Energy Projects Counsel

Midstream Oil & Gas

GAILLE’s midstream practice focuses on construction matters for owners of natural gas and liquids pipeline systems. Our pipeline owner client base includes two of the five largest North American pipeline owners (by mileage). GAILLE also routinely handles gathering (gas, condensate, water), gas processing, product sales, and interconnection matters.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
MIDSTREAM CONSTRUCTION
  • Minnesota.  $2.5 billion, 337-mile construction contract for replacement of existing crude oil pipeline (actual cost basis with fixed fee)
  • Mexico Offshore. Pipe lay agreement for 440-mile natural gas pipeline
  • Michigan.  $600 MM natural gas liquids and light oil pipelines (actual cost basis with formulaic fee and lump sum with actual cost basis items)
  • North Dakota.  $250 MM construction contract for crude oil pipeline (unit price basis)
  • United States Offshore. Pipe lay agreement for 42-inch offshore pipeline, utilizing both shallow water and deepwater vessels (lump sum and unit prices)
  • Mexico Offshore. Pipe lay agreement for 290 mile natural gas pipeline (lump sum and unit prices)
  • Texas.  $600 MM construction contract for 42- and 48-inch natural gas pipeline and associated compressor stations (guaranteed maximum price basis)
  • Texas. Construction agreement for 130-mile natural gas pipeline to fuel LNG facility
  • Texas. EPC agreement for modular gas compressor station agreement
  • Oklahoma, Illinois, and Indiana.  Construction contracts for pump station upgrades at crude oil pipelines (lump sum basis)
  • United States Offshore. Master Construction Agreement for execution of repeating repairs to subsea pipelines’ anchorage systems
  • Texas. Construction contract for $100 MM natural gas pipeline (cost-plus fixed fee)
  • United States Offshore.  Formulaic construction agreement for liquids pipelines feeding offshore export terminal
  • Ohio and Pennsylvania. $200 MM EPC agreement for compressor station emissions upgrades (unit price basis)
  • Pennsylvania. $500 MM construction contract for ten new natural gas compression stations (formulaic actual cost basis with true-ups based on sequencing of construction over several years)
  • Canada Onshore and Offshore.  Natural gas pipeline feeding new LNG plant
  • Mexico Offshore.  Concrete coating agreement for 290 miles of offshore natural gas pipeline
  • Mexico. Concrete coating agreement for 440 miles of offshore natural gas pipeline
  • Mexico. Construction agreements for three onshore compressor stations and associated onshore pipelines
  • Offshore Qatar and United Arab Emirates. EPC contracts for construction of natural gas pipeline and related facilities
  • Texas, Colorado. Construction agreements for natural gas, NGL, and produced water gathering lines and treatment facilities
  • Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico. Construction agreements for natural gas gathering lines and treatment plant
  • Colorado. DJ Basin gas gathering agreements comprising more than 300,000 dedicated acres
  • Texas. Permian gas gathering agreements comprising more than 100,000 dedicated acres
  • Colorado. Oil gathering agreements
  • West Texas. Permian oil gathering agreements
  • Colorado. Fresh water supply agreements for hydraulic fracturing
  • West Texas. Permian fresh water supply agreements for hydraulic fracturing
  • Colorado. Produced water gathering and disposal agreements
  • West Texas. Permian produced water gathering and disposal agreements
  • United States. Drafting of model gathering agreements (gas, NGLs, and water) for use between production and gathering affiliates of oil major
  • New Mexico. Gas gathering and processing agreement increasing minimum volume commitment in exchange for priority one service (higher preference in cases of curtailment)
  • South Texas. Negotiation of settlement for unrealized minimum volume commitments in gas gathering agreement
  • Texas Panhandle. Renegotiating and updating the terms and conditions of four gas gathering agreements for various development areas
  • Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. Conversion of fixed fee, dedicated area gas gathering and processing agreement to minimum volume, percentage of proceeds agreement
  • United States. Various gas processing agreements
  • Maine. EPC Agreement for construction of greenfield LNG export plant
  • Canada. EPC Agreements for construction of LNG export plant facilities
  • Trinidad. Long-term LNG gas supply agreement for multiple trains
  • United States. Various Master LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements for purchases of spot cargoes
  • Qatar and Japan. 150,000 barrels per day condensate sale agreement
  • United Arab Emirates and Oman. 2 BCF per day gas sales agreements between pipeline and electricity plant offtakers, including provisions for management of seasonal electricity demand swings
  • Qatar and Japan. LPG sale and purchase agreements
  • Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Unprocessed gas purchase agreements
  • Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Processed gas sales agreements
  • Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona. Various helium sales agreements
  • Texas. Carbon dioxide sale and purchase agreement
  • Brazil. Power purchase agreement for offtake from natural gas-fired power plant
  • Nigeria. Power purchase agreement for offtake from natural gas-fired power plant
  • Ecuador. Crude sales agreements
  • Mozambique. Gas sales agreements
  • Qatar. Ethane sales agreement between gas producer and ethane plant
  • United States. Various gas transportation services agreements
  • Texas. Acid transportation agreement
  • Texas. Anhydrous ammonia transportation agreement
  • Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona. Helium transportation agreements
  • Texas. Brine pipeline transportation agreement
  • Brazil and Bolivia. Natural gas transportation agreement
  • United States. Various pipeline interconnection agreements
  • Texas. Frac trade agreement between two liquids pipeline delivery points
  • Turkmenistan. Natural gas pipeline development agreement
  • United States. Various pipeline operating agreements
  • Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Natural gas pipeline operating agreement
  • Qatar & United Arab Emirates. Development and intergovernmental agreements for cross-border gas pipeline
  • Mexico. Interconnection agreements for cross-border gas pipeline
  • Texas. Pipeline lease agreement
  • United Arab Emirates. Gas swap agreement
  • Offshore Various. Pipeline crossing and cable crossing agreements.
  • United States. Various gas storage agreements