OIL AND GAS CAPABILITY

DAMIEN CRONIN

Damien Cronin is the principal of Law capturing the upside electricity and Projects, a specialist legal and company gas price revenue as a component of secretariat consultancy to the resources the production fee payable to Blue and energy sectors. He is, and has been, a Energy for the gas extraction rights. specialist legal and commercial consultant to Blue Energy, Global Petroleum,  Advised Blue Energy on the Queensland Gas, Sonoma Coal and restatement and amendment of the Sunshine Gas (serving as the Company Gas Alliance and Gas Extraction Secretary and General Counsel to Blue Agreement. Energy and Sunshine Gas (both listed public companies), a Non-Executive  Advised Blue Energy on, and Director and Company Secretary of Global negotiated and documented, an Petroleum (a listed public company), the associated Farm-in Agreement with General Counsel to Sonoma Coal and the Stanwell. Secretary of the Operating Committee of  Advised Blue Energy on the the Sonoma Coal Joint Venture). He has acquisition by Korea Gas of a 10% also been a specialist adviser to the Boards shareholding in Blue Energy and of and Powerdirect Australia. negotiated and documented the Share He was a consultant to McInnes Wilson a Placement Agreement and an boutique commercial law practice. He was associated Farm-in Agreement with also a partner of, and remains a consultant Korea Gas and Mitsubishi. to, DLA Piper, the world’s largest international legal firm and a significant  Negotiated and documented Sunshine presence in the Australasian legal services Gas’ purchase of the Overston Project market. Damien has over 40 years’ from Samson Australia and the sale of experience in private and corporate legal Sunshine Gas’ interest in the Roma practice, including over 30 years’ Joint Venture to Santos. experience in the resources and energy sectors. He has held senior legal and  Undertook on behalf of Blue Energy commercial roles in the resources and due diligence investigations into the energy sectors, including roles with Rio acquisition of Molopo Energy’s Tinto, Comalco, Shell Coal, Incitec and Queensland CSG assets. Duke Energy. He is admitted to practice in every jurisdiction in Australia as well as in  Negotiated and documented a unique Hong Kong, New Zealand and the United agreement between Sunshine Gas Kingdom. and Stanwell in respect of the Zero- Gen CO2 Sequestration Project. Areas of Expertise  Assisted in Undertaking for Dalma Extensive ‘hands-on’ experience in all Energy a detailed commercial and aspects of the oil and gas industry, legal due diligence of Century Drilling, including exploration, field development and including a full review of its operations financing, operations, and sales and and suite of onshore and offshore transportation arrangements. drilling arrangements.

Project Investment and  Advised the Comalco shareholder Divestment interests on the legal and commercial aspects of Queensland Alumina’s  Advised Blue Energy on the calciners’ conversion to gas. acquisition by Stanwell of a 20% shareholding in Blue Energy and  Advised Shell Coal regarding surface negotiated and documented the Share rights and CBM drainage rights at its Placement Agreement and an Moranbah North Mine and Shell associated 25 year Gas Alliance and International Gas on gas fired Gas Extraction Agreement. This generation opportunities in Australia. involved innovative concepts for

