Liquefied Natural Gas

Advised the owner of a major US$12 billion LNG liquefaction plant in western Africa (being a consortium of an NOC and several oil majors) on various aspects of the project, including the construction, testing, and commissioning of the facility; plant modifications; and disputes under the onshore and offshore EPC contracts.

Advised a state-owned electric power industry on LNG purchases for its LNG/gas to power projects. The LNG will be delivered to our client’s LNG receiving terminals in Taichung and Hsieh-Ho, where an FSRU will be used for the latter pending development of the onshore LNG receiving terminal.

Advised an NOC on an FSRU project, including legal, commercial, and operational issues.

Advised a high-profile European energy company on a series of pricing and price review issues under a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement. The price review arbitrations led to favorable adjustments.

Acted as in-house LNG trading counsel for an NOC. Advised the commercial team and drafted and negotiated LNG MSAs, LNG confirmations, and LNG time charterparties.

Advised a Danish multinational power company on the divestment to an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company of its LNG trading business and associated European regasification capacity at the Gate LNG terminal in Rotterdam.

Advised a Southeast Asian natural gas transportation and distribution company on its proposed equity investment into the US$1 billion LNG receiving terminal project in Batangas, Philippines.

Advised a Chinese state-owned company on its contractual arrangements for the trading of LNG from various suppliers, including Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (for supply of LNG from Sakhalin, Russia), PetroChina International Company Limited, Qatargas Operating Company Limited (for supply of LNG from Qatar), Total Gas & Power Asia Private Limited, and Petronas. 

Represented a private US-based company for its lump-sum, turn-key LNG project in Massachusetts, including developing the full suite of contract documents and serving as lead counsel in the contract negotiations for the engineering, procurement, and construction of the LNG facility.

Advised an LNG export terminal developer on long-term LNG tolling agreements.

Advised an LNG terminal operator on marine operations, including regulatory compliance and contractual arrangements, such as tug services.

Advised an NOC on LNG time charterparties for spot LNG deliveries, as well as a suite of LNG ships for a long term-commitment.

Advised a shipping company on a long-term LNG bunkering supply agreement.