Energy Transition

• Mitsui & Co. in the acquisition of a 33.3% interest in Terreva Renewables, LLC, a landfill renewable natural gas production and sales company with numerous RNG projects throughout the U.S. and Canada, and the negotiation of equity joint venture arrangements to develop and operate the projects.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on its acquisition of a 35% interest in the major new low-carbon hydrogen and (blue) ammonia project under development by ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions at its Baytown refinery and petrochemicals complex in Texas.
• Capital One, as agent for secured lenders in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring of Castex Energy, in the sale of assets and negotiation of a decommissioning funding and operational structure to address legacy asset retirement obligations associated with the company's offshore Gulf of Mexico properties.
• Supermajor oil and gas company in the negotiation of decommissioning funding and operational arrangements to address legacy asset retirement obligations in the offshore Gulf of Mexico, in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring of Fieldwood Energy.
• Supermajor oil and gas company in the negotiation of decommissioning funding and operational arrangements to address legacy asset retirement obligations in the offshore Gulf of Mexico, in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring of Cox Energy.
• Supermajor oil and gas company in the wind-down and decommissioning of legacy upstream assets located in the Pacific OCS (offshore California), including liability analysis and negotiation of funding and joint venture arrangement in support of asset retirement obligations.
• Supermajor new energy venture in the development of a hydrogen and ammonia production facility along the U.S. Gulf Coast in conjunction with LyondellBasell and Uniper SE, including hydrogen offtake arrangements.
• U.S. midstream company in the negotiation of long-term carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and transportation agreements in support of major carbon capture and storage project servicing numerous emitters along the U.S. gulf coast.
• Independent project developer in the negotiation of a long-term renewable propane offtake agreement in support of a renewable fuels processing facility (vegetable oils and fats).
• Japanese trading house in the development of a synthetic methane production facility in the U.S. Midwest, including negotiation of equity joint venture(s), low-carbon hydrogen and biogenic  (CO2) feedstock supply contracts and long-term carbon capture arrangements.
• Reynolds American in the development of a 60-million gpy water reclamation and recycling facility located at the Reynolds Operations Center in Tobaccoville, N.C., with NextEra Energy, including negotiation of long-term waterhub development and water services agreement.
• Stagecoach Royalty, an Apollo-backed renewable energy land royalties platform, in the development of business theory and contract structure to acquire property interests (and long term royalty interests) in wind and solar development rights in Texas, Colorado and other major renewable energy producing states across the U.S.
• Major private equity infrastructure fund in the structuring and development of renewable natural gas projects across the U.S. grain belt (swine and cow substrate to RNG).
• Trafigura (Impala Terminals joint venture) in the negotiation of a long-term biomass (bagasse) storage and transloading agreement with Delta Biofuel utilizing the Burnside Terminal on the Mississippi River.
• Various project sponsors in the negotiation and development of the first generation of swine and cow substrate supply agreements in support of U.S. renewable natural gas projects.
• Various producers, end-use buyers and traders in the negotiation and development of the first generation of long-term renewable natural gas purchase and sale contracts for trading physical gas and associated environmental benefits (LCFS, RINs, RED II and voluntary certification).

Oil and Gas

• EnerVest in the sale of numerous asset packages in the Utica Shale, San Juan Basin and Permian Basin for consideration ranging from $20 million to $100 million.
• InstarAGF Asset Management in the acquisition of Texas-based Oilfield Water Logistics, an energy services company, from Natural Gas Partners.
• Luxe Energy, an NGP-backed company, in the negotiation of a comprehensive water services development agreement (supply and disposal) with WaterBridge Resources in the Permian Basin, including equity and royalty upside consideration.
• Next Wave Energy Partners in the negotiation of a suite of feedstock and offtake agreements in support of the development and project financing of "Project Traveler," an ethylene-to-alkylate production facility in Pasadena, Texas, with nameplate capacity of 28,000 bpd.
• PE-backed upstream company in the negotiation of a long-term gas gathering and processing agreement, where midstream service provider paid bonus consideration in excess of $100 million for dedication of prospective Permian Basin acreage.
• Moxie Freedom in the negotiation of a long-term gas supply arrangement for a power plant, where the price for gas was tied to the price received for power (i.e., a power netback price).
• Private mineral investor in the formation of a multi-series oil and gas investment fund, utilizing capital of major institutional investors to acquire a diversified portfolio of mature upstream oil and gas assets throughout the U.S., together with the establishment of a risk-allocated commodity hedging scheme by series.
• Rockcliff Energy, a Quantum Energy-backed upstream company, in the negotiation of a suite of gas gathering, processing and takeaway agreements for Haynesville production with Gemini (later Trace) Midstream and the Williams Companies.
• WesternZagros Resources in the negotiation and management of project agreements and oil offtake and export arrangements for oil fields located in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, by Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
• Member and Advisory Board, Institute for Energy Law (IEL)
• Editor, Chambers Global Practice Guide – Energy: Oil and Gas
• Member, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF)
• Member, Independent Petroleum Association of America
• Member, Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico