Watson Farley & Williams LLP’s energy and infrastructure team in Singapore has a strong track record of advising on power, oil and gas, petrochemicals, infrastructure, and mining projects across the APAC region. Like many other firms, the team has recently seen a growth in the renewable energy space. Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi, the firm’s global co-head of energy, regularly advises clients across the power, oil and gas, LNG and petrochemical sectors. Merrick White specialises in assisting clients with all aspects of energy-related development projects and transactions. Both above-mentioned individuals joined the firm in 2024.

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  • LNG expertise headed by Merrick White, who recently joined WFW. LNG is a very specialised field and there are only 4-5 true LNG experts based in Singapore, of which Merrick is one.

Key clients

  • West Natuna Exploration Ltd (“WNEL”)
  • PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (“PLN”)
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
  • Hess Corporation; Hess Oil Company of Thailand (JDA) Ltd
  • Valeura Energy Asia Pte Ltd
  • Equinor ASA
  • Satellite Chemical USA Corp.
  • Silverpeak Capital
  • PT Pertamina EP Cepu

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Linh Doan, Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi, Merrick White