 Assisted Global Petroleum in an application for Exploration four exploration blocks in the Adriatic Sea offshore Italy subsequently provisionally  Undertook detailed commercial and legal due awarded to Global Petroleum by the Italian diligence regarding possible exploration Ministry of Economic Development. This acquisitions. involved making and finalising declarations subject to apostille certification.  Prepared proposals for, and negotiated and documented, farm-in arrangements and  Managed for Blue Energy an exploration due agreements, acquisition and divestment diligence process by Statoil. agreements, option agreements, licence and royalty arrangements and agreements, and joint  Managed for Blue Energy an exploration due venture, alliance and study arrangements and diligence process by Total. agreements, and associated confidentiality agreements and assignment and assumption  Undertook on behalf of Blue Energy due agreements, for on-shore and off-shore oil and diligence investigations into the acquisition of an gas exploration in Australia and overseas with interest in Arrow’s Queensland, Australian Oil Australian and foreign co-venturers. Managed and Gas’ Northern Territory, and Ignite Energy’s the orderly divestment of surplus tenements. Victorian CSG tenements.  Advised on, and negotiated and documented,  Advised Duke Energy on the Eastern (A$450 option, access, easement and compensation million) and Tasmanian Gas Pipelines (A$350 arrangements with impacted landholders for million) and on Bell Bay Power Station’s (345 access to land for gas exploration, appraisal, MW) conversion to gas fired generation. production and pipeline construction. Managed significant litigation relating to compensation and  Documented for Korea Gas a Joint Venture access. Agreement with ENI, OMV, and Mitsui in respect of joint bidding arrangements for onshore and  Advised on freehold sub-surface land ownership offshore exploration acreage. rights, including private mineral and coal rights, and on compensation agreements with the  Negotiated and documented a Joint Venture freeholders of such sub-surface land for access Agreement between Duke Energy, Shell for exploration. Development and Woodside for the joint study of offshore and onshore gas development  Advised on the conversion of exploration and opportunities. appraisal wells to water bores as compensation to landholders.  Advised Delhi Petroleum on the sale of its interest in the Ballera to Mt Isa Natural Gas  Advised on competitive tenders to Federal, State Pipeline and provided the sign off legal opinion and Territory Governments for exploration for the transaction. access to onshore hydrocarbon, coal and mineral reserve areas and offshore hydrocarbon  Advised Blue Energy on the divestment of areas. offshore Petroleum Exploration Licences in Papua New Guinea.  Advised on all dealings with governments regarding exploration tenements. This included  Advised Blue Energy on the acquisition from liaison with government petroleum authorities in Drillsearch of Exploration Permits in the Cooper multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, Basin and the acquisition from Beach Petroleum Canada, France (Juan de Nova Overseas of Exploration Permits in the Maryborough Territory), Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Namibia, Basin. New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, the  Advised Global Petroleum on the sale of its and Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United Texon’s interests in petroleum production wells States regarding the grant of tenements and in the United States to SV Resources, and on their renewal, the tenements’ work programme the sale of Global Petroleum’s interests in shale conditions and their re-negotiation. gas production wells in the United States to  Advised on all aspects of environmental Millennial Energy. Advised on the Sale and compliance under environmental legislation, Purchase Agreements and all associated including advice on the conditions to documentation. environmental approvals, authorities and licences relating to exploration tenements.

 Successfully applied for Federal Government Research and Development Grants for exploration expenditure.

 Advised Clark Oil and Gas on critical aspects of contractual and commercial administration of its tenement management programme and those arrangements. procedures.  Negotiated and documented a Farm-in  Negotiated and drafted Drilling Services Agreement between Duke Energy and Victoria Agreements, Maintenance Agreements, Petroleum. Geophysical and Geological Services Agreements, Analytical Assaying and Laboratory  Negotiated and documented a Volumetric Testing Services Agreements, Aircraft Charter Production Purchase Agreement between Duke Agreements and Reserves Certification Services Energy and the Fairview Joint Venturers for the Agreements for onshore and offshore oil and funding of CSG exploration and production and gas exploration, appraisal and development for the purchase of CSG from Tristar Petroleum projects for Blue Energy, Comalco, Duke and the Fairview Joint Venturers from the Energy, Geodynamics, Metgasco, Pacific Oil Fairview Gas Field. and Gas (Rio Tinto Exploration’s specialist oil and gas exploration unit), QER, Queensland  Assisted Pacific Oil and Gas in relation to Gas, Sunshine Gas and Sunshine Oil. exploration aspects of the Bunya CBM Project.

