Tom Holmberg

Tom’s experience prior to joining Latham includes advising:

Hydrogen; Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS); and Energy Transition

• A midstream company on the negotiation of carbon dioxide offtake and sequestration arrangements
• A midstream company on negotiation of CO2 offtake arrangements from an ethanol project
• A major international infrastructure company on a joint venture and project development for a blue ammonia project in the US Gulf of Mexico region
• A US midstream company on developing a multi-state, cross-border low carbon ammonia export project, including regarding a joint development agreement with potential joint venturers, advising on issues relating to carbon capture, and long-term ammonia offtake agreements
• A global agribusiness company on legal and commercial issues relating to the potential development of a carbon capture project in the US Midwest
• An independent power producer on the negotiation of an investment in a renewable energy company specializing in the development of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects
• A sustainable aviation fuel producer on agreements to sell sustainable aviation fuel and associated environmental attributes to major US carrier
• A pure-play green hydrogen developer on developing renewable-sourced hydrogen projects, including offtake arrangements, site lease arrangements, and power supply agreements and associated issues
• A regulated utility on the RFP process to developing a pilot hydrogen project
• A regulated utility on a build-transfer agreement for a hydrogen electrolyzer to be used for fuel blending
• A major international infrastructure company on the potential acquisition of a major hydrogen production, storage, and hydrogen-fueled power generation facility in the US
• One of the largest refiners in the US on commercial and regulatory considerations in respect of CCUS and low-carbon hydrogen production
• A carbon storage developer on a transaction to sell CO2 produced by the production of ammonia and related operation and maintenance arrangements
• A major automotive manufacturer on drafting and negotiating a hydrogen supply agreement for FCEV refueling facilities
• An interstate pipeline company on drafting and negotiating an agreement to sell and purchase emission reduction credits produced by a methane reduction project
• A renewable diesel producer on an agreement for to sell and purchase emission reduction credits in Louisiana
• A landowner on regulatory and contractual considerations regarding the lease of property to develop a permanent carbon sequestration project
• A biodiesel project developer on developing a midwestern biodiesel project, including early investment and project structuring and development issues
• An independent power producer project on document drafting relating to a wind power project
• Clipper Wind Power on the regulatory aspects of developing a wind project in Maryland

