Oil & gas

We have established one of Australia’s premier oil and gas practices, with a detailed understanding of the legal, commercial and technical issues associated with the oil and gas industry through a range of transactions.

Our experience extends from resource exploration, through production, processing, trading, haulage and shipping, to sale. It also includes:

• advising on permitting, native title, environmental and regulatory matters
• structuring of exploration and production joint ventures, including unitised joint ventures
• preparation and negotiation of all forms of project agreements, including joint operating agreements and production sharing contracts
• acquisition of petroleum interests, including undertaking due diligence and drafting sale and purchase agreements, bidding agreements and farm-in agreements
• drafting drilling contracts and oilfield services agreements
• negotiating and drafting sales contracts, swap agreements and storage contracts
• representation in price review negotiations and arbitrations
• LNG project structuring, LNG SPAs and LNG plant construction
• pipeline third party access arrangements and transportation agreements
• pipeline corridor acquisition and construction contracts
• project financing
• trading and hedging arrangements.