Amore Carstens

Assisting with due diligence investigations and due diligence reports.

Advising local and international 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.

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.

Advised international oil company 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.

Advised Namibia-based national oil company on its acquisition of oil producing asset in Angola from Sonangol Pesquisa E Produção.

Advised Namibia-based national oil on its assignment and transfer of participating interest in respect of the Kudu Gas Field area in Namibia, to BW Kudu.

Legal Advisor to Kinetiko on its Amersfoort Gas Project. Scope of work including due diligence investigation and report and negotiating SPA terms and Operating Agreement for the development of gas in the Amersfoort region.

Advised on the sales of participating interest in Block 3B4B, scope of work included drafting of the farm-out agreement, obtaining Ministerial consents and approvals and amendments to Joint Operating Agreement.

Legal advisor to a TSX listed IOC on a dual sale to AIM listed and TSX listed IOCs which paved the way for drilling of the Gazania-1 well.

Advised TSX listed IOC on its acquisition of further interest in the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana.