Philip Stopford

Integration of QatarGas and RasGas
Representation of QatarEnergy on the integration of QatarGas and RasGas. The transaction creates the world's largest LNG company. The integration became effective on January 1, 2018, from which date all the activities of Qatargas and RasGas are now operated by the new 'Qatargas'.

Kazakhstan Petrochemical project
Representation of the sponsors in connection with the US$4 billion development and financing of a petrochemical facility in Kazakhstan.

Tahrir Petrochemical Complex in Egypt
Representation of Tahrir Petrochemicals Company in connection with the development and financing of a US$9 billion petrochemical complex in Egypt, including proposed financing from US Ex-Im, UKEF, HERMES, OPIC and EDC. This work follows our representation of the sponsor on the development and financing of a nitric acid and ammonium nitrate complex, as well as an ammonia complex at the Suez Industrial Area on the Gulf of Suez in Egypt.

Upstream Development and Financing
Representation of the Operator in connection with the structuring, development and financing of natural gas fields in the Levant Basin.

Ayoun Moussa Coal Fired Power Plant
Representation of the sponsor in connection with the development and financing of a 2640 MW coal fired power project to be located at Ayoun Moussa on the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.

Sadara Petrochemical Project
Representation of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) in connection with the US$20 billion Sadara Chemical Project in Jubail, a joint venture with The Dow Chemical Company. The transaction included raising US$12.5 billion from multiple financing sources, including from COFACE (of France), Euler Hermes (of Germany), FIEM (of Spain), K-Exim and K-sure (both of Korea), UK Export Finance and US Ex-Im Bank, and is the largest-ever project financing in the chemicals sector. This transaction was recognised as "Project Finance & Infrastructure Deal of the Year" and "Saudi Arabia Deal of the Year" by Islamic Finance News (2014) as well as "Middle East Petrochemical Deal of the Year" by Project Finance International (2014).

Barzan Gas Project
Representation of QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil as sponsors on the US$10.3 billion Barzan Gas Project in Ras Laffan Industrial City, the largest single financing project ever undertaken in Qatar. The Export-Import Bank of Korea, K-sure and JBIC was one of the many lenders involved. This deal was selected as "2011 Middle East and Africa Oil & Gas Deal of the Year" by Project Finance International magazine, as one of the "Best Deals of 2011" by Global Trade Review magazine, and as "2011 Middle East Oil & Gas Deal of the Year" and "2011 Global Deal of the Year" by Project Finance magazine.

Nord Stream Pipeline Project
Representation of the joint venture project company Nord Stream AG, and the sponsors in connection with the €9 billion development and financing of the Nord Stream pipeline project.

Qatargas 2, 3 and 4 LNG Projects
Representation of the sponsors, QatarEnergy and ConocoPhillips, and QatarEnergy and Shell respectively in connection with the financing of the Qatargas 2, 3 and 4 LNG Projects. This involves the integrated development of upstream gas production facilities, three LNG trains and shipping of the LNG to the intended markets in North America and Europe. The Qatargas 2 project was awarded EMEA Gas Deal of the Year for Europe, the Middle East and Africa by Project Finance International and Middle East Gas Deal of the Year by Project Finance. The Qatargas 4 project was recognised as Middle East Oil & Gas Deal of the Year by Project Finance Magazine.

Qatalum
Representation of QatarEnergy and Hydro Aluminium AS in connection with the US$4.7 billion financing and development of a world-class aluminium smelter with initial capacity of 585,000 metric tonnes of primary aluminium per year, and facilities including a 1250 MW captive power plant, a modern casthouse, carbon plant and a new port for unloading raw materials, located in the Messaieed Industrial Area, south of Doha.