Priya Shah

Priya’s in-depth understanding of the risks and issues particular to the LNG industry provides significant value to her clients. She has advised E&P companies and project developers on major LNG projects (both regasification and liquefaction projects) across the Asia-Pacific region and has significant off-take experience, having advised clients on the terms of sale and purchase agreements for both long-term and short-term supply of LNG (including on LNG master sale and purchase agreements). She also has extensive knowledge of LNG receiving terminal capacity and use agreements, including inter-customer arrangements for multi-user LNG terminals.

In the upstream oil and gas space, Priya has advised on some of the most complex corporate and asset level acquisitions and disposals, PSC and other concession arrangements, E&P joint ventures, natural gas sales and transportation arrangements, and unitizations across the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

• Advising Singapore LNG Corporation in connection with its proposed expansion of Tanks 5 and 6 of the Singapore LNG Terminal in Singapore, including spot and long term services.*
• Advising Venice Energy in connection with all aspects of the development of the Venice Energy FSRU project in Australia to be located at Outer Harbour, South Australia.*
• Advising AGL on all aspects of the Crib Point LNG import and regasification facility in Victoria, Australia, including FSRU tender and charter party negotiations and LNG procurement.*

LNG Marketing & Procurement

• Advising a national oil and gas trading subsidiary in connection with an LNG MSPA with an international counterparty.*
• Advising BHP in connection with (i) its spot LNG procurement arrangements with multiple buyers including BP, Shell, Tokyo Gas, Mitsui and CNOOC, from the North West Shelf, Australia, and (ii) its mid-term LNG supply arrangements from the Scarborough LNG Project in Western Australia.*
• Advising BP in connection with a 15 year LNG sale and purchase agreement with KOGAS valued at US$9 billion.*
• Advising Diamond Gas International Pte. Ltd (a 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation) on its LNG marketing and procurement arrangements (including a suite of 15 master sales and purchase agreements) and a 1.5 MTPA LNG SPA with Santos for the supply of LNG from the Barossa field in the Northern Territory, Australia.*

Upstream Oil & Gas

• Advising XRG in connection with its acquisition of a participating interest in Area 4, Offshore Mozambique and on the Coral North Development.*
• Advising a confidential client in connection with its potential acquisition of a participating interest in Block 1, onshore Turkmenistan.*
• Advising a confidential client in connection with its potential joint acquisition of a participating interest in the Galkynysh Gas Field, offshore Turkmenistan.*
• Advising Mitsubishi Corporation in connection with the disposal of its participating interest in the Kangean PSC in Indonesia.*
• Advising Medco in connection with its proposed acquisition of a participating interest in the Rokan PSC in Indonesia.*
• Advising SapuraOMV in connection with the sale of the entire share capital of SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) Inc.to Jadestone Energy.*

Natural Resources

• Advising a national oil and gas company on all aspects of a proposed joint development of a magnesium processing plant and two bromine processing plants in Abu Dhabi, including project structuring and drafting all key project documents.*
• Emirates Global Aluminium on all aspects of a proposed joint development of an anodes processing plant, and a cathodes processing plant in Abu Dhabi, including project structuring for each project.*

Low Carbon Solutions

• Advising a national oil and gas company in connection with all aspects of the Habshan CCUS project in Abu Dhabi.*
• Advising a confidential client in connection with all aspects of its proposed low carbon hydrogen and blue ammonia project in Saudi Arabia.*

Other Energy Experience

• Advising OQGN in connection with a standardisation exercise for 12 key projects documents.*
• Advising a national fuel distribution company on all aspects of its proposed expansion into five other countries, including on franchising agreements, distribution agreements and marketing agreements.*
• Advising Mitsubishi Corporation RtM International Pte Ltd in connection with the sale and purchase of a variety of commodities including iron ore, coal, copper, aluminium and precious metals.*

* experience gained prior to joining Mayer Brown