Edward P. Greeno
Herbert Smith LLP
Exchange House
Primrose Street
London EC2A 2HS
UK
Joined Herbert Smith in 1981, became a Partner in 1989
Law Society, Oil and Gas Arbitration Club, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, ABA, IBA
Association for International Arbitration, Energy Arbitrator’s list
Svenska Petroleum v Government of Lithuania – this case is in the public domain following various appeals made by the Government of Lithuania to the English Courts. It involved a claim to damages for lost oil production from two oilfields in Lithuania which the claimant was held to be entitled to have preferred rights to. The arbitration was under the ICC Rules and the seat was Copenhagen in Denmark (as party-appointed Arbitrator). (2001- 2004); Party Appointed: Dispute between a Belgian and Norwegian parties under the SCC rules, with the seat in Stockholm. The case involved a claim for breach of an agency agreement (as party-appointed Arbitrator). (2006);Enron Oil and Gas India Ltd v Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and another – claims under Joint Operating Agreement relating to cash calls and cost overruns (as
Counsel) (2000- 2002); Elpis Finance v International Petroleum Refining Services – Claims for demurrage and barging costs relating to oil cargo (as Counsel). (1990); Creighton Ltd v Government of the State of Qatar – Claims by contractor in relation to construction of a hospital. (1986 – 1992) Cases not in the public domain include: Representing an international oil company in an Arbitration against a European State under a Production Sharing Agreement (as Counsel) (1989 - 1990); Representing an international oil company in an arbitration against another international oil company under a Joint Bidding Agreement relating to a west African offshore interest (as Counsel) (2002-2004); Representing a French contractor in an arbitration relating to a power station in the Middle East (as Counsel) (1985-1987);
Representing a Middle Eastern Government in an Arbitration against an international oil company arising from a catastrophic failure in a gas
fractionation plant (as Counsel) (1983 – 1985); Representing an international oil company in an Arbitration against a Middle Eastern state concerning rights under a gas concession agreement (as Counsel) (1998 – 2001); Representing an international oil company in an arbitration against another international oil company under a Joint Venture Agreement relating to interests in Venezuela (as
Counsel) (1999); Representing an Australian mining company in relation to an Arbitration under a long term supply contract with a Norwegian buyer (as Counsel) (2000–2003); Representing a group of six international oil companiesin an Arbitration under a take-or-pay gas sales contract relating to the price escalation formula (as Counsel) (1992); Representing an international oil company in an Arbitration against another international oil company concerning the Accounting Procedure under a Joint Operating Agreement relating to a development in West Africa (as Counsel) (1999 – 2001); Representing an international company in a claim for wrongful termination of an agency agreement on grounds of corruption outside the UK (as Counsel) (2003 –2005); Representing an international Defence contractor in a AAA arbitration
for breach of contract (as Counsel) (2004 – 2006)
Publications include the bi-monthly Litigation and Dispute Resolution section of The In-House Lawyer from 1997 to 2002, When is an Expert not an Expert? in Energy Day, The Arbitration Act 1996: Implications for drafting Commercial Contracts and Conducting Arbitration in The Oil and Gas Law and Taxation Review, Arbitration over Litigation in Europe Review and Investing in The Commercial Courts in The Times.