Jonathan Ayre

Jonathan Ayre represents clients in the oil and gas and chemicals industries in acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and project development. His practice includes the formation of private equity-backed entities investing in the oil and gas and chemicals industries.

• Engagements

  Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas and Private Equity

  • A supermajor in a $2.2 billion acquisition and joint venture of Barnett shale assets.
  • The management of Vine Oil and Gas in multiple joint ventures with The Blackstone Group targeting U.S. operated working interests, mineral interests and other upstream assets.
  • A private equity-backed Texas oil and gas company in an acquisition and acreage exchange for an operated interest in the Permian Basin.
  • A supermajor in a $1.2 billion disposition of its interest in a Gulf Coast pipeline.
  • Providence Energy in a joint venture large pension fund’s targeting upstream oil and gas interests.
  • A U.K.-based energy company in a $1.3 billion acquisition and joint venture of Haynesville shale assets.
  • Alta Resources Development in a joint venture with its equity sponsors targeting upstream oil and gas assets.
  • Japan-based company Mitsui & Co., Ltd., in negotiation of agreements for a $680 million acquisition and joint venture of Eagle Ford shale assets.
  • A private equity fund in its acquisition of Permian and Eagle Ford upstream oil and gas assets.
  • An independent oil and gas exploration and production company in its acquisition of East Texas oil and gas properties.
  • A U.K.-based energy company in the unitization of the Lula Field, one of the world's largest oil fields, offshore Brazil.
  • A Japan-based energy company in the formation of and corporate governance matters relating to its U.S. gas marketing subsidiary and related midstream agreements.

  Downstream Oil and Gas and Petrochemicals

  • NOVA Chemicals Corporation in its $2.1 billion acquisition from The Williams Companies of their interests in an ethane cracker in Geismar, Louisiana and the Mont Belvieu storage hub.
  • Subsidiaries of NOVA Chemicals Corporation and Borealis AG in their Texas joint venture with Total Petrochemicals and Refining USA, Inc. with respect to two existing polyethylene facilities, an under-construction ethane cracker and a development stage Borstar polyethylene facility.

  Oilfield Services and Equipment
  

  • A major international oilfield services company in an acquisition of the assets of an oilfield technology company.
  • A leading oil and gas equipment distributor in connection with numerous purchase, sale and license agreements.
  • A major international oilfield services company in connection with its disposition of equity interests in a technology company servicing upstream energy companies.
  • A closely-held company in its acquisition of option rights to purchase intellectual property with applications in upstream oil and gas production.

  Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contracts - LNG

  • A U.K.-based energy company in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC contract for an Australia-based LNG export project.
  • A major energy company in the drafting and negotiation of an EPC contract for an LNG export project in Louisiana