Across the oil and gas value chain, from exploration and production to midstream and refining, including petrochemicals and oilfield services, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s oil and gas transactional team has extensive experience. From Houston, Breen Haire, a key advisor to clients in power, renewables, and oil and gas midstream, oilfield services, contract drilling, and petrochemicals, leads the team. From the New York office, Eli Hunt is the co-lead, specializing in advising infrastructure and private equity funds in M&A, joint ventures, and reorganizations. Amy Mahon leads from the London office. Shamus Crosby, focused on the energy and digital infrastructure sectors, and Katy Lukaszewski, a key contact for private equity funds in energy and infrastructure, are stand-out practitioners in Houston. Also in Houston, Erland Modesto supports the practice’s acquisition financing ability in the exploration and production, midstream, and oilfield services sectors.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- ARM Energy Services
- Arsenal Resources
- Bank of America
- Bank of Montreal
- BMO Capital Markets Corp
- Bighorn Permian Resources
- BlackRock
- Capital Power Investments LLC
- Citibank
- COPEC
- Crescent
- DNB Markets
Work highlights
Advised Stonepeak in its $5.7bn acquisition of a 40% interest in the $17.5bn Louisiana LNG project.
Advised KKR in its acquisition, with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, of a 45% equity interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners.
Advised WhiteWater in the formation of a joint venture with MPLX LP and ONEOK, Inc. to construct the Eiger Express Pipeline, through their existing joint venture with MPLX, ONEOK and Enbridge Inc.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Breen Haire; Eli Hunt, Partner; Amy Mahon
Other key lawyers
Shamus Crosby; Katy Lukaszewski; Javad Asghari; Erland Modesto