Growing Texas division of a large international company seeks a midstream transactions attorney with experience in natural gas transactions and operations.  The company offers competitive compensation, flexible work schedules, a collaborative work environment, and an opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing sector of the energy industry.

Responsibilities include:   

  • Provide overall legal advice and assistance on project development and facility operations matters, which may include real estate matters, permitting (state and federal), vendor service contracts, construction contracts and related matters, and working with outside counsel on same.
  • Provide legal assessments, interpretations, recommendations and representation on project development matters, including related policy matters. Manage and assist in due diligence on project acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Provide overall legal advice and assistance on gas storage commercial transactional matters, which may include development and negotiation of storage agreements, interpretation and drafting of storage tariffs (FERC) and other interaction with the FERC in respect of the Company’s current and future gas storage activities.
  • Provide assistance with compliance and training programs, and draft legal advisories, documents and contracts, including transactional documents and board papers.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience working on the development of energy resources, with a particular focus on real property, oil, gas and energy and permitting or engineering, construction and procurement. 
  • Ability to draft and negotiate storage agreements and vendor master service agreements, draft permitting applications and manage legal requirements associated natural gas storage and transportation operations.
  • Experience with form energy agreements (including the EEI, WSPP, ISDA, IADC), customized energy purchase agreements, physical and financial trading, natural gas storage, transportation, scheduling, and credit enhancement/ margin agreements, letters of intent and term sheets for project development/acquisition.
  • Experience with general business law and natural gas / electricity energy transactions. 
  • Experience with FERC rules, regulations and policy in respect of natural gas storage matters (including both Section 311 and Section 7(c) authorizations). 

Houston energy company seeks an experienced energy transactional and operations attorney with experience in midstream transactions and operations. This attorney will provide legal support for the operations and business development activities of the company’s midstream business units, which are comprised of natural gas liquids (NGLs) storage, liquids products pipelines, NGL and olefins fractionation facilities and natural gas gathering and processing.

Responsibilities include: 

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating support for contracts related to business development activities including: confidentiality agreements, asset and real property purchase and sale agreements, right of way acquisition documents and construction agreements for pipelines and liquids infrastructure facilities
  • Advising client departments regarding day to day operational issues arising under existing commercial agreements and business arrangements and in connection with prosecution of major capital projects
  • Advising client departments regarding compliance with applicable governmental regulations, including permit applications and general and specific compliance issues with respect to the Texas Railroad Commission, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Qualifications:

  • 5 - 15 years of experience in the energy industry
  • Working knowledge of the natural gas liquids and/or petroleum products businesses. Experience in the petroleum products or NGL pipeline businesses is a substantial plus
  • Solid drafting and contract experience.  Industry-specific experience in the midstream or other fixed asset-based energy business segments is preferred.