 Specialist adviser to Global Petroleum on all  Advised Comalco in relation to all commercial aspects of its frontier oil exploration and oil and legal aspects of its onshore and offshore production operations. regional based oil and gas exploration programme designed to secure an alternate low  Specialist adviser to Blue Energy on all aspects cost fuel source for its Weipa mining and of conventional gas, CSM and shale gas processing operation. exploration and operations.  Advised the Queensland Government, as part of  Advised Blue Energy on its successful bids to its aid initiative to East Timor, on the the Queensland Government for large establishment of an on-shore coal and minerals, conventional, CSM and shale gas exploration and an on-shore and off-shore hydrocarbon, permits in the Cooper, Maryborough, Georgina exploration, development and production and Carpentaria Basins. tenement regime, including advice on the administration of the regime and on the  Advised Blue Energy on all aspects relating to administrative process of registration of interests the grant of its exploration permits in the in tenements. Managed the input of two Queensland sector of the Cooper Basin. seconded technical officers of the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy. Prepared a  Advised Blue Energy on existing farm-in definitive report with recommendations on the arrangements with Adelaide Energy, Beach establishment and maintenance of a coal, Energy, CSM Energy, Drillsearch Energy, minerals and hydrocarbons tenement regime for Magellan Petroleum and Odin Energy. East Timor.

 Specialist adviser to Sunshine Gas on all  Participated in exploration joint venture aspects of its gas exploration and production management and operating committee operations and CSM field development meetings. arrangements.  Negotiated and documented arrangements for  Negotiated and documented significant Farm-in the funding of exploration and production Agreements and associated Joint Operating activities. Agreements with Adelaide Energy, Australian Oil and Gas, Avery Resources, Beach Energy, Blue  Reviewed and drafted confidentiality, data swap, Energy, CS Energy, CSM Energy, Duke Energy, exclusivity, non-solicitation and non-compete Ensham Resources, Global Petroleum, agreements in relation to exploration data. Hurricane Exploration, Incitec, Korea Gas, Queensland Gas, Stanwell, Magellan Petroleum, Field Development and Operation Metgasco, Namcor, Sunshine Gas, Sunshine Oil Texon Petroleum, Westside Energy and Wessex  Advised on all aspects of environmental Exploration. compliance under environmental legislation, including advice on the conditions to  Negotiated and documented for Duke Energy environmental approvals, authorities and arrangements with Dyad Australia, Magellan licences relating to developmental tenements Petroleum and Sunshine Gas for the funding of and petroleum licences. on and off-shore conventional and on-shore CSG exploration, development and production  Advised on incorporated and unincorporated and for the marketing of gas. Managed the joint venture arrangements between pastoralists

and graziers, and gas explorers and producers  Mt Isa to Century Gas Lateral Pipeline to secure both food supply chain security and Project; security of access to gas exploration and production tenements, with the joint venture  South East Australia (Iona to Wasleys), taking either a direct proprietary or tenants in Eastern and Tasmanian Gas Pipelines for common interest in the underlying freehold or Duke Energy; leasehold. This included Middle East based sovereign wealth funds taking either a direct  Australian Magnesium Corporation Slurry equity or participation interest in the joint and Gas Pipelines; venture.  South West Queensland Gas Pipeline; and  Advised Blue Energy, Global Petroleum and  Queensland Gas Pipeline. Sunshine Gas on all aspects of their operations.  Assisted in advising Dalma Energy on  Specialist adviser to Queensland Gas on all Production Sharing Agreements in Indonesia, aspects of its CSM development projects. Malaysia and the Philippines.  Specialist adviser to Ergon Energy on all aspects of its gas fired power projects.  Advised in respect of Nexus Energy’s offshore permits off North West Western Australia.  Specialist adviser to Petro-Vietnam on all  Advised in respect of Cape Energy’s proposed construction support aspects of its offshore oil offshore operations in Bass Strait. and gas exploration and production operations.  Assisted in advising Horizon Energy on a  Advised Metgasco on its Casino CSM Project Shareholder Agreement for an offshore oil and (A$61 million) and on farm-in, joint venture and gas exploration and production vehicle. gas supply arrangements with CS Energy and the associated gas pipeline and transportation to  Assisted in advising Citic Pacific Mining and the . Negotiated and Sino Iron on an Operation and Maintenance documented the Farm-in and Joint Venture Agreement for the Cape Preston Mine Outlet Agreements. Station on the Dampier to Bunbury Gas Pipeline.

