Jason Bennett

Jason’s experience prior to joining Latham includes advising:

LNG Projects and Transactions

• YPF on all aspects of the development and marketing of Argentina LNG and the joint venture arrangements related to the project
• Southern Energy S.A. on the development and joint venturing arrangements for its FLNG project in Argentina
• Sempra LNG on:
  • Phases I and II of the Port Arthur LNG Liquefaction project
  • LNG Sales and gas supplies for its LNG Liquefaction projects
  • Joint venture arrangements for its LNG liquefaction projects
• LNG buyers in relation to purchases of LNG from Delfin LNG and Lake Charles LNG
• Cheniere Energy on developing the first LNG liquefaction and export facility from the lower 48 states of the US
• Peru LNG on developing and launching an LNG liquefaction project in Peru and selling the resulting LNG
• International Oil and Gas Company on entering the US LNG market as an offtaker and investor
• Cedar LNG on the develop and marketing of its FLNG project
• Novatek on structuring and developing all aspects of the Yamal LNG project, including shareholder arrangements, LNG marketing, and LNG shipping
• BP on:
  • Its long-term sale of LNG from Tangguh, Indonesia, to Sempra LNG
  • Developing the Tangguh project, including assistance with time charter party agreements and other shipping arrangements

Energy Transitions: Carbon Credits, Hydrogen, and Carbon Capture

• CCS project developer on the successful development of multiple CCUS projects
• The lead developer of a carbon capture project for permanently sequestering CO2 from an existing LNG project
• The lead developer of a large-scale, integrated clean ammonia export project with blue hydrogen production, ammonia transport, and permanent sequestration of CO2
• An LNG company on developing a greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and mitigation agreement
• An LNG company on its master carbon credits trading agreement
• An LNG company on its carbon credits retirement agreement related to cargoes of LNG
• An LNG company on its long-term carbon credit arrangements for low-carbon LNG offtake

Joint Ventures

• Multiple LNG liquefaction projects on joint venture arrangements supporting the development and financing of those projects
• A CCUS project joint venture to establish a project for permanent sequestration
• An E&P company on a joint venture and related arrangements in the Gulf of Mexico
• An E&P company on bidding and joint venture and related arrangements for two separate offshore projects in Africa
• An E&P company on multiple related joint ventures for offshore platform and processing facilities and an onshore LNG liquefaction project
• An E&P company on joint venture arrangements for gas and liquids production and export of LNG

Oil and Gas Transactions

• An E&P company on buying Permian basin assets
• A private equity fund on negotiating a joint development agreement / DrillCo funding structure
• An E&P investor on participation agreements for multiple drilling fund investments, including multi-program structures
• An E&P company on the potential acquisition of an offshore interest in blocks in the Gulf of Mexico
• E&P companies on production-sharing and bidding terms for the initial shallow-water bid round in Mexico
• Hunt Oil Company on upstream oil and gas contracting, processing, and transportation in Peru

Project Finance Transactions

• An LNG liquefaction project on project restructuring and resulting project finance amendment issues
• Several greenfield LNG liquefaction projects on lender requirements for project structures and agreements