Technical terms used in contracts, such as “condensate,” may be ambiguous in practice. Baker & O’Brien was engaged in a commercial arbitration that hinged on identifying the precise point when “field condensate” became “plant condensate.” Our expert report and deposition testimony assisted the arbitration panel in its decision.

Introduction: A dispute arose when the government terminated its production sharing contract due to unforeseen gas processing facility engineering design requirements for sour gas treatment. Baker & O’Brien assessed whether the development concept and gas commercialization plan conformed with prudent international petroleum practice. We produced several expert reports, including a joint expert report, and testified at hearings before an arbitration panel.