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Vinson and Elkins to advise Iraq on Arbitration with Turkey

By John Lee.

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has engaged the Texas-based law firm Vinson and Elkins as a legal advisor in the US.

Partner James Lloyd Loftis will meet with representatives of the Department of State, at their request, regarding a pending arbitration proceeding between Iraq and the Republic of Turkey.

The Ministry will pay Mr Loftus a fee of $900 per hour for his advice in this matter.

During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of the registrant’s obligation to register under US’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the firm received more than $2.1 million from the Ministry for non-registrable legal services.

The firm has advised Baghdad on other matters in the past.

(Source: FARA)

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GKP appoints new Non-Executive Director

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has announced the appointment of Kimberley Wood as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 01 October 2018.

Kimberley Wood is a legal professional with 18 years’ experience and a specialist in the oil and gas sector.  Most recently she was Head of the Oil and Gas for EMEA at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP and remains a Senior Consultant for the firm. Throughout her career she has advised a wide range of companies in the sector, from small independents through to super majors.

Ms. Wood was a Partner at Vinson & Elkins RLLP from February 2011 to April 2015, and was previously at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. She was included as an expert in Energy and Natural Resources in the 2018 “Expert Guide” series and Women in Business Law, 2018 and is a member of the Advisory Board to the City of London Geological Forum.

Ms. Wood is currently a Non-Executive Director of Africa Oil Corp., an E&P company listed on the TSX (Canada) and Nasdaq OMX (Stockholm), with assets in Kenya and Ethiopia and a member of the Lundin Group.

Following Ms. Wood’s appointment, the Board will review the composition of the Board Committees.

Jaap Huijskes, Gulf Keystone’s Non-Executive Chairman, said:

“We are pleased to welcome Kimberley to the Board of Gulf Keystone Petroleum. She is a highly respected legal practitioner who has been counselling Boards for the past two decades.  We very much look forward to Kimberly’s contribution, in particular in this exciting phase of investment and of markedly increasing production from Shaikan.”

(Source: GKP)