Exploration and Production » Representative Transactions

Major drilling company
Capital restructuring
United States and Panama

Representation of a major drilling company in connection with the capital restructuring, including the sale of offshore and land-based drilling rigs valued in excess of $200 million and the negotiation of a highly structured credit facility secured in part by offshore drilling rigs and other vessels registered under the flags of the United States and Panama.

Major diversified energy company
Negotiating and implementing an operating agreement
Kazakhstan

Representation of a major diversified energy company in negotiating and implementing an operating agreement with the Oman Oil Company for two onshore Kazakhstan production sharing agreements to explore for oil and gas and worked with the oil and gas regulatory bodies in Kazakhstan to organize the joint venture vehicle to be utilized.

Nation of Qatar
Offshore Qatar Exploration and production sharing agreement
Qatar

Representation of the Nation of Qatar in connection with negotiating and closing an Offshore Qatar Exploration and production sharing agreement with the subsidiary of a major U.S. energy company and certain European oil companies.

Major diversified energy company
Operating agreement
Republic of Yemen

Representation of a major diversified energy company in negotiating the terms of an operating agreement between it and a British petroleum company to operate a production sharing agreement in the Republic of Yemen.

Major diversified energy company
Development of large natural gas field
Mozambique and South Africa

Representation of a major diversified energy company in negotiations with the government of Mozambique, the government of South Africa, and various companies and lenders in connection with the development of a large natural gas field and related pipelines, plants and a steel factory.