JOHN VERCOE

John is an experienced international oil and gas upstream lawyer, with leading edge practice gained from transactions in the UK Continental Shelf, Republic of Kazakhstan, the Caribbean and Africa. He previously led British Gas’s E&P Legal Department for 16 years, was a senior legal expert in an environmental law project sponsored by the European Commission in Brussels, and was Head of Legal for Shell in Kazakhstan and at its then-headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.

John’s international experience has included participation in major oil & gas pipeline negotiations in Kazakhstan, Jamaica, Syria, Eastern Border of Canada, Denmark, Russian Federation and Pakistan. Alongside his work as a solicitor and legal consultant in the energy industry, John has practiced as a barrister (Gray’s Inn), led training of foreign civil servants, Judges and state Legal Departments and a member of the Editorial Board of several energy and natural resources law journals.