Jones Day has acted opposite Linklaters on a $128m (£65m) acquisition of the entire Mauritania interests of BG Group to the Kuwait Foreign Exploration Company (KUFPEC).

Jones Day's London arm represented existing client KUFPEC, with the head of its oil and gas practice, Peter Roberts, leading the team along with associate Mai Al-Matrook.

In the past, Jones Day has advised KUFPEC on the Seram Island heavy oil project development in Indonesia, and the West Natuna subsea gas pipeline project, which runs from Singapore to Indonesia.