 Advised Blue Energy on initial engineering  Negotiated and documented Co-Ordination and scoping studies and FEED studies for Co-Development Agreements between CSM exploration, development, appraisal and explorers and producers (Blue Energy, Bow reserves certification activities for the Monslatt Energy, Queensland Gas, and Sunshine Gas) Project and the mid stream development of other and coal miners (BHP Billiton Mitsubishi CSM development projects. Alliance, Ensham Resources, New Hope Coal, Northern Energy, Q Coal, Sonoma Coal,  Negotiated and documented the Joint Operating Stanmore Coal and Vale) and negotiated the Agreement governing Sunshine Oil’s joint terms of grant of Petroleum Leases and Coal venture exploration and appraisal of the West of Mining Leases. Advised on alterations to these Shetlands Area of the United Kingdom agreements necessitated by amendments to the Continental Shelf. Negotiated and drafted Minerals Resources Act 1989 (Qld) and by the associated agreements, including those for Minerals and Energy Resources (Common funding the well drilling. Provisions) Act 2014 (Qld).  Assisted in advising Global Petroleum on Joint  Assisted in advising New Coal Energy on farm-in Operating Agreements with Namcor and arrangements, and negotiated and documented Wessex Exploration in permits offshore to Farm-in Agreements and Joint Venture Namibia and Juan de Nova in Southern Africa Operating Agreements, with Bandanna Energy, and with Texon Petroleum in onshore production Guildford Coal, Rey Resources, Nordic Oil and leases in the United States. Gas and Western Warner Oils for access to coal  Undertook pipeline corridor land tenure audits. exploration acreage in Australia, New Zealand Provided the clearance opinion on underlying and Canada for the development of in-ground land tenures and on exploration, production and coal gasification projects. Managed the infrastructure tenements and pipeline associated due diligence processes. easements, including those for the following gas  Advised on all aspects of the National and slurry pipeline corridor projects: Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007  Carpentaria Gas Pipeline; (Cth) and facilitated registration and reporting by the responsible entities. Drafted amendments to all operating contracts necessitated by the legislation. Also advised on compliance with the

Clean Energy Act 2011 (Cth) and related Australian assets. Negotiated and documented legislation underpinning the Carbon Emissions the Gas Sale and Purchase Agreements. Trading Scheme/Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and the Carbon Tax/Pricing  Negotiated and documented a Gas Sale Mechanism under the Climate Change Plan, that Agreement between Duke Energy and BHP Act’s repeal by the Clean Energy Legislation Billiton Mitsui Coal in relation to CSG sourced (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014 (Cth) and its from the Moura Coal Mine. associated retention of a Carbon Credits Scheme.  Developed Duke Energy’s procedures manual for gas contracting and its suite of Gas Spot LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements.

