Our specialist Resources and Energy practice provides timely and effective legal advice to help our clients successfully implement major transactions and projects. HopgoodGanim was named a leading energy and resources firm in the 2010 Doyle's Guide to Queensland's Energy and Resources Lawyers.
The team advises both private and publicly listed resources companies within Australia and internationally, as well as working with smaller, emerging explorers and producers. Our expertise includes the mining, electricity, minerals, gas and coal industries.
Our resources and energy lawyers have advised on some of Queensland's most significant mining and public infrastructure projects, and also have experience working within the industry - developing legislation, drafting submissions and negotiating with the Queensland Government.
We advise on the full range of legal issues associated with resources and energy, including project finance, property and construction issues.
Areas of Expertise
- Natural gas and coal seam methane developments
- Mining, resources and energy developments
- Land tenure and property issues
- Petroleum and gas pipelines
- Native title and cultural heritage
- EPC, construction, operation and management contracts
- Rail, road, power and water projects
- Tenement applications
- Third party access
- Exploration and production
- Tribute and royalty arrangements
- Project finance
- Taxation related to the resources sector, including the Mineral Resource Rent Tax and the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax
Our Experience
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Advising Bow Energy on all aspects of its exploration, including tenement acquisition, native title and cultural heritage, compensation, construction agreements, access to transport infrastructure and power station development. We also advised Bow Energy, and its wholly owned subsidiary SEQOil, on the sale of its interests in ATP 574 to Victoria Petroleum for $12.5 million.
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Advising Arrow Energy on the development and operation of the Kogan North, Daandine, Tipton West and Moranbah gas projects.
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Advising Northern Energy Corporation on the Elimatta and Colton coal projects, and on a life of mine coal offtake agreement with Chinese steel making group Xinyang Iron and Steel Group Company. This agreement will deliver Northern Energy approximately $700 million in sales revenue over a 10 year period.
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Advising Arrow Energy on the acquisition of, and agreements relating to, Braemer 2 power station.
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Advising Bandanna Energy on its coal mine development and co-development agreements for exploration, including negotiating land access and providing advice on native title and compensation. We also advise Bandanna Energy on rail access, including access to rail lines and rail transport.
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Acting for Stanwell Corporation since 1996 in the procurement of coal for, and the transport of coal to, Stanwell Power Station, including negotiating purchase agreements, assisting with tender processes and advising on the operation of agreements.
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Acting for DEEDI in the development of standard access and deferral agreements for Queensland's 2010 land access regime, including undertaking stakeholder consultation.
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Acting for Norton Gold Fields in the acquisition of Paddington Gold Mine from Barrick Group, and the mine's subsequent operation.
