James F.
Bowe, Jr.
(Jim)

Representation of natural gas pipeline companies, gas midstream companies, gas storage companies, LNG terminal developers, and pipeline shippers in a variety of rate, tariff and capacity allocation proceedings before the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other U.S. regulators.

Advise developers of conventional and renewable electric generation facilities on permitting matters, concession arrangements, fuel supply and offtake contract negotiations, and financing matters in North and South America, Africa and the Middle East.

Representation of sponsors and offtakers in the development, permitting, expansion and financing of gas-fired, biomass fueled and wind electric-generating facilities in the U.S., Canada and Brazil, including some of the largest wind generation projects developed to date in Texas and a proposed offshore wind project in the Great Lakes; more than a dozen underground natural gas storage projects in the U.S.; numerous oil and petroleum pipeline construction and expansion projects in the U.S. and Canada; several natural gas and oil production facility, gathering system, processing plant and pipeline construction and expansion projects in the U.S. and  Canada; several liquefied natural gas production, storage, import and export facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; and several expansions or conversions of energy pipeline facilities to ethane and other NGLs service.

Advising potential investors in connection with the evaluation of conventional and renewable electric generating facility portfolios and merchant electric transmission facilities.

Advising asset owners, infrastructure funds, and master limited partnerships in sales and purchases of ownership interests in natural gas storage facilities, natural gas pipelines, oil and gas midstream companies, gas distribution companies, electric utilities, and conventional and renewable electric power generation facilities.

Advising transmission, storage and distribution companies on compliance with pipeline safety regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Advising a government agency and other stakeholders on the development of regulatory regimes to govern the development, operation and service offerings of district cooling facilities, the revision of environmental laws and regulations, and the restructuring of the water/wastewater sectors in several jurisdictions in the Middle East.

Advised participants in Brazil’s independent power and natural gas sectors in commercial, project development and regulatory policy matters.