 Advised shipowners and shipbuilders on  Advised the Comalco Gladstone (Yarwun) shipbuilding contracts, including those for LNG Alumina Project and assisted with the carriers and floating storage facilities, as well as negotiation and purchase of in excess of 30 ship repair and maintenance contracts. PJ/year of gas from the Kutabu fields in Papua New Guinea to be transported on the proposed  Conducted due diligence investigations in PNG/Gladstone Pipeline Project. Advised, in respect of Blue Energy’s possible acquisition of addition to the Gas Supply Agreement, on an interest in LNG Energy’s Curtis Island associated Fuel Supply, Power Purchase and (Gladstone) LNG Project. Sale, Steam Supply, Operation and Maintenance and Joint Venture Agreements.  Negotiated and documented a Memorandum of Understanding between Blue Energy and Korea  Advised on and documented gas swap Gas for the joint study and development of LNG agreements. and CNG projects.  Advised on the federal and state suite of Vienna  Provided advice to Korea Gas regarding the Convention international sale of goods Santos lead US$18.5 billion Gladstone LNG legislation. Project (Korea Gas, Petronas, Santos and Total).  Advised WMC on gas supply arrangements for its Phosphate Hill Project.  Advised Sunshine Gas on the establishment of initial studies, including FEED studies, and  Advised Incitec on gas supply arrangements. exploration, development, appraisal and  Negotiated and documented a Gas Sale reserves certification activities for the Sun LNG Agreement for gas supply to the Century Zinc and Lacerta Projects in joint venture with Sojitz. Mine.  Undertook due diligence investigations in  Negotiated and documented a Gas Sale respect of CNOOC (China National Overseas Oil Agreement between Duke Energy and Boral. Corporation) International’s acquisition of an interest in the North West Shelf Project.  Assisted in advising Horizon Power in respect of a Fuel Supply Agreement (gas and distillate) for  Assisted in advising participants in the Bayu- the Port Headland Power Station. Undan LNG Project on joint venture, off-take, construction and LNG technology transfer  Assisted in advising API and the West Pilbara arrangements. Iron Ore Joint Venture on the terms of supply of gas from the North West Shelf Project to its  Assisted in advising suppliers to the PNG LNG West Pilbara Iron Ore Project and drafted terms Project on supply arrangements. sheets for the gas supply arrangements.  Assisted in advising the project proponents of  Developed Ergon’s procedures manual for gas the Trombay LNG Receiving Facility Project in contracting. India (US$630 million), including construction, LNG purchase and domestic gas sales, and Gas and Liquids Transportation and financing arrangements. Storage  Advised on the Mangahewa and McKee LNG Projects in New Zealand.  Advised on all aspects of environmental compliance under environmental legislation, Gas and Liquids Supply including advice on the conditions to environmental approvals, authorities and  Assisted Duke Energy International in relation to licences relating to pipeline licences. its due diligence enquiries regarding PG&E’s

 Advised on all aspects of the seaborne trade of  Advised Todd Energy on, and documented gas liquid commodities, including voyage and time supply and transportation arrangements from, charter parties, long term contacts of the Kapuni and McKee/Managahewa Fields in affreightment, freight forwarding arrangements New Zealand for the Whareroa (Hawera) and and arrangements for the fixing of vessels. Edgecumbe Co-Generation Projects, both joint Advised on all aspects of shipping disputes, ventures with Fonterra. Also advised on supply including sale of goods disputes, bill of lading from the Pohokura, Maari and Maui Fields. and charterparty disputes, liquid cargo contamination and shortfall claims, charterparty,  Managed for Duke Energy commercial and legal casualty and salvage arbitrations (in respect of due diligence investigations, involving a detailed both vessels and aircraft), and Court of Marine consideration of gas supply and transportation Inquiry proceedings (MV TNT Alltrans), and arrangements. advised on, and secured, the arrest of vessels (MV Mare Italico, MV Maersk Sentosa) (and  Advised Comalco on the purchase and aircraft, acting for Aérospatiale), including transportation of gas. arrests of vessels on behalf of the Indian Oil  Advised Boyne Smelters on the purchase and Corporation (MV Olympic Dream). Assisted in transportation of gas and construction of a advising P and O on governmental requisition of pipeline to deliver gas on site. vessels).

