LNG
Overview
Locke Lord has broad and deep experience throughout the entire liquefied natural gas value chain. We have a particular focus on LNG projects in the United States. The following is a brief summary of the types of LNG transactions in which our lawyers have been engaged:
- Representation of Sponsors on a $65 Billion project to construct and operate the world’s largest LNG terminal and all related natural gas facilities designed to export natural gas in foreign commerce that will be transported 800 miles from the Alaska North Slope, liquefied and loaded onto LNG tankers destined for Asia and other world markets.
- Representation of a joint venture on an application for long-term authorization to export liquefied natural gas to both free trade and non-free trade nations and resulting certification of $4 Billion liquefaction facility.
- Represented El Paso Corporation in the reactivation of the Elba Island receiving terminal and in the negotiation of three long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements for delivery to Elba Island.
- Represented El Paso Corporation as a shipper in reactivation of the Cove Point receiving terminal and in the negotiation of a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement for delivery to Cove Point.
- Represented Excelerate Energy in the purchase of El Paso Corporation’s Energy Bridge offshore terminal business.
- Represented Excelerate Energy in the long-term time charter of an LNG regasification vessel.
- Represented Excelerate Energy in the development of the Gulf Gateway offshore receiving terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Represented Access Northeast Energy in the development of a terminal services agreement for the proposed Bearhead receiving terminal in Nova Scotia.
- Represented Mitsubishi Corporation in the negotiation of a terminal services agreement for the Freeport LNG receiving terminal.
- Represented Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. in the negotiation of a terminal services agreement for the Cameron LNG receiving terminal.
- Represented Southern Union in all regulatory aspects related to the expansion of the Lake Charles receiving terminal.
- Represented a U.S. energy company in the proposed acquisition of four LNG tanker time charters.
- Represented a state-owned energy company in the proposed acquisition of an interest in a liquefaction project in Egypt.
- Represented Philadelphia Gas Works in the proposed development of the Freedom Energy Center receiving terminal.
- Represented a project sponsor in the proposed development of a receiving terminal in Baja California.
- Represented Sempra Energy in the negotiation of LNG supply agreements for delivery to Sempra’s receiving terminal under development in Baja California.
- Represented the developer of a proposed LNG terminal to be constructed on the Gulf Coast.
- Represented several buyers and seller in the negotiation of master spot LNG trading agreements and in the negotiation of specific short-term transactions under those trading agreements.
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