About Jacqui Rowell
Jacqui is an energy and resources specialist, advising operators and sponsors on joint venture structuring, offtake and operations phase arrangements, and M&A transactions in the sector. Jacqui has also represented lenders in respect of project financing for energy and resources projects.
Having worked at Linklaters in London, Jacqui has extensive experience acting for clients across a broad range of jurisdictions.
Jacqui’s relevant experience includes advising:
- Woodside: in respect of LNG sale and purchase arrangements as both purchaser and seller, a number of domestic gas sales arrangements regarding its West Australian gas portfolio, the NeoSmelt Project and a number of new energy investments
- INPEX: on various matters in respect of existing and developing WA gas assets
- ExxonMobil: on its Australian and PNG assets
- Santos: in respect of LNG marketing and M&A transactions in respect of Australian gas assets, and in respect of certain of its joint operating interests in Australia
- Equinor: on its investment in entities developing Australian offshore wind assets in both NSW and Tasmania
- Zenith Energy: on the Eastern Goldfields Power Project, including 120MW of thermal generation, 256MW of wind generation, 138MW of solar generation and 138MW/300MWh of battery energy storage
- EDL: in respect of certain power projects in Western Australia
- Total and INPEX as sponsors of the Ichthys LNG Project: including the implementation of the project restructure in readiness for sell-downs and project financing, preparing joint operating and shareholder arrangements and documenting shipping arrangements required to satisfy DES sale and purchase obligations for the Ichthys LNG Project
- ECAs and commercial lenders: on the financing of the US$20bn Yamal LNG Project in Russia, including coordination of lender-lead due diligence on all aspects of the project
- Macquarie Capital: on the acquisition of Phoenix Energy’s interest in Australia’s first commercial-scale waste to energy facility (in Kwinana, Western Australia), and subsequent sell-down to DIF
- Cleanaway: on proposed waste to energy projects and other waste arrangements
- Rio Tinto: on the joint venture and infrastructure arrangements for the Simandou project, its multi-billion dollar Pilbara expansions to reach 360Mtpa, the renegotiation of certain Pilbara joint venture arrangements, and its iron ore marketing arrangements
- Various energy and resources companies: in respect of their energy and resources assets in Australia, Africa, Papua New Guinea and the United Kingdom.