 Advised on shipbuilding contracts, the transfer of Gas Fired Generation ownership interests in vessels and on ship  Negotiated and documented CSG gas supply mortgages. agreements for Ergon’s 12 MW Moranbah and  Advised Blue Energy and Galilee Pipelines on all Dalby Gas Generation Projects with Arrow aspects of the obtaining of a Pipeline Energy. Development Licence over Blue Energy’s  Advised Braemar Power Project on gas supply Galilee Basin tenements and other adjoining arrangements for its 450 MW Braemar Gas land comprising a proposed pipeline corridor. Fired Power Station (A$470 million).  Headed negotiations between Sunshine Gas  Advised on all aspects of the gas pipeline to the and Alinta for the provision of a lateral gas , including option, pipeline from the existing Gladstone Gas access, easement and compensation Pipeline to Sunshine's Overston (conventional) agreements with landholders and secured Gas Project. necessary easements.  Advised Sunshine Gas on its interest (through  Advised the project lenders on all aspects of the Interstate Pipelines) in the Roma to Brisbane gas supply, storage and transportation Petroleum Pipeline. arrangements for the 650 MW Wagga-Wagga  Assisted in advising St Barbara Mines in respect (Uranquinty) Gas Fired Power Station (A$500 of a gas transportation agreement regarding the million). Goldfields, Murrin Murrin and Gwalia Gas  Advised the project lenders on all aspects of the Pipelines. gas supply, storage and transportation  Advised Enertrade on the gas pipeline aspects arrangements for the 320 MW SWIS (Kwinana) of its successful bid to develop the North Gas Fired Power Station (A$400 million). Queensland Gas Pipeline and the Townsville  Advised ERM on all aspects of the gas supply, Power Station (A$260 million). storage and transportation arrangements for the  Advised Shell regarding its LNG, fuel and $180 million Cobar (120 MW) Power Project. bitumen storage facilities at its Brisbane terminal. Third Party Access

 Advised Duke Energy on linepack arrangements  Advised Delhi Petroleum on the third party on its Eastern, Queensland, South East access arrangements to its Jackson to Moonie Australia (Iona to Wasleys) and Tasmanian Gas Petroleum Pipeline. Pipelines.  Advised Sunshine Gas on, and prepared draft Gas and Liquids Supply and submissions to the National Competition Council in respect of, access coverage determinations Transportation under the National Gas Code for the Dawson Valley Pipeline Project.  Advised on trading contracts for crude oil supply.

 Advised Blue Energy on, and prepared mortgages, caveats and other security submissions to the National Competition Council documentation against tenements. in respect of access coverage determinations under the National Gas Law for, the Surat Basin Stakeholder Liaison to Curtis Island Pipeline Project, and to the Australian Competition and Consumer  Represented various stakeholder interests on Commission in respect of its reviews of the East large scale oil and gas production and Coast Gas Market and the proposed Shell - exploration joint venture operating committees. British Gas merger, and their implications for third party access to gas pipelines.  Lobbied governments at senior executive and ministerial level, and prepared and presented  Advised Comalco and Hamersley Iron on their submissions to government on oil and gas private rail networks and on access principles to issues. their port, road, rail and other facilities. This involved high level strategic advice on the  Made submissions to, represented various possible impact of the Ely Project on Weipa company and industry interests at, and infrastructure access. appeared before, Federal, State and Territory parliamentary committees and local authorities  Advised the Dalrymple Bay Joint Venture on on oil and gas issues. third party access principles.  Liaised with necessary government regulators Corporate and Commercial for all required transactional approvals.

