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Areas of expertise

Tax law

Oil and gas

Regulatory and Governmental Affairs

Renewable energy

Rune Tjomsås Andersen

Partner|Oslo

Rune Tjomsås Andersen

Contact information

+47 982 94 587

rta@arntzen.no

+47 23 89 40 00

Andersen specialises in tax law and company law and has broad experience in these fields in both the public and private sectors. He has in-depth expertise on petroleum and energy taxes, property tax, general corporate taxation and international tax law. He has worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance’s Tax Law Department and has extensive experience of law-making and committee work.

Over the past 25 years, Andersen has assisted national and international clients in a variety of business sectors with matters relating to tax and tax law. He works primarily in the field of transactions, mergers and demergers, acquisitions, tax law, transfer pricing, property tax, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, tax administration law and company law. He also regularly assists in cases relating to VAT and special taxes.

Andersen regularly accepts assignments to represent clients in cases relating to direct and indirect taxation, property tax and company law issues. He has extensive experience of leading the legal side of projects involving major public and private sector entities and which raise complex legal questions relating to direct and indirect taxation, and other professional areas.

Rune Tjomsås Andersen is very knowledgeable in the energy and electricity sector. In particular related to tax issues and transactional work.

Client, Legal 500, 2023

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28 September 2022

Introduction of source rent taxation for the aquaculture industry

The Norwegian government today introduced a proposal to subject aquaculture to a new source rent taxation regime. Until now, the industry has only formed part of the ordinary corporate income tax regime (in addition to a certain minor special duties).

8 April 2022

Newsletter – proposed amendments to the petroleum tax regime

The Government announced on a press conference 31 August 2021 that they would propose amendments to the petroleum tax act. The Ministry of Finance then 3 September 2021 issued a public consultation paper where it is proposed that the rules on depreciation and tax-free income in the special tax for petroleum from 2022 should be replaced by immediate expense recognition of investments (cash flow tax – direct tax deduction). The Ministry of Finance emphasized that the proposed amendment is similar to amendment that entered into force for hydroelectric power with effect for investments made from 2021.

24 September 2021

Arntzen de Besche retains top spot in International Tax Review

Arntzen de Besche is ranked in Tier 1 within the Transactional tax and Shipping categories, in the International Tax Review (ITR). We are also ranked in Tier 2 in the categories Energy, General corporate tax, Indirect tax and Controversy tax.

6 September 2021

Newsletter - potential amendments to the petroleum tax regime

The Government announced on a press conference 31 August 2021 that they would propose amendments to the petroleum tax act. The Ministry of Finance has now issued a public consultation paper where it is proposed that the rules on depreciation and tax-free income in the special tax for petroleum from 2022 should be replaced by immediate expense recognition of investments (cash flow tax – direct tax deduction). The Ministry of Finance emphasizes that the proposed amendment is similar to amendment that entered into force for hydroelectric power with effect for investments made from 2021.

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Arntzen de Besche has advised OMV on the sale of the Wisting oil field

OMV, an international integrated oil, gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna, Austria, sold its 25 percent stake in the Wisting oil field to Lundin Energy in a transaction that successfully closed before Christmas on 17 December 2021 (see below link to OMV’s press release). We are proud to have acted as OMV’s legal advisor on this transaction.