Certified Legal Translations for Houston’s Oil, Gas, and Energy Law Practices

GTS provides ISO 17100–certified legal translation services to Houston law firms, corporate legal teams, and energy clients. We specialize in oil & gas, international arbitration, engineering and maritime matters—delivering court-ready certified and notarized translations under NDA, on time, and formatted to mirror the original.

Practice Areas We Support

• Court Filings & Transcripts
• Contract Translation
• Patent & IP Translation
• Certified & Notarized Translations

Built for Houston’s Energy-Sector Workflows

We support filings in Texas state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX), and we routinely prepare translations for ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and ICSID arbitration. Our teams handle technical terminology across upstream, midstream, downstream, petrochemical, LNG, and offshore operations.

Specialized Subject Areas

Houston’s legal market is driven by energy, engineering, and international disputes. GTS supports these sectors with ISO-certified translations that preserve legal intent and technical precision.

• Energy, Oil & Gas: JOAs, MSAs, drilling & services contracts, field tickets, SCADA data, refinery SOPs, HSE manuals, pipeline and LNG documentation.
• International Arbitration: pleadings, witness statements, expert reports, contract bundles, exhibits, awards—aligned to tribunal style guides.
• Engineering, Maritime & Offshore: rig specs, class/flag docs, bills of lading, survey reports, charter parties, shipyard contracts.
• Litigation & Discovery: large-volume productions, foreign-language evidence, technical appendices; production-ready PDFs.
• Corporate & Finance: JV agreements, EPC/EPCM, M&A bundles, shareholder docs, financing packages, compliance policies.
• Regulatory & Environmental: permits, EIA/EIS, SDS/MSDS, OSHA/PHMSA/EPA filings, audit and incident reports.

Scope of Services

• Contracts, agreements, resolutions, and certifications
• Pleadings, court exhibits, discovery sets, and depositions
• Engineering files, drawings (with labels), manuals, and logs
• Patent specs/claims, prior art, IP prosecution materials
• Affidavits, powers of attorney, sworn/notarized statements
• USCIS-accepted certified translations for workforce mobility

Common languages for Houston matters: Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, French, Russian (plus 100+ more).

Why Houston Firms Choose GTS

• ISO 17100–certified two-step legal QA
• Energy-savvy linguists with engineering and regulatory expertise
• NDA-bound teams, encrypted transfer, access-controlled storage
• Rush turnarounds for hearings, filings, and tribunal deadlines
• Certified and court-accepted translations; notarization available

Security and Confidentiality

We translate under protective orders and client NDAs. For sensitive energy and arbitration matters, we restrict translator access by jurisdiction, maintain audit trails, and preserve pagination/line references where feasible.

Recent Case Studies

Arbitration for Offshore Operator (PT & KO → EN).
Hundreds of pages of rig reports, inspection certificates, and subcontractor communications translated for an international arbitration seated in Houston. All submissions delivered to tribunal style within deadline.

Regulatory & Environmental Filings (ES → EN).
Certified translations of environmental impact studies and permitting documents for U.S. regulators; accepted without revision.

Oilfield Services Dispute (ZH → EN) in SDTX.
Thousands of pages of drilling logs, lab reports, and HSE documentation processed securely and delivered as production-ready PDFs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are your translations accepted by Texas courts and arbitration panels?
Yes. We provide certified translations with notarized affidavits for Texas courts and tribunal-ready submissions for ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and ICSID.

Can you handle technical oil & gas content?
Yes. Our teams include energy-sector linguists and engineer reviewers who work with drilling, refinery, LNG, pipeline, and offshore terminology.

Do you sign NDAs and work under protective orders?
Yes. We routinely translate under NDAs and protective orders with restricted access and secure file handling.

Get a Quote or Confidential Consultation

Need certified translations for energy litigation, arbitration, or regulatory filings in Houston? We’ll scope it quickly and deliver court-ready results.

Need an NDA first? We’ll countersign within hours.