Dean Tennant

Dean joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2022 and was promoted to an Associate in 2024.

• 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.

• Assisting with due diligence investigations and due diligence reports.

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

• 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.

• Advised on the sale of participating interest in Block 1, scope of work included drafting of the farm-out agreement, obtaining Ministerial consents and approvals, and drafting Joint Operating Agreement.

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