Energy & Natural Resources

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Provided by Gilbert + Tobin

Gilbert + Tobin's Energy and Resources team advise on all aspects of energy and resources projects, including finance, acquisitions and disposals, project development and delivery strategies, construction, procurement, regulation and operations.

Our team’s mix of corporate, regulatory and project experience enables us to advise on a project’s entire lifecycle in all areas of this sector, including energy, mining, oil and gas as well as renewable energy.

Our services include:

• All aspects of M&A involving energy and resource assets, including public company takeovers and schemes, private acquisitions and disposals, due diligence (including tenement searches) and regulatory approvals (including Foreign Investment Review Board applications).
• Negotiation and documentation of state agreements, farm-in agreements, joint venture agreements, option agreements, royalty agreements, split commodity agreements, compensation agreements and toll treatment agreements.
• All aspects of mine development and oil and gas production, including engineering, procurement and construction contracts and off-take contracts.
• Infrastructure solutions for development projects including pipelines and rail and port arrangements.
• Financing and hedging facilities.
• Environmental regulation and strategic cropping legislation.
• Native title implications of resource and other project development and compliance issues under the Native Title Act.