LNG

From drill bit to burner tip, Baker Botts offers its LNG industry clients integrated service and in depth capabilities across the value chain. This breadth and depth of experience enables us to help our clients launch some of the LNG industry's most innovative projects.

LNG

The firm's LNG Practice began in the early 1970s through our involvement in developing the Bontang LNG project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It has grown to include dozens of projects in the United States and around the world, including several benchmark-setting projects, such as the first LNG project in South America, the first LNG project in Equatorial Guinea, the first project to deliver LNG to the West coast of North America and the first U.S. import terminal selling LNG competitively in U.S. markets. We have also advised clients in securing the first LNG supply into new terminals in Brazil, China, India, the Dominican Republic and the United States, and have been in the forefront of the development of numerous new regasification facilities, including the first floating terminals.

Baker Botts LNG lawyers have:

  • Advised on more than 120 significant LNG transactions in more than 30 countries
  • Assisted clients as project counsel in developing five major greenfield liquefaction projects in just the last five years
  • Represented developers in a myriad of LNG receiving terminals regarding project structuring, financing, commercial, environmental, tax and regulatory matters and inter-customer agreements
  • Secured permits from the U.S. DOE, FERC, U.S. Coast Guard and other federal and state regulatory agencies for terminal construction and expansions and LNG shipping
  • Worked with financial institutions and commodity traders to structure investments in LNG projects and develop innovative marketing and trading models for LNG
  • Advised clients on the purchase, construction and chartering of over 70 new-build LNG tankers, including the first floating LNG storage and regasification vessels, one of the first proposed floating liquefaction vessels, and the first fleet of LNG super tankers, Qatar’s Q-Flex and Q-Max ships, with onboard reliquefaction and slow-speed diesel propulsion
  • Provided leadership to a 200-member industry-wide effort to draft a model LNG Master Sales Agreement (MSA) necessary to promote development of a secondary market for LNG

Baker Botts is widely recognized for its integrated team of experienced LNG lawyers who are attuned to changing market conditions and efficiently able to manage the complex transactions inherent in major LNG projects.

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A Bridge Over Troubled Water: LNG FSRUS Can Enhance European Energy Security

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Baker Botts Senior Counsel and nonresident fellow for the Center for Energy Studies, Steven Miles, authored "A Bridge Over Troubled Water: LNG FSRUS Can Enhance European Energy Security" which explains how existing LNG floating storage vessels can provide a concrete, rapidly implementable gas supply solution until longer-term infrastructure investments are in place.

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2021 World LNG Summit & Awards

Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the upcoming World LNG Summit & Awards on November 30 - December 3 in Rome, Italy.

Africa Energy Forum 2021

Baker Botts is delighted to sponsor the 23rd Annual Africa Energy Forum on 15-17 November 2021 in London, UK.

2021 North American Gas Forum

Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the 2021 North American Gas Forum on November 8-10 in Washington D.C.

2021 Gastech Conference

We are proud to be part of the 2021 Gastech Conference on September 21-23 in Dubai.

Baker Botts Energy Lawyer School

Baker Botts is delighted to invite you to our Energy Lawyer School commencing on the 16 March and finishing on 24 March 2021

CWC World LNG Virtual Summit

Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the CWC World LNG Virtual Summit on December 1-4.

North American Gas Forum

Baker Botts is proud to be a sponsor of the upcoming North American Gas Forum Virtual Event on October 20-22.

2020 Baker Botts/Baker Institute Virtual Energy Summit

Join us for the fourth consecutive year as Baker Botts and the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute, co-host a virtual conference for the annual Energy Summit.

2020 Baker Botts/Baker Institute Virtual Energy Summit

Join us for the fourth consecutive year as Baker Botts and the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute, co-host a virtual conference for the annual Energy Summit.

2020 Baker Botts/Baker Institute Virtual Energy Summit

Join us for the fourth consecutive year as Baker Botts and the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute, co-host a virtual conference for the annual Energy Summit.

2020 Baker Botts/Baker Institute Virtual Energy Summit

Join us for the fourth consecutive year as Baker Botts and the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute, co-host a virtual conference for the annual Energy Summit.