Alastair Young | London | Hogan Lovells

Alastair Young
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Alastair is a partner in the firm’s corporate practice in London. He has a particular focus on advising international and UK clients in the energy and natural resources sector.

Alastair has extensive experience advising clients on UK North Sea, international and cross-border energy sector transactions, including upstream and midstream oil and gas M&A, joint ventures, long-term and high-value contracts, and major energy projects. 

Representative experience

Prax Group on its agreement to acquire all of TotalEnergies’ operated interest in the West of Shetland Greater Laggan Area oil and gas fields, and the onshore Shetland Gas Plant.

Eni S.p.A. on its sale of a package of onshore oil and gas fields in Egypt to Apex International Energy (a private equity company backed by Bluewater).*

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures on its development of a 34 MW/68 MWh utility scale battery storage project, to be constructed and operated by Tesla in the UK.*

SPE Guinea Bissau AB on its agreement to sell participating interests in the Sinapa and Esperança oil and gas licences, offshore Guinea Bissau, to CNOOC.*

Apache Corporation on its sale of multiple UK North Sea upstream oil and gas assets to Chrysaor Limited.*

Eni S.p.A. on its sale of interests in Egypt’s super-giant Zohr field to Rosneft for US$1.125bn and BP for US$375m.*

Apache Corporation on the disposal of its operated interest in the SAGE System to Ancala Partners, and on Apache’s associated long-term gas transportation and processing agreement.* 

Apache Corporation on the US$800m sale of its oil and gas business in Argentina to YPF S.A.*

Apache Corporation on the disposal of its interests in the Scott and Telford oil fields in the UK North Sea to Edison.*

Apache Corporation on its acquisition of Mobil North Sea Limited (holding significant UK North Sea assets) from Exxon Mobil for US$1.75bn.*

BG Group on its assets in Brazil.*

EOG Resources, Inc. on its assets in Trinidad.*

Sinopec on its acquisition of 49% of the shares in Talisman Energy (UK) Limited (holding significant UK North Sea assets) for US$1.5bn.*

TAQA on its establishment of the Bergermeer Gas Storage Project in the Netherlands and its strategic partnership agreement with Gazprom, the supplier of supply cushion gas to the project.*

San Leon Energy plc on its £31m AIM placing and farm-outs in Poland to Talisman and Palomar Natural Resources.*

OGX on its acquisition of upstream oil and gas assets off-shore Brazil from Maersk.*

Serica Energy on the sale to KrisEnergy of a group of its Dutch BV and Singaporean subsidiaries holding upstream oil and gas assets, including the Kutai and East Seruway PSCs in Indonesia.*

Suncor Energy Inc on the €445m sale of its upstream oil and gas business in the Netherlands to Dana Petroleum plc.*

Administrators of Oilexco North Sea Limited on the US$505m sale of the shares in Oilexco to Premier Oil.*

BP plc on the establishment of its joint venture with Rio Tinto for the development of hydrogen power projects around the world.*

GDF Suez (now Engie) on its acquisition of a gas storage project in the UK.*

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Credentials

Education
  • LL.B., University of New South Wales, Australia, 2003
  • B.A., Australian National University, 2000
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Solicitor, England and Wales
  • Solicitor, New South Wales