Hugh Fraser International (HFI) is a legal and consulting services firm led by Hugh Fraser, a Scottish corporate/energy lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in the international energy sector. We are Middle East & Eastern Mediterranean specialists supporting client ventures in an energy market valued at US$1.5 trillion in the period to 2035.

Our focus is on ventures which combine advanced energy technology and know-how with opportunities in the key territories of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean region including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Cyprus.

Our client solutions and services include acquisitions & divestments, new territory expansion & local partner ventures, local manufacturing ventures & technology licensing and restructuring, disputes resolutions & managed exits. Our clients are principally private equity-backed companies driving the energy transition and we are recognised as a trusted, market- leading independent practice with a proven track record of over 20 years of driving international ventures.

We have close connections with the Energy Industries Council (EIC), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), Global Underwater Hub (GUH), Society of Underwater Technology (SUT), the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute and the Net Zero Technology Centre.