Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s energy regulation team represents key players in the oil and gas sector, advising on both regulatory and transactional matters. The firm assists clients in navigating complex permitting and compliance issues before FERC, the DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, PHMSA, and the Maritime Administration. The team’s expertise ensures strategic guidance for clients operating in the global LNG market and broader oil and gas industry. The practice is led by Lisa Tonery, who has over 25 years of experience advising on high-profile LNG transactions and is well-regarded in the natural gas regulatory space. Mariah Johnston is also recommended. All individuals mentioned are based in New York.
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Key clients
- New Fortress Energy, Inc.
- Freeport LNG Development, L.P.
- Tellurian Inc.
- NextDecade Corporation
- Cheniere Energy, Inc.
- EcoEléctrica, L.P.
- Tallgrass Energy, LP
Work highlights
Representing a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy in a proceeding before MARAD and the U.S. Coast Guard in connection with an application for all Federal authorizations required for a license to own, construct and operate a deepwater port for the export of LNG, filed with the agencies in March 2022, as well as in a proceeding before DOE for associated export authorizations. This is NFE ’s first floating liquefaction and export facility proposed in the US.
Represented Freeport LNG and its affiliates in proceedings before FERC, DOE and other agencies to obtain authorization to construct and operate the Freeport Liquefaction Project, the first liquefaction and export terminal authorized in Texas, as well as to secure authorization to export LNG from the facility.
Represented Driftwood LNG LLC (Driftwood LNG), a subsidiary of Tellurian, with respect to permitting matters before FERC, DOE and other agencies, as well as in other matters, related to the development of an LNG production and export terminal on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, south of Lake Charles, Louisiana (Driftwood LNG Terminal).
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Leading associates
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Mariah Johnston
Practice head
Lisa Tonery
Other key lawyers
Mariah Johnston