Clifford Chance’s energy and resources team is co-led by Melissa Ng, who is particularly known for her work within the energy and natural resources sector, where she advises oil and gas companies, gas-to-power and renewable energy producers, as well as financial sponsors investing in the energy sector. Regionally, the team’s work includes completing M&As, advising on construction projects, and acting on disputes, all within the energy sector, spanning from power and renewables to oil and gas matters. Nicholas Wong often advises on the development and financing of major energy, oil and gas, infrastructure and mining developments internationally. Matthew Buchanan deals with the construction side of major energy projects across the region. Ross Howard specialises in advising sponsors and lenders in connection with the development and financing of complex and large-scale projects in the power, oil and gas, infrastructure, and renewable energy sectors.

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Key clients

  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  • Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
  • Export Development Canada
  • UK Export Finance
  • Delcredere|Ducroire (Credendo)
  • Export Finance Australia
  • ANZ
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • CTBC Bank
  • HSBC
  • Fubon Life Insurance
  • Mizuho Bank
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Taipei Fubon
  • Taiwan Life Insurance
  • KDB Bank
  • MUFG
  • Deutsche Bank
  • SBI Shinsei
  • DBS Bank
  • Export Finance Norway
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk
  • Harbour Energy plc
  • PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk
  • AGP Sustainable Real Assets
  • ACEN Corporation
  • Star Energy
  • Actis
  • BlackRock
  • Ørsted
  • Swancor Renewable Energy

Work highlights

  • Advised the ECAs and lenders in relation to the construction and operating period financing of the 1,022MW Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm project, Taiwan.
  • Advised global investment group Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on the approximately US$2.7 billion co-investment in the Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm and associated holdco financing.
  • Advising the export credit agencies and commercial lenders in connection with the project financing of the Pengerang Energy Complex, a greenfield integrated condensate splitter and aromatics complex (to produce petroleum products (including diesel, jet fuel and light naphtha) and aromatics products (including paraxylene and benzene) to be located within the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in Johor, Malaysia.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Melissa Ng, Nicholas Wong

Other key lawyers

Gareth Deiner, Paul Sandosham, Wesley Tan