Linklaters LLP offers a fully integrated, cross-practice oil and gas team with deep expertise across M&A, joint ventures, commercial contracts and financing, advising throughout the entire sector value chain. As a core area of focus, the firm regularly acts on complex, multi-jurisdictional and high-profile transactions across the upstream, midstream and downstream markets. Daniel Tyrer, who heads the firm's global energy and infrastructure practice, advises on upstream oil and gas, LNG, pipelines and petrochemical project development and financing. Mark Russell focuses on hydrocarbons, LNG, refining and CCUS sector issues, with expertise in project development, M&A, trading and joint ventures. Andrew Penfold leads the major projects construction practice and advises on large-scale oil and gas, power and infrastructure developments. Jack Allen-Fitt advises on transactions across the oil, gas and petrochemicals chain, with experience in project structuring, financing, M&A and trading.
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Key clients
- National Grid plc
- INEOS Commercial Services UK Ltd
- Bapco Refining B.S.C
- OQ S.A.O.C.
- Macquarie Bank Limited
- Macquarie Asset Management
Work highlights
Advised INEOS on the €3.5bn financing and development of a new ethane cracker and PDH plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
Advised the sponsors on developing and financing a greenfield propane dehydrogenation unit, polypropylene unit, and facilities in Ceyhan Petrochemical Industrial Zone, Türkiye.
Advised ECAs and the commercial lenders on the $15bn financing of a petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia.
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Mark Russell
Practice head
Daniel Tyrer; Mark Russell
Other key lawyers
Andrew Penfold; Jack Allen-Fitt