GJ King  - Energy Law Specialists
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The NSW Law Firm, G J King & Associates specialises in Energy Law. The Firm does not accept instructions for matters which are not Energy Industry related.

The Firm offers comprehensive legal services to the Australian and International Energy Industry, with particular emphasis on Oil and Gas, and acts for governments or companies with a commercial interest in energy: explorers, developers, financiers, pipeliners, shippers and the fabricators of facilities and equipment used in the Energy Industry .

The firm represents and assists National Governments which require the development or revision of Energy related legislative regimes. It will assist in the negotiation and documentation of exploration concessions or developments for governments and companies.

G J King & Associates is engaged by International Aid Agencies to assist developing nations to establish the statutory foundations and fiscal regimes for the development of successful energy industries, attractive to international energy companies and internationally competitive.
The Firm was established by Geoff King to consolidate the successful Energy based legal consulting services he had provided outside of Australia for the past 10 years to a variety of clients throughout the world.

In response to approaches from Australian energy companies, G J King & Associates was formed to respond to the needs of Australian energy companies and also to offer specialist legal services to International energy companies wishing to operate within Australia and in Australian waters.

The firm is able to provide comprehensive advice and assistance for operations in Papua New Guinea.

Our Practical Approach

At G J King & Associates, the provision of expert energy law services is based on a unique "hands on" approach to the industry.

Our lawyers are not just commercial lawyers who have chosen or been assigned to the energy industry. Our lawyers are genuine energy industry people who have worked within the industry to develop a deep, practical and professional understanding of the markets, practices and technology of the energy sector throughout the world. Our client lists reflects the value placed by the industry on such a focused approach.

We have a genuine recognition of the value of spending time and gaining experience in the non-legal areas of the industry so as to develop a better appreciation of the issues our clients face and the challenges faced by the industry in the rapidly evolving energy markets.

Our unique focus and sensitivity has been achieved through years of in house energy sector employment, providing legal support to some of Australia's and the world's largest and most dynamic oil companies.

The in house experience, when contrasted with a conventional law firm experience provides a unique understanding of energy sector expectations, which manifests itself in our focused advice and support for ways forward, not merely highlighting the legal issues for management to negotiate.

At G J King & Associates the emphasis on "knowing the business" is fostered to ensure the provision of timely, accurate and relevant support to energy industry clients so that they may achieve their goals efficiently and prosperously.

Our practical commercial experience and legal knowledge has been recognised by the State of Papua New Guinea, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.


Geoff King (left) with the Platform Superintendent Bill Aspin, Wandoo B, April 2009.