Rachel is a legal director who specialises in upstream oil and gas projects and general commercial contracts for the industry and has particular experience in the acquisition, disposal and operation of offshore assets.

Rachel's experience

  • Advising Serica Energy, a UK listed upstream oil and gas operator, on its acquisition of a portfolio of Southern North Sea (SNS) assets from Spirit Energy, a leading UK based exploration and production company, including retained decommissioning liability arrangements.

  • Advising Ithaca Energy, a UK based oil and gas operator on its re-organisation of interests in Elgin/Franklin, Jade and Talbot fields, including the restructure of Jade/J-Area mid and down-stream arrangements.

  • Advised Ithaca Energy plc, on the transformational £754 million acquisition of Eni’s upstream business.

  • Advised Ithaca Energy Inc: in relation to its £2.5bn IPO and Main Market listing on the London Stock Exchange.

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  • Advised Ithaca Energy on its $1.5 billion acquisition of Siccar Point Energy from sponsors Blackstone Energy Partners and Blue Water Energy and the management team.

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  • Advised NEO Energy on the acquisition of an independent oil and gas company, Zennor Petroleum Limited, for a total consideration of up to US$625m.

  • Advised TotalEnergies on the $125 million disposal of UKCS assets, including interests in the Shetland Gas Plant, to Kistos Energy.

  • Advised Ithaca Energy on the US$2 billion acquisition of North Sea assets from Chevron North Sea Limited

  • Advised TotalEnergies on its $635m disposal to UKCS assets to NEO Energy.

  • Advised TotalEnergies on the sale of their non operated interests in the Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields in the UKCS to Serica Energy Plc.

Out-Law / Insight by Rachel Warner

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