Clients turn to Linklaters LLP for its expertise in handling a wide range of oil and gas mandates, including M&A and joint ventures, as well as project developments and financing matters. Mark Russell co-leads the group, leveraging his expertise in LNG, upstream hydrocarbons and CCUS, alongside Daniel Tyrer, who specialises in global project developments and financing mandates.
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Key clients
- National Grid plc
- The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C.(C)
- INEOS Commercial Services UK Ltd
- ExxonMobil
- Cadent Gas
- Rönesans
Work highlights
- Advised National Grid on its private M&A auction sale of a 60% stake in its gas transmission business (NGG) and gas metering business to a consortium comprised of Macquarie and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (the Consortium) for £4.2bn.
- Advised Bapco, the flagship refining company wholly owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain (KoB), on the US$4.2bn multi-source conventional (including ECA-backed) and Islamic financing of its + US$7bn expansion and upgrading project.
- Advised INEOS on the development and €3.5bn financing of a new build integrated ethane cracker and PDH plant to be located in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, and continue to advise on the ongoing development of the project.
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Mark Russel, Daniel Tyrer