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The lead arrangers in respect of project development and corporate matters in connection with multiple HoldCo and DevCo financings for renewable power project portfolios in the U.S.

Gulf Oil International in connection with certain aspects of its automotive lubricants business in the U.S.

Battery and energy storage manufacturer on corporate, finance, M&A and commercial matters, including long term offtake agreements and O&M arrangements for its gigafactory in the U.S. (terms confidential).

Atlantic LNG – Over a period of six years (2018-24), served as lead outside counsel representing the government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the minister of energy across from BP and Shell in the restructuring and relicensing of all aspects of the Atlantic LNG project and the related upstream gas supply chain in Trinidad and Tobago, including the unitization of the four-train facility into a single enterprise, new joint venture arrangements of the holding company, corporate governance for the LNG project, budget and expansion procedures, gas supply and gas processing arrangements, LNG tolling, transport and marketing of LNG, O&M agreements and regulatory matters.

Cedar LNG – Represented an international oil and gas major in a potential equity investment in, and tolling offtake from, the project in Kitimat, British Columbia, including strategic advice, the review of project documentation, and the drafting and negotiation of investment and project agreements.

The lead lenders and arrangers, led by Societe Generale, in the up to $1.25 billion project financing of the Shenandoah oil and gas project in the Gulf of Mexico, including negotiation of the transaction documents, project diligence across all key project agreements, and advising lenders on key strategic issues.

Orbia (Mexichem) on all aspects of its joint venture project arrangements with Solvay for the development, construction and operation of facilities in Texas and Georgia for the production of specialized chemicals for battery production, including deal structuring, raw material supply, offtake and marketing arrangements, O&M, joint venture arrangements and corporate governance.

A major global chemical company on a potential joint venture with a major Asian trading house for the development and operation of chemical facility in Asia, including structuring of project and drafting and negotiating project and JV agreements.

EIG on its equity investment and debt financings for HIF Global, an e-fuels and hydrogen project developer based in Chile. The deal won IJ Global Energy Transition Transaction of the Year for Latin America in 2023.

Vitol on various commodities trading transactions and commercial contracts, including offtake and marketing and financing for commodities trading activities, including its equity investment in, and its LNG offtake from, the Delfin floating LNG project in Louisiana, with a total deal value of up to $3 billion.

Goldman Sachs on its financing arrangements for Mubadala Capital in connection with Mubadala’s acquisition of the RLAM refinery in Brazil from PETROBRAS.

Nacero – Advised an e-fuels project sponsor on commercial contracts and project development.

A major chemical producer and its Asian shareholder and board on the strategic potential restructuring of various supply chains, O&M and JV arrangements across four facilities.

A Middle East-based global chemical company on a potential major capital project and joint venture for chemical production and marketing in the U.S. Gulf South.

Texas LNG on project development and commercial matters, including the drafting and negotiation of the precedent agreement for natural gas transportation.

A potential confidential buyer of interests for a U.S. Gulf Coast LNG project.

Several Japanese trading houses on potential investments, acquisitions, offtake arrangements and joint ventures in North America across various energy product lines.

TotalEnergies on numerous projects and transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, offshore oil and gas developments, and strategic advice across multiple product lines and platforms globally.

Vitol in its LNG SPA with Tellurian from Driftwood LNG.

A major U.S. oil and gas company in the divestiture of its upstream gas assets in Asia.

An Israeli upstream developer on its Gulf of Mexico operations and assets.

Various oilfield service companies on various corporate and transactional matters in the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.