Our Expertise
Aurion was founded by Nick Witney, an experienced commercial and business leader with over 30 years in the international oil & gas business, specialising in the development and negotiation of complex commercial arrangements and business strategy.
He holds a wide range of leadership and transactional skills in areas including sales and purchasing, transportation, storage, CCUS, A&D, farm in and farm outs, joint venture operations, expert testimony and litigation support.
Experience
Leading gas sales negotiations for commercialisation of multi-tcf resource in Eastern Mediterranean.
Retained as Expert in arbitration involving valuation of oil field services and equipment.
Advisor to UK E&P subsidiary of European utility on portfolio optimisation.
Retained as Expert in major litigation involving oil field development and insurance claim.
In-sourced commercial manager for large private E&P company advising on Joint Venture agreements and gas and LNG sales and purchase (West Africa)
Acting as Expert in litigation involving oil & gas intellectual property.
Advisor to Chairman of listed E&P company on A&D transaction structuring specifically around gas and infrastructure contracts (North Sea).
Engaged as expert adviser in mediation over long term gas contract (Sub-Saharan Africa).
Providing gas strategy and negotiation advice to large petrochemical business (Lithuania).
Advising major integrated mining business on gas sales and commercialisation (Australia).
Providing advice to international E&P company on gas sales, joint venture and unitisation issues (Denmark).
Advising AIM listed oil & gas explorer on commercial and strategic issues related to portfolio management and field unitisation (Atlantic Margin).
Supporting UK law firm with industry expertise on international JOA (Eastern Mediterranean).
Advising Asian NGC on gas price renegotiation terms and strategy for major international pipeline gas purchase contract (Central Asia).
Project director responsible for farming out or selling exploration assets acquired by mid-cap E&P player in corporate acquisition (UKCS).
Acting as in-sourced Commercial Manager for a North Sea focussed E&P company, responsible for gas and oil sales, farm-ins, equity swaps and JV management (UKCS and Norway).
Providing advice to small upstream exploration company on access to gas market (UKCS).
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