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Overview
Erin Hopkins is a partner in the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Houston office. He guides clients through complex commercial matters in the energy industry, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture arrangements. His experience includes structuring and negotiating transactions and investments from foreign and domestic investors in the U.S. energy industry, including upstream and downstream markets.
Accolades
- Chambers USA, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional), Band 4 (2021-25)
- Chambers USA, Up and Coming (2019-20)
- The Legal 500 U.S., Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas, Nex Generation Partner (2019-25)
Education
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2010
- Saint Thomas University, B.A., 2007
Representations
- BHP Billiton in its $10.5 billion sale of U.S. shale assets located in the Permian, Eagle Ford and Haynesville plays.
- Public energy company in its divestures of domestic oil and gas assets valued at over $3 billion.
- Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA in the acquisition of deep-water Gulf of Mexico valued at approximately $1.6 billion.
- Privately held company in the sale of its Texas oil and gas assets valued at $1.4 billion.
- Publicly traded company in formation of “DrillCo” non-op drilling partnership with private investors to develop oil and gas assets in the continental U.S. valued at nearly $1 billion.
- Privately held corporation in formation of “DrillCo” drilling partnership with private equity fund to develop oil and gas assets in the Permian basin valued at over $1 billion.
- Private equity energy fund in its investment in and formation of portfolio companies with aggregate equity commitments of over $1 billion.
- Delek Logistics Partners in its acquisition of H2O Midstream for a total consideration of $230 million in cash and preferred stock.
- Delek Logistics Partners in its acquisition of Gravity Midstream for a total consideration of $280 million in cash and stock.
- EOG Resources in the acquisition of Arrow S Resources Eagle Ford assets for $275 million.
- EOG Resources in its acquisition of Artex Energy Group’s Utica shale assets for an undisclosed amount.
- Murphy Oil Corporation in the acquisition of the BW Pioneer floating production, storage and offloading vessel from BW Offshore for $125 million.
- Joint venture of a private equity fund and a publicly traded company as investors in a “DrillCo” structure with private Permian producer for development of certain oil and gas assets located in the Permian.
- Repsol in the acquisition of Connectgen’s renewable energy portfolio for $768 million.
- Private equity fund in assisting with the negotiation of a Joint Development Agreement/DrillCo funding structure.
- Publicly traded company in assisting with the negotiation and development of numerous “DrillCo” joint ventures as investor in such ventures.
- Private equity-backed U.S. company in acquisition of Eagle Ford upstream and midstream assets valued at $800 million.
- Private equity investor in an asset-based JV investment for the development of Utica assets.
- Private equity-backed U.S. company in joint venture to develop North Texas oil and gas assets.
- Private equity-backed U.S. company in acquisition of South Texas oil and gas assets valued at $300 million.
- Private equity-backed U.S. company in acquisition of certain oil and gas assets in Alberta Canada.
- Private equity-backed U.S. company in acquisitions of certain Marcellus Shale assets, including pipelines.
- Private equity-backed U.K. company in acquisition of various U.S. based assets.
- International joint venture on the investment, development, construction and operation of a petrochemical facility located on the Texas Gulf Coast.
- Public company in the development of a Texas-based LNG facility.
- Private company regarding sale of Texas LNG development project.
- Public company in the development of an international joint venture regarding construction of an LNG facility in Latin America.
Involvement
- Member, State Bar of Texas