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Christian Fredrik Michelet
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Christian Fredrik has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas and energy industries, both working as an attorney and as an oil company executive. He is advising oil and energy companies on both legal and strategic issues on a global basis. He has also been advisor to governments in many oil and gas producing countries. His practice covers all aspects of the oil and gas industry. He is also engaged in renewable energies, including offshore wind, solar projects and hydrogen projects.
Christian Fredrik is admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway. He has been involved in a large number of oil and gas transactions in Norway. He has also acted as counsel in some of the major oil and gas litigations in Norway during the last decades.
Christian Fredrik frequently acts as an arbitrator in national and international arbitrations. The arbitrations cover most commercial matters, including the oil, gas and energy sectors, construction, shipping and insurance. He also acts as a mediator in such disputes.
For a number of years, Chambers has ranked Christian Fredrik as a “Star Individual” in oil and gas. Legal 500 has ranked him as "Hall of Fame" in oil and gas, and Finansavisen has listed him as the leading oil and gas lawyer in Norway for more than 20 years.
Christian Fredrik is admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway. He has been involved in a large number of oil and gas transactions in Norway. He has also acted as counsel in some of the major oil and gas litigations in Norway during the last decades.
Christian Fredrik frequently acts as an arbitrator in national and international arbitrations. The arbitrations cover most commercial matters, including the oil, gas and energy sectors, construction, shipping and insurance. He also acts as a mediator in such disputes.
For a number of years, Chambers has ranked Christian Fredrik as a “Star Individual” in oil and gas. Legal 500 has ranked him as "Hall of Fame" in oil and gas, and Finansavisen has listed him as the leading oil and gas lawyer in Norway for more than 20 years.
Rankings
2026
Senior Statespeople in Energy Oil & Gas - Chambers & Partners Global2025
Senior Statespeople in Energy Oil & Gas - Chambers & Partners Europe2025
Hall of Fame - Legal 500
Education
1981
MBA, INSEAD, France1980
Cand. jur., University of Oslo
Publications
2020
Oil and Gas Activities in Norway - Regulatory and Contractual Framework, co-writer, Gyldendal2005
A new legal Regime for Gas Contracts, European Energy Law Report II, Intersentia, Antwerpen-Oxford, co-writer1999
Norsk gassavsetning - Rettslige hovedelementer (Norwegian Gas Sales – Legal main elements), Oslo, co-writer1999
The EEA Handbook 2nd ed., Universitetsforlaget, co-writer1988
Recognition of foreign enterprises as taxable entities, International Fiscal Association1981
Non-taxable Associations, Universitetsforlaget