Peter Berg

Select matters include advising:

• Representing Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), a Blackstone (BX) portfolio company, in the development of one of the longest high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) electric transmission lines in the United States. This line will transport clean electricity from the Canadian border to New York City, supporting the city's clean-energy commitments. The project, valued at over US $6 billion, was financed on a non-recourse project finance basis.
• Representing NET Power in the development of the world's first utility-scale, natural gas-fired power plant with near-zero atmospheric emissions to be located in West Texas.
• Representing SquareOne Energy in the development of its first-of-its-kind used oil recycling or "re-refining" facility, to convert previously discarded or wasted oil materials—including residual marine oils and other unmarketable substances—into high-quality, clean fuel products suitable for immediate use in vehicles, transportation pipelines, and marine vessels. This facility will significantly mitigate the environmental damage typically associated with the disposal of unmarketable petroleum products.
• Represented a project developer in the development of the world's first large-scale commercial eFuels facility, located in Texas.
• Represented a project developer in all EPC aspects of a multi-billion-dollar green ammonia production facility, slated for construction in Nova Scotia, Canada. This facility aims to deliver critical RFNBOs into key European markets.*
• Represented a project developer in the EPC aspects of its pioneering, sustainable, low-emission lithium production facility in California, which has received hundreds of millions of dollars in tax incentives. Lithium is a crucial element for critical battery and energy storage solutions.*
• Represented a project developer in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) aspects of developing a molten salt small modular reactor (SMR) project in Texas.*
• Represented an energy major in the drafting and negotiation of multi-million-dollar turnkey decommissioning contracts for legacy off-shore oil and gas assets scattered across the Gulf of Mexico.*
• Represented a multinational mining, metals and petroleum company in the drafting and negotiation of engineering, procurement and construction agreements and related agreements in the U.S. $7B+ development of an offshore oil field in Mexico.*
• Represented major LNG project developer and owner in the drafting and negotiation of FEED and EPC agreements for the engineering, procurement and construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Texas, a multi-billion dollar project.*
• Represented major LNG project developer and owner in the drafting and negotiation of multiple EPC and construction agreements for the construction of a U.S.$1B natural gas pipeline and associated facilities in Oklahoma.*
• Represented project developer consortium in drafting and negotiating an EPC agreement for the construction of a U.S.$1B+ polyethylene plant on the Gulf Coast in Texas, with continued representation during project execution.*
• Represented a portfolio company of a major private equity fund in drafting and negotiating a $600M+ engineering, procurement and construction agreement for an alkylation plant in Texas, including related negotiations with licensors of process technologies.*
• Represented a major midstream company in the drafting and negotiation of long-term-program and engine-exchange agreement necessary for the continued operation of its multi-billion-dollar PDH plant in Texas.*
• Represented a portfolio company of a major asset-based private equity fund in the drafting and negotiation of an $80M+ engineering, procurement and construction agreement for a fractionation plant in Longview, Texas.*
• Represented midstream developer in the drafting and negotiation of project development agreements of a new multi-million-dollar interstate natural gas transmission pipeline in Louisiana.*
• Represented a major international developer in drafting and negotiating an EPC agreement for the design, procurement and construction of a U.S.$1B+ desalination plant to be built in South America.
• Represented a major oil and gas company in the drafting and negotiation of master EPCI contracts with multiple contractors for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea installation projects throughout the world.*
• Represented a major oil and gas company in the connection with the contracts for the development of deep water, high pressure temperature (HPHT) drill ships in the GOM, capable of conducting drilling operations in water depths up to 12,000 feet.*
• Represented a Mexican paper company in drafting and negotiation of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for a 400,000 ton container-board mill near Monterrey, Mexico, which will use the largest container-board machine ever installed in Mexico.*
• Represented a major paper products company in the drafting and negotiation of high-value engineered equipment purchase contracts for major capital equipment purchases for projects located in the United States, Mexico and Brazil.*
• Represented owner/developer in drafting and negotiating various front-end engineering design (FEED) agreements, EPC agreements and supply agreements for the development and construction of a first-of-its-kind production and export plant and related transportation facilities and vessels to be deployed to various locations across the Caribbean and Central America.*
• Represented major midstream company in drafting and negotiating an EPC agreement for the construction of a refrigeration train for ethylene exports in Texas.*
• Representing owner/developer in the drafting and negotiation of FEED, EPC, detailed engineering and construction agreements for the construction of a natural gas liquids pipeline, natural-gas processing plant and associated facilities in Texas.*
• Represented midstream company in drafting and negotiating an EPC agreement for the construction of a $100M+ cryogenic gas processing facility in New Mexico.*
• Represented a major midstream developer in negotiations and drafting of license, engineering, EPC and other agreements for the construction of a propylene fractionation plant to be built on the Gulf Coast in Texas.*
• Represented owner/developer in negotiations for a renovation project related to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Georgia.*
• Represented owner/developer in drafting and negotiating EPC agreements for animal feed supplement production facilities in Texas.*
• Represented owner/developer in drafting and negotiating EPC agreement for design and construction of a barge-mounted, natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power generation facility to be built in Singapore and navigated and docked in the Dominican Republic.*
• Represented general contractor in litigation against owner of a 130-MW hydroelectric power generation facility built in Pennsylvania involving over US$70 million in dispute.*
• Represented subcontractor in litigation against general contractor in prompt payment dispute resulting in unanimous jury verdict in client's favor, recovery of all amounts owed and an award of attorney's fees.*
• Represented general trades contractor in litigation against the State of Ohio before the Ohio Court of Claims obtaining favorable judgment.*
• Represented general contractor in litigation against an exploration and production (E&P) company in a multi-million dollar collection action obtaining summary judgment in client's favor on breach of contract and lien foreclosure claims.*

*Matters prior to White & Case