Ben Sulaiman
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Legal 500 UK, 2025"Ben Sulaiman is always on top of things."
Ben is the global head of our Oil, Gas & LNG group and is a member of our Tier 1 (Legal 500 UK, 2025) Infrastructure and Projects group in London. He is a go-to expert in the energy sector and operates both in the UK and internationally on projects, transactions and regulatory matters.
Ranked by Chambers and Legal 500 for Oil & Gas, he regularly advises energy companies, investors and governments on upstream and pipeline projects, LNG projects, oil & gas M&A, financing arrangements, and sales and trading.
Ben leads the firm's work advising the bp and SOCAR led consortium on all aspects of the US$45bn Shah Deniz 2 gas project and 3,500km Southern Gas Corridor, described by bp as “the world’s single largest non-military infrastructure project”.
Chambers UK, 2024"He is a classic international oil and gas expert who is knowledgeable of all the ins and outs of international regimes."
Representative experience
ExxonMobil on its sale of a package of UK North Sea upstream assets and interest in the Bacton terminal to RockRose Energy Limited.
The Consortium led by BP and SOCAR on US$45bn Shah Deniz 2 gas project in Azerbaijan and 3,500km Southern Gas Corridor (South Caucasus Pipeline, TANAP and TAP).
Chevron on its Republic of Congo country exit through the sale of Chevron Overseas (Congo) Limited to Trident Energy.
Chevron on new country entry and upstream asset acquisitions in Namibia.
QatarEnergy on new country entries into Namibia, South Africa and Lebanon.
An energy major on development of landmark upstream oil project and gas-to-energy project in Guyana.
Wintershall Dea on acquisition of major interest in upstream Hokchi block, Mexico.
The UK Government (DESNZ) on landmark special administration and sale out of administration of Bulb Energy Limited.
The UK Government (DESNZ) on (i) £12bn Energy Bills Support Scheme (ii) £40bn Energy Markets Financing Scheme and (iii) GB gas storage regime.
Sojitz Corporation on its purchase from Helios Investment Partners of a 25% interest in Axxela, the largest private sector gas distributor in Nigeria.
Credentials
- LPC, Nottingham Law School, 2003
- Pg.D.L., Nottingham Law School, 2002
- M.A., Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, 2001
- England and Wales
- Committee Member of IBA's UK Energy Lawyers' Group
- Association of International Energy Negotiators