Kenneth S Culotta (Ken)

Upstream Energy

• Millennium Energy Holdings, Inc., in the sale of the company’s 50% participation in Carboeléctrica Sabinas, S. de R.L. de C.V., a Mexican coal supplier and owner of coal and associated gas reserves, to Minerales Monclova S.A. de C.V (Mimosa);
  
  
• Atlantic Richfield Company in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of the acquisition, and later disposition, of its interest in the $3.5 billion Hamaca Project, an integrated extra heavy crude oil association in the Orinoco belt of Venezuela;
  
  
• C & C Technologies, a diversified oil field services company, in its international activities in various countries;
  
  
• eCORP Europe International, Ltd., acquisition of Peos AG, a company engaged in oil and gas exploration in Switzerland, from Ascent Resources plc.
  
  
• eCORP Oil & Gas UK, Ltd., in the acquisition of Eagle Energy Limited, a company engaged in oil and gas exploration in France
  
  
• eCORP Oil & Gas UK, Ltd., acquisition of Egdon Resources (New Ventures) Limited, a company engaged in oil and gas exploration in France
  
  
• Hyperion Energy in connection with proposed upstream projects in the Middle East, including cross-border unitization issues;
  
  
• KazMunaiGas regarding production sharing contract and JOA issues;
  
  
• Sundown Energy in the negotiation, award, and subsequent abdication by the Ecuadorean government in connection with two production sharing contracts in the Guayaquil region of Ecuador;
  
  
• Union Texas Petroleum in connection with several production sharing agreements and related transactions in Azerbaijan;
  
  
• WesternZagros Resources Ltd. in connection with its production sharing agreement in Kurdistan; and
  
  
• Various independent oil and gas companies in connection with production sharing, license, concession and services agreements in producer countries around the world.

Midstream Energy

• Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), first in its structuring and formation, and subsequently in the negotiation and documentation of its "early oil" pipeline projects, including intergovernment agreements and the first significant private firm export oil transport agreement entered into by Transneft in modern history;
  
  
• Shell Energy Trading in connection with various natural gas and electricity transactions, including as gas exchanger and balancer to Texas Municipal Gas Corp in connection with TMGC’s tax-advantaged sales of natural gas to various Texas municipalities;
  
  
• El Paso Corporation in connection with a proposed open season for the Seafarer gas pipeline project, intended to transport natural gas from an LNG receiving terminal in the Bahamas to the east coast of Florida;
  
  
• Haddington Ventures LLC, a private equity fund with investments in the midstream energy sector, in the US $122 million disposition of its interest in Lodi Holdings LLC, which owns a gas storage facility in California;
  
  
• Haddington Ventures LLC, a private equity fund, in connection with the successful closing of its third and fourth midstream energy investments funds;
  
  
• Lewis Energy Group in connection with transportation and processing of its Texas gas production;
  
  
• Bobcat Gas Storage in connection with its $540,000,000 sale to Spectra Energy;
  
  
• Shell Energy Trading, as seller, in connection with its negotiation of a natural gas sales agreement with Calpine;
  
  
• Ultra Petroleum in connection with the establishment of a natural gas gathering system;
  
  
• Targa Resources, in connection with its gas processing and liquids business;
  
  
• Tejas Gas Company in structuring and documenting its participation in two gas transportation pipeline projects in Mexico, and obtaining related permits;
  
  
• Williams International in its negotiations to participate in a heavy oil pipeline venture in Ecuador; and
  
  
• A seller/transporter of compressed natural gas (CNG) in connection with negotiation of contractual arrangements for proposed long-term CNG transport for Southern Hemisphere customer.

Liquefied Natural Gas

• Administracioń Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Electricas (UTE) in connection with its request for proposals to energy companies to supply it firm, long-term quantities of LNG and to construct and operate for its use a marine LNG receiving terminal, and related contractual matters; 
  
  
• Anadarko in connection with its negotiations of rights in the Bear Head LNG terminal project in Canada;
  
  
• BP Indonesia in connection with the development and marketing of liquefied natural gas from the proposed Tangguh LNG plant;
  
  
• EOG Resources, Inc. in connection with the development of the Kitimat LNG liquefaction project and related structuring and commercial contracts;
  
  
• El Paso Energy in connection with the development of a proposed LNG receiving terminal on Grand Bahama Island;
  
  
• El Paso Energy in connection with the negotiation of a joint venture with Suez and FPL for the joint development of a proposed LNG receiving terminal in the Bahamas;
  
  
• Gulf Coast LNG Partners in connection with regulatory, commercial and construction issues related to the proposed Calhoun LNG receiving terminal at Port Lavaca, Texas and related Point Comfort gas transportation pipeline;
  
  
• Point Fortin LNG Exports Limited in connection with its long-term sales of LNG from Trinidad to the United States;
  
  
• Rabaska Limited Partnership, a Quebec limited partnership, in connection with terminal use arrangements and procurement and construction issues related to its proposed LNG receiving terminal at Beaumont/Levy in Quebec, Canada;
  
  
• Shell North America LNG in connection with various aspects of its business, including advice on issues related to North American LNG importing arrangements;
  
  
• Shell North America LNG in AES v Florida Gas Transmission Company, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceeding concerning the adoption of uniform tariffs for the introduction of regasified foreign LNG into Florida’s natural gas pipeline system;
  
  
• Southern LNG in connection with the expansion of its LNG receiving terminal in Elba Island, Georgia;
  
  
• Tractebel with respect to an EPC agreement for a $1 billion LNG plant expansion in Trinidad and Tobago; and
  
  
• Woodside LNG in connection with its proposed Oceanway LNG receiving terminal and pipeline in Southern California.

Power Industry

• Represented Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. in the sale to Arclight of its interest in the Sabine Cogen facility in Orange, Texas;
  
  
• The Dow Chemical Company in the purchase from AEP of a 700MW electricity and steam generation plant in Louisiana, and related power marketing arrangements;
  
  
• A manufacturer of power generation equipment in the development of a proposed +400MW gas fired turbine power plant project in New York state showcasing its new technology;
  
  
• CAES Development Company, developer of a proposed 2,700 MW compressed air energy storage power generation project in Ohio;
  
  
• Luz y Fuerza de San Lorenzo, S.A. in the development and financing of a 40MW distillate-fired turbine power plant in Honduras;
  
  
• Luz y Fuerza de San Lorenzo, S.A in connection with the construction of a 250 MW diesel fired power plant in Honduras;
  
  
• The North American trading and origination arm of RWE in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of gas and power supply and energy management arrangements; and
  
  
• Stewart & Stevenson in connection with its arrangements for operations and maintenance of power plants in various countries.

Mining

• Battle Mountain Gold Company in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of the acquisition of its controlling interest in the Kori Kollo mine in Bolivia, and its concession-related activities in the Dominican Republic;
  
  
• A private equity-sponsored mining company in connection with a precious gems mining and marketing venture;
  
  
• BHP (Americas) in connection with joint venture negotiations for a copper mine in Arizona;
  
  
• BHP in connection with a bauxite mining concession in South America;
  
  
• Compass Minerals in connection with various international issues;
  
  
• Kinross Gold in connection with international logistics matters; and
  
  
• Various clients in connection with aggregates mining ventures in the U.S. and Latin America.