 Director and Company Secretary of Global  Represented various company interests on the Petroleum. Executive Director of Rio Tinto Australian Minerals Council and various State Exploration and Rio Tinto Aluminium Smelter and Territory Minerals and Resources Councils Development. Alternative Director of Rio Tinto and other peak industry bodies, including the Aluminium. Company Secretary and General Association of Mining and Exploration Counsel of Rio Tinto Aluminium Smelter Companies, the Australian Aluminium Council, Development, Rio Tinto Exploration, Sunshine the Australian Coal Association, the Australian Gas and Blue Energy. Secretary of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Operating Committee of the Sonoma Coal Joint Association and the Clean Energy Council, and Venture. represented the energy and resources sectors on various government and industry committees  Reviewed reports and announcements to the and working groups. Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Ensured compliance with all exchange listing, reporting Litigation and continuous disclosure requirements.  Managed significant litigation impacting on oil and  Additionally advised on the requirement for, and gas projects (including, class actions, and the form and content of, expert reports under litigation relating to tenements and landholder ASX Listing Rules and Regulatory Guides, compensation and land access) to contested including prospectus reports, reports on hearings and trials in Australian State and transactions requiring shareholder approval and Federal Courts (and to contested appeals to reserves reports to the JORC Code and PRMS appellate courts, including, the State Courts of reporting standards. Appeal, the Full Federal Court and the High Court of Australia) and in superior and appellate courts  Negotiated and documented share sale and in London (including, the High Court of Justice, purchase agreements in relation to entities the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and, holding exploration and production assets, asset previously, the House of Lords and the Privy sale and purchase agreements in relation to Council) and other overseas jurisdictions direct exploration and production assets, and all (including, the European Court of Justice). necessary ancillary documentation. Undertook the taking of evidence on commission on behalf of United States Courts. Managed  Advised on the transfer duty and capital gains arbitration (including ICC and LMAA arbitration in tax implications of share sale and purchase London), case appraisal, expert determination agreements in relation to entities holding and other alternative dispute resolution exploration and production assets, asset sale processes, as well as having conducted, and and purchase agreements in relation to direct represented parties at, mediations of large exploration and production assets, and the commercial disputes. Prosecuted and defended transfer of tenements. all manner of interlocutory procedures, and the taxation and assessment of contested legal  Attended to the management and transfer of costs. tenements and the noting of royalties,

 Successfully pursued and defended equitable explorers on their liabilities under compensation remedies, including Mareva injunctions and arrangements with pastoralist landholders for Anton Piller orders, as well as specialised negligence and nuisance under the rule in processes and procedures, such as tracing, in Searle v Wallbank. Undertook an extensive litigation in Australian and overseas jurisdictions. review of the literature on the rule.

 Advised Pacific Oil and Gas on litigation in the  Successfully defended prosecutions for Victorian Supreme Court relating to disputed environmental, health and safety and other exploration leases. offences.

 Advised Blue Energy, Duke Energy, Publications and Presentations Geodynamics, Queensland Gas and Sunshine Gas in relation to litigation in the Queensland  ‘Energy Supply Risk Management’, AMPLA Supreme Court in relation to disputed claims by Queensland State Conference, Twin Waters, drilling contractors. 1999.

 Advised Blue Energy on significant litigation in:  ‘Offshore Pipelines’, University of Queensland, Faculty of Law, Centre for Maritime Law, 2005  the Queensland Supreme Court relating to and 2011. the disputed ownership of exploration tenements;  ‘EPC Contracts Master Class’, Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur and Vung Tau, 2014, Johannesburg,  the New South Wales Supreme Court 2015. relating to disputed fund raising and consultancy agreements;  ‘EPCIC Contracts Master Class’, Singapore, 2014.  the Federal Court relating to a disputed exploration joint venture; and

 the National Court of Papua New Guinea relating to the disputed conditions of offshore exploration permits.

All of the above matters were successfully resolved at mediation or by commercial negotiation.

 Advised Blue Energy, Queensland Gas and Sunshine Gas on landholder litigation in the Queensland Land Court.

 Reviewed for Global Petroleum the resolution of litigation in the United Kingdom High Court of Justice relating to a disputed exploration joint venture in Kenya.

 Advised on disputes under royalty agreements.

 Successfully defended actions against gas and oilfield operators under the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) and the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) and predecessor legislation.

 Successfully defended actions for negligence against gas and oilfield operators on the basis of the defence of inevitable accident.

 Successfully claimed immunity for Sudley Pastoral Company (a Comalco subsidiary undertaking commercial pastoral grazing activities on the Comalco Bauxite Leases) under the House of Lords decision known as the rule in Searle v Wallbank [1947] AC 341. Provided advice to coal, minerals and hydrocarbon