Oilfield Services

Drawing on decades of experience in the industry, we help oilfield services companies stay competitive, helping them execute their corporate strategies through mergers & acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures (JVs), divestitures of non-strategic businesses and sales of entire enterprises.

Our team also supports private equity funds and portfolio companies through the full life cycle of their oilfield- and energy-focused efforts, including fund formation, cross-fund investments, capital deployment and portfolio consolidation—implementing innovative deal structures to maximize returns.

In dynamic and changing times, we help our oilfield services clients deploy their experience and industry knowledge in emerging and industry adjacent fields, including those related to carbon capture, environmental and alternative energy, as well as JVs and other commercial arrangements that stretch beyond the traditional oil & gas industry.

Our oilfield services lawyers work in tandem with lawyers across the firm in areas essential to oilfield services deals, such as employment (including employee benefits & executive compensation) intellectual property, litigation, restructuring and funds.

Representative Matters

Advised SLB in several transactions, including its acquisition of Gyrodata Incorporated, sale of its North American rod lift business to KPS Capital Partners, and $430-million acquisition of Weatherford’s U.S. pressure pumping and pump down perforating business.
Represented Amberjack Capital Partners in the acquisition of Rubicon Oilfield Services by its portfolio company Innovex Downhole Solutions, as well as in the combination of its portfolio companies EnerCorp Sand Solutions and Pro Oil & Gas Services LLC.
Assisted Mammoth Energy Services in acquiring substantially all of the assets of Chieftain Sand and Proppant LLC.
Representing TGS in general corporate and transactional, antitrust, litigation and employment matters.
Advised Parker Drilling on general corporate, finance and securities matters following its restructuring, including in its merger with Noble Corporation.
Advised an informal committee of certain unaffiliated holders of senior unsecured notes of Weatherford International, one of the world’s largest oilfield services firms with operations in over 80 countries.
Representing Hercules Offshore following its emergence from bankruptcy in general corporate and transactional, employee benefits and litigation matters.
Advised the official committee of unsecured creditors in connection with the restructuring of Diamond Offshore Drilling, a global provider of contract drilling services.