Alongside its expertise in advising a range of energy companies, investors and lenders on complex transactions related to the development, financing and acquisition of oil and gas interests, Houston-based Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is also recognized for assisting clients with a range of LNG projects across the United States. Further core workflows include acquisitions of acreage, assets and entities in the oil and gas sector and transactions involving exploration, production and transportation. Ian Goldberg is noted for routinely advising exploration and production companies on transactions, acquisitions, and divestitures in onshore oil and gas basins in the United States, and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Co-chair of the corporate team, Michael O’Leary, is a key player in corporate securities and energy industry-related mergers and acquisitions and represents both issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of energy-related equity and debt securities.

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Key clients

  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
  • enCore Energy Corp. - Special Committee of the Board of Directors
  • Intrepid Partners, LLC
  • Midland Petro DC Partners LLC
  • PBF Energy Inc.
  • Underwriters' Counsel for Energy Transfer, LP
  • Underwriters Counsel for Genesis Energy L.P.
  • Underwriters Counsel for Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised Energy Transfer LP on the public offering of its $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.050% senior notes due 2026, $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.100% senior notes due 2028, $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 6.400% senior notes due 2030 and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.550% senior notes due 2033.
  • Assisted Intrepid Partners LLC in connection with the acquisition of Shell Midstream Partners LP by Shell USA Inc. Shell USA, a subsidiary of Shell Plc, will acquire all the common units representing limited partner interests in Shell Midstream that are currently held by the public.
  • Assisted with oil and gas matters in connection with Underwriters in Kinder Morgan, Inc’s $750,000,000 offering of 4.800% Senior Notes due 2033 and $750,000,000 offering of 5.450% Senior Notes due 2052.

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Ian Goldberg