Practice Expertise

  • Africa
  • Asia Pacific
  • Commonwealth of Independent States / FSU
  • Capital Markets and Securities

Areas of Practice

  • Africa
  • Asia Pacific
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Commonwealth of Independent States / FSU
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
  • Energy
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Energy M&A
  • Europe
  • Hydrogen
  • India
  • International and Cross-Border Transactions
  • Middle East
  • Natural Gas
  • North America
  • Oil, Gas and LNG
  • Pipeline
  • Power and Utilities Capital Markets
  • Public-Private Partnerships and ...
  • UK
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Profile

Patricia is an experienced projects lawyer advising clients on the full life cycle of energy and infrastructure projects.

Patricia is the managing partner of the firm’s Dubai office and has over 16 years of experience advising participants in the energy industry, adding value to her client’s projects, and helping them achieve the desired results. She advises on energy projects involving both conventional and renewable energy sources, including development of regulatory regimes for the exploration, production, distribution, and sale of energy resources.

Patricia has advised on several “first-of-a-kind projects” in the energy-rich countries of the Middle East and Africa, and has a wealth of experience advising government authorities, sponsors, developers, and international contractors on innovative and complex energy projects.

In recent years, Patricia’s practice has focused on the transition to net zero and helping clients make strategic decisions when structuring energy development and production projects. She has worked on various initiatives designed to assist the conventional energy industry transition to a carbon-neutral production environment, including advice on new regulatory regimes, carbon capture and storage, and the continued role of natural gas as a transition fuel.

Patricia is English law qualified.

Representative Experience

Energy Transition

  • Development of new regulations for production, import/export, and transportation of hydrogen
  • Advising on standards for use of green power by industrial consumers, including commitments to green hydrogen
  • Advising on a carbon capture project and carbon offsets scheme
  • Advising on establishing a new green energy trading hub in South-East Asia

LNG Project Development

  • Development of LNG export and import projects (onshore and offshore) on six continents
  • Advising on all aspects of the LNG value chain, including LNG SPAs and MSAs, LNG tolling agreements, and charter party agreements for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs)
  • Advising governments (including Mozambique), project sponsors (including Gastrade, Texas LNG, Qatar Energy* and IPIC*), IOCs (including CNPC) and contractors (including Excelerate Energy and Mitsubishi Corporation (Basra)*) on their game-changing gas and LNG projects

Energy Regulatory

  • Advising on amendments to oil and gas legislation to conform to international best practices
  • Implementing a new regulatory framework for exploration and production of greenfield and brownfield natural gas
  • Advising on procurement guidelines for conventional exploration and production

Oil & Gas – Upstream and Midstream

  • Negotiating concessions and production sharing agreements for high-profile NOCs, IOCs, and independent exploration and production companies, including in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe
  • Drafting model form host government agreements (concessions and production sharing agreements) and management of open and closed tenders for several energy ministries / energy regulators
  • Negotiating joint operating agreements for operators and minority stakeholders in all the world’s energy hubs
  • Negotiating pipeline transportation agreements for natural gas and crude oil
  • Advising sell-side and buy-side of long-term gas and LNG sale and purchase agreements

Corporate Advisory/Acquisitions/Joint Ventures

  • Advising on corporate restructuring and joint ventures in United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Oman
  • Advising company boards and directors on compliance and fiduciary duties
  • Advising on strategic buyouts and acquisitions throughout the Middle East
  • Evaluating and managing risks associated with privacy and data protection requirements in the United Arab Emirates

*Experience at prior firm

Education
LLB, University of Western Australia, Honours, 2005

Areas of Practice

  • Africa
  • Asia Pacific
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Commonwealth of Independent States / FSU
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
  • Energy
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Energy M&A
  • Europe
  • Hydrogen
  • India
  • International and Cross-Border Transactions
  • Middle East
  • Natural Gas
  • North America
  • Oil, Gas and LNG
  • Pipeline
  • Power and Utilities Capital Markets
  • Public-Private Partnerships and Infrastructure
  • UK

Professional Career



Articles

  • Trouble or Promise in the Pipeline – a discussion of the basis for independent oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through Turkey, Petroleum Economist
  • FLNG: Mitigating the Risks, LNG Industry
  • ESG Financing – A Case for Nuclear Energy? Hunton Andrews Kurth Africa Projects Blog
  • The Oil and Gas Law Review Edition 6: Abu Dhabi, The Law Reviews
  • The Oil and Gas Law Review, 4th - 10th Edition: United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • Data Protection in the UAE – Game Changing Federal UAE Data Law, Lexology
  • LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements – Key Issues, LexisNexis PSL
  • Letter from the Middle East: Green shoots of recovery, Petroleum Economist
  • In a nutshell: Oil and gas law in United Arab Emirates
  • Gas Sales Agreements – Key Issues, LexisNexis PSL
  • Encouraging Investment in the Petroleum Industry, Egypt Oil and Gas
  • Women in Energy, Egypt Oil and Gas
  • Acquisition of a Private Business or Company in the UAE by a Foreign Buyer Checklist, Practical Law
  • Abu Dhabi Chapter, Oil & Gas Law Review
  • Gas Sales Agreements – Key Issues, LexisNexis PSL
  • An Introduction to LNG, LexisNexis PSL
  • Earn-out, Locked Box and Retention: Private Acquisitions in the UAE, Practical Law
  • Africa’s Energy Transition, EnergyNet Magazine
  • Structuring LNG Projects, LexisNexis PSL
  • Green Energy Laws Changing the Energy Landscape in Europe, EE Times Europe
  • Force Majeure: Preserving Contractor Rights During the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis; What You Need to Know

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