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Allens Arthur Robinson

We have been advising clients in the energy sector across Asia for more than 30 years. Our expertise in the oil and gas sector is based on a long history of working on many of the most significant projects and transactions in the Asia region.

Our role as an adviser to many of the world's largest energy and resources companies, banks and regional governments has given us considerable depth of experience in project development, mergers and acquisitions and financing in the oil and gas industry.

We advise on all aspects of oil and gas projects, including preparing and advising on concession agreements, exploration arrangements, investment structures (including petroleum joint ventures), project development, project financing, mergers and acquisitions, sale and purchase agreements, transportation agreements, and public international law (in particular, resolution of maritime boundary disputes).

We also advise on the full spectrum of power-related legal issues, including mergers and acquisitions, project financing, build-own-operate energy projects, electricity and gas purchase contracts, agreements for transmission and for coal and gas supply and transportation, hedging and commodity marketing. 

Our experience includes:

BHP Billiton
Advised in relation to the establishment of a joint alliance with PT Antam Tbk to explore the joint development of an extensive nickel laterite resource on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera and, potentially, ore bodies elsewhere. Our role as their international project counsel has included negotiating and drafting the documentation to create a corporate joint venture to develop and construct the individual mining and processing facilities arising out of this alliance.

Confidential client
Advised on the project financing of an oil and gas appraisal facility relating to Vietnam oil and gas fields. Our role included drafting the documentation for the US $110 million facility agreement, including share warrant terms, profit share terms, selldown documents and multiple securities, as well as co-ordinating the conditions precedent applicable to the first two drawdowns under the facility agreement. Our Singapore office separately acted for the trustee.

Gamuda (Malaysia)
Currently acting for Gamuda (Malaysia) on a Build-Transfer project for a water sanitisation facility. Gamuda have agreed to construct and transfer this facility to the government in exchange for a rent-free lease of land to develop housing, office and other amenities.

Hunan Non-Ferrous Company Limited
Advised Hunan Non-Ferrous Company Limited, a Hong Kong-listed PRC company, on a significant investment in the Australian resources sector shortly after a successful IPO in Hong Kong.

Penfold Limited
Advised Penfold Limited (Penfold) and China Mining Partners Limited on significant pre-IPO investment in a major PRC resources company operating in central and western China. We also advised on critical share conversion and listing issues prior to the listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

PT Medco E&P Indonesia
Advised PT Medco E&P Indonesia on the monetisation of natural gas produced from the Senoro Field operated by Joint Operating Body Medco and Pertamina. This is the first downstream LNG project in Indonesia following the 'unbundling' principle between upstream and downstream oil and gas activities introduced by the Indonesian Oil and Gas Law.

PT Medco Energi International Tbk
Advised PT Medco Energi International Tbk, Indonesia's largest independent oil and gas company, in relation to its successful off-market takeover bid for all of the issued ordinary shares in Novus Petroleum Limited (Novus). In addition, we advised on the sale of the Novus group's Middle East assets to Meridian Oil & Gas (Middle East) Limited.

Rio Tinto
Advising Rio Tinto on its participation in an aluminium smelter to be constructed in Abu Dhabi, to be owned in a 50:50 joint venture with the Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corporation (ADBIC). This is a major project which will form a significant step in the Abu Dhabi government's diversification of its industrial base outside the traditional fields of oil & gas and power, and a demonstration of the global reach of our firm's major project practice.

Rio Tinto Alcan
Advising Rio Tinto on its participation in an aluminium smelter to be constructed in Sarawak, Malaysia, to be owned by a joint venture consisting of Rio Tinto (60 per cent) and Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (40 per cent). This deal highlights Allens' continuing involvement in large Malaysian projects from our Singapore regional office.

Santos
Advised Santos on its strategy for entering the upstream petroleum industry in Vietnam, including the negotiation of production sharing contracts with PetroVietnam covering two offshore blocks, joint operating agreements and acquisition of an interest in a production sharing contract from Premier Oil.

Tianshan Goldfields
Acted for Tianshan Goldfields (Tianshan) in relation to exploration and development of the Gold Mountain Project in North West China and preparations for listing on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Tianshan is an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed company controlled by Perth-based resource investment house, Mineral Securities Ltd. This is one of the largest foreign invested gold projects in China.

 

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