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Porter Hedges LLP

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

Global Guide 2026 : USA


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Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) - USA

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Porter Hedges LLP offers a robust oil and gas transactional team with experience in upstream and midstream deals. It is particularly knowledgeable in the sale and disposition of US shale assets as well as on joint venture structuring and deal financing. The firm is also active on farm-out and participation agreement negotiations. It possesses the capacity to advise debtors, creditors and bidders in connection with sales of oil and gas assets in the context of bankruptcy proceedings.
Strengths

The team as a whole are experts in the upstream oil and gas business, extremely reliable and client service-focused.

They handle sophisticated aspects well and have a breadth of expertise in a number of areas. They always respond at a moment's notice.

Work Highlights

Porter Hedges LLP represented Franco-Nevada Corporation in a transaction with Mesa Minerals to buy mineral and royalty oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana.

Notable practitioners
Jeremy Mouton
Jeremy Mouton specializes in upstream transactions and can assist clients with a broad array of matters, including asset sales and dispositions, commercial agreements and mineral rights acquisitions.

Jeremy is very commercial and able to figure out the deal points to ensure a transaction plays out.


Michael Byrd
Michael Byrd focuses on upstream mergers and acquisitions as part of a robust oil and gas transactional practice.

Michael has provided outstanding oil and gas transactional expertise.


C Randall King
Randall King is cochair of the firm's energy practice. He has a comprehensive transactional offering including expertise in upstream and midstream acquisitions and dispositions, as well as a range of commercial agreements.

Randall is easy to work with and understands the oil and gas industry. He is really good at the technical language and approaching things from a layman's perspective.

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