A dedicated team of experts
HWL Ebsworth has a dedicated team of experts providing specialist advice in relation to:
Our team advises on all aspects of mineral exploration, development and production, including tenement acquisition, joint ventures, royalty arrangements, shipping, logistics, and regulatory compliance. We assist clients with native title, land access, environmental approvals and infrastructure delivery. With experience across various commodities including coal, iron ore, gold, copper, uranium, lithium, nickel and rare earths, we provide commercially focused legal solutions tailored to each stage of the mining lifecycle.
HWLE advises major oil and gas participants including producers, offshore shipping service providers, distributors, retailers and customers on a range of complex issues. We support clients with tenure management, joint operating agreements, upstream exploration and production activities and the processing, shipping, transportation, distribution and sale of petroleum and gas in Australia. We understand the complexities of the legislative framework in respect of the regulation of the onshore and offshore petroleum and gas industry at both a State and Commonwealth level
Our team understands the regulatory framework in Australia under the National Electricity Law and Rules having advised State Governments, state regulators and the Australian Energy Market Operator as well as market participants. This knowledge is used to advise our clients on offtake arrangements, power purchase agreements, retail electricity sale agreements, electricity demand side management arrangements, parallel generation consents, renewable energy contracts and hedging and progressive purchasing arrangements.
We also advise on microgrids and embedded networks, including their installation, operation and maintenance, and related supply arrangements.
HWLE is a market leader in renewable energy, advising on more than 75 projects across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
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The water industry faces a number of challenges including sustainability of water supply to stakeholders, maintaining high quality drinking water, avoiding contamination, allocation and transfer of water rights and construction and maintenance of water infrastructure. We act on a range of matters involving commercial water supply and water infrastructure development projects including on major project approvals, legal compliance programs, ports use and access and water rights, catchment management, waste water re-use schemes, negotiating complex water trading arrangements and advising on legislative and policy changes.
Our lawyers understand the complexities of state-based water regimes and national water reform, providing strategic guidance tailored to each jurisdiction.
Energy & Resources
Our experience
- Rockivity Mining Acting in its acquisition of the Nepean nickel mine from Future Battery Minerals Ltd (ASX:FBM).
- Impact Minerals Acting for Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT) in relation to its farm-in and joint venture transaction to acquire a majority interest in the Playa One high purity alumina project.
- Fuse Minerals Acting in relation to numerous pre-IPO transactions to acquire direct, farm-in and joint venture interests in the Mt Sydney, Mt Sandiman and Eastern Isaac projects.
- Venus Metals Acting for Venus Metals (ASX:VMC) in relation to its farm-in and joint venture transaction with IGO Limited (ASX:IGO) relating to the Henderson Nickel Project.
- Whyalla 10MTPA Transformation Project Acting on behalf of Owner in relation to the feasibility consultancy agreement with its Chinese designers for the 10MPTA upgrade of the facilities at its Whyalla Refinery.
- Australian Mining Company Acting for an Australian mining company in relation to a Force Majeure event that disrupted its export operations and ensuing disputes under port access agreement and shipping contract.
- Offshore engineering and construction company Acting for a Singaporean offshore engineering and construction company in relation to the deployment of an FPSO off Australia, including compliance and regulatory support, under a 15 year contract.
