on TCP applications in terms of section 76 of the MPRDA; the conversion of Technical co-operation permits to Exploration Rights in terms of section 78 of the MPRDA, the conversion of exploration rights to production rights in terms of section 83 of the MPRDA; the renewal of exploration rights in terms of section 81 of the MPRDA; the transfer and assignment of exploration rights in terms of section 11 of the MPRDA; the amendment of exploration rights in terms of section 102 of the MPRDA; contributions to the Upstream Training Trust, acreage rentals and appeals against conflicting minerals rights and petroleum rights, across all aspects of their South African oil and gas operations.
NAMCOR
Advising on the disposal by NAMCOR of participating interest in the Kudu Gas Field to BW Kudu.
Equinor South Africa B.V
Advising Equinor South Africa B.V on the disposal of a majority participating interest share and transfer of operatorship in a right to explore for oil and gas resources in the Republic of South Africa, and terms of the joint operating agreement.
Grand Parade Investments
Advised Grand Parade Investments in its sale of the Burger King South Africa franchise and a related burger-making plant to private equity firm ECP Africa Fund.
Africa Energy Corp
Advised Africa Energy Corp (TSX Venture: AFE) (Nasdaq First North: AEC) an oil and gas company with exploration assets offshore South Africa and Namibia on its transfer of operatorship and a dual sale of participating interest in Block 2B South Africa.
News
Integrated Energy Planning: Commencement of section 6 of the National Energy Act
The National Energy Act 34 of 2008, assented to by the President in 2008 (Energy Act), is but one of many attempts to ensure uninterrupted supply of energy to South Africa since the...
International Comparative Legal Guide - Oil & Gas Regulation 2023
Megan Rodgers and Amore Carstens contributed to the South African chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Oil & Gas Regulation 2023
Call for public comments on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill
In our previous alert , we discussed the outcome of the meetings held by the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy (Portfolio Committee) insofar as it relates to the...
Next steps for the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill
As we approach the one-year mark since the introduction of the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill (UPRD Bill) in the National Assembly, we are starting to see traction for...
Second debut for the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill, 2021, as the parliamentary journey begins
The latter half of 2019 produced a series of key developments to the legislative landscape of the upstream oil and gas sector in South Africa. The most notable development undoubtedly...
