Locke Lord works closely with some of the world’s leading refining and petrochemical companies in all aspects of their downstream operations. Our lawyers provide a multidisciplinary approach for downstream clients in:
- Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions
- Joint ventures
- Commercial activities
- Development and upgrade of refinery facilities
- Environmental permitting, compliance and litigation
- Equipment and services procurement programs
- All forms of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts
- Regulatory
- Finance
- Tax
We have extensive experience in the negotiation of commercial agreements, including:
- Product sales and marketing agreements
- Toll manufacturing agreements
- Feedstock supply agreements
- Offtake agreements
- Terminaling agreements
- Storage agreements
- Operating and maintenance (O&M) agreements
- Negotiations with joint venture partners