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

• An electric utility in the negotiation of an LNG regasification tolling services agreement for the import of LNG to support power generation
• An international energy company on the restructuring of a major LNG export project, including natural gas sales agreements, liquefaction tolling agreement, and LNG sales agreements
• A global infrastructure provider in the negotiation of its participation in the Delfin LNG project
• An international EPC contractor and offshore infrastructure provider on an LNG floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) time charter
• A state-owned oil company on negotiations for an LNG sale and purchase agreement for offtake from an LNG project in western Canada
• A state-owned overseas exploration and production company on the negotiation of project agreements and LNG offtake for a potential investment in a U.S. Gulf-Coast LNG facility
• A Caribbean utility on an agreement to sell regasified LNG as part of a fuel-switching project
• Sempra LNG on:
  • The Port Arthur LNG liquefaction project
  • LNG sales and gas supplies for its North American LNG liquefaction projects under construction and development
• The owner and operator of FSRUs and other LNG infrastructure assets on drafting a lease and maintenance agreement for a vessel, including terms for operation as an LNG carrier and an FSRU
• A European utility on:
  • Negotiating and drafting LNG sales and purchase agreements (with LNG vessel time charter) to export LNG from a US LNG liquefaction project
  • Long-term and short-term LNG marketing arrangements
  • A gas supply arrangement
• A US utility on an LNG-based fuel supply agreement, including LNG sales agreement and logistics agreement to transport and distribute ISO containers of LNG to generation facilities
• Cheniere Energy on:
  • Negotiations for long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements from the Sabine Pass LNG export facility
  • LNG tolling arrangements and related agreements
• A global energy company on negotiating and drafting precedent agreements and LNG sale and purchase agreements to support LNG supply for a bid in a South American power auction
• A global power company on negotiating an LNG sales arrangement for delivery to an LNG-to-power project in Panama
• A project sponsor on the regulatory aspects of pipeline transportation to supply gas to a greenfield LNG export facility in Canada
• Multiple energy project developers on siting, structuring, and operating LNG import and export terminals in North America, as well as on drafting LNG customer agreements and shipping agreements
• Multiple international energy marketers on LNG terminal capacity and offtake arrangements around the world
• Distrigas of Massachusetts on FERC regulatory matters
• Petrobras on:
  • A liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement for the purchase of LNG into Brazil
  • Master LNG sale and purchase agreements for LNG transactions in various markets
• Peru LNG on a sale and purchase agreement for LNG from the Peru LNG project and the agreement for pipeline transportation of natural gas from Camisea fields to the LNG project
• BP on the sales and purchase agreement for LNG from Tangguh, Indonesia, to Sempra Energy for delivery to Baja California, Mexico
• A consortium of energy companies on developing natural gas resources in Venezuela for export as LNG
• An international energy company on the commercial structure of a small-scale, floating LNG export project in Colombia, including a gas sales agreement and time charter
• A consortium of LNG project sponsors on procuring a fleet of up to five LNG carriers under long-term time charter, including structuring and assisting with the administration of the tender and bid evaluation process
• Excelerate Energy on authorization before the FERC and Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy
• Jordan Cove LNG on negotiating and drafting project documents, including a terminal services agreement and common facilities agreement for an LNG export facility
• Multiple financial institutions on developing LNG trading models
• Marathon on selling LNG from the Equatorial Guinea LNG project
• An LNG investor and offtaker on negotiating contracts relating to developing an LNG export project in British Columbia, Canada
• Stream on developing an LNG master sales agreement for short-term LNG sales
• ConocoPhillips on purchasing LNG from QatarGas
• An Asian utility on negotiating and drafting an LNG sales contract for US-sourced LNG
• A global power company on a long-term LNG sales agreement in the Dominican Republic
• Citigroup on drafting and negotiating LNG master sales agreements (MSAs)
• Sempra on developing an LNG MSA for spot and short-term LNG purchases and sales

Petroleum

• Project sponsors on the BTC oil pipeline project from Azerbaijan to Turkey
• Encore Acquisition Company on oil and gas sale and purchase agreements
• A European trading company on a short-term LNG agreement
• An international oil company on project and risk evaluation of a deepwater Gulf of Mexico acquisition and joint venture
• An independent E&P company on drafting a master services agreement

Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids

• A US utility on the negotiation of precedent agreements for transportation services on interstate pipelines
• Electric cooperative on natural gas sale and purchase agreements
• Local distribution company on FERC pipeline regulatory matters and gas sale and purchase agreements
• An integrated midstream pipeline operator on pipeline issues before the FERC
• A global power company on representing a pipeline sponsor in a certificate proceeding before the FERC, including related state issues
• A project sponsor on developing a cross-border gas pipeline project in the Caribbean
• Millennium Pipeline on FERC tariff and contracting matters
• A global power company on a proposed subsea pipeline to transport natural gas from the Bahamas to Florida
• A manufacturing company on a North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) gas sales agreement
• A US utility on developing an energy management agreement
• A US-based LNG importer on drafting a short-term NAESB gas sales agreement and special provisions and long-term bespoke gas supply agreements
• A pipeline company on drafting a precedent agreement for a pipeline transportation agreement and a gas storage agreement
• A pipeline shipper on representation before the FERC in a dispute related to a pipeline transportation agreement
• A US utility on drafting an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and gas supply agreement
• An international oil and gas company on regulatory and commercial matters associated with natural gas sales contracts in Alaska
• An energy infrastructure developer on a gas storage project
• A US-based LNG importer on drafting and negotiating precedent agreements for capacity on a proposed interstate natural gas pipeline

Data Centers

• An independent power producer on developing a data center project in Pennsylvania
• An independent power producer on developing a data center projects in Texas