Environmental and safety compliance under conflict conditions

This timely series is designed to support businesses operating across the oil and gas sector as they navigate the legal, regulatory, and commercial challenges arising from ongoing regional conflict and heightened geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East.

The webinars bring together our leading oil and gas specialists from across the firm, spanning Corporate and M&A, Sanctions and Export Controls, Insurance, Disputes and Arbitration, Regulatory, and Risk Advisory. The sessions are aimed at companies active across the entire oil and gas value chain, including operators, service providers, investors, and joint venture partners.

Conflict can severely compromise an O&G operator's ability to meet its environmental, health, and safety obligations — whether through loss of access to infrastructure, displacement of personnel, or regulatory authority breakdown — yet regulatory and civil liability exposure does not simply disappear. This session will explore operators' continuing legal duties in conflict-affected areas, the practical steps that should be taken to document compliance efforts, and the potential liability exposure arising from environmental damage occurring during or as a result of hostilities.