James F. Bowe, Jr. (Jim)

• Represents natural gas pipeline companies, natural gas storage companies, midstream companies, LNG terminal developers, and pipeline shippers in a variety of rate, tariff, capacity allocation and export authorization proceedings before the U.S. Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of the Interior and other U.S. regulators.
• Advises developers of conventional and renewable electric generation facilities, hydrogen hub and production facilities, renewable fuels production projects, district energy facilities and energy storage providers on permitting matters, concession arrangements, fuel supply and offtake contract negotiations, regulatory approvals and financing matters.
• Represents sponsors and offtakers in the development, permitting, expansion and financing of gas-fired, biomass fueled and wind electric generating facilities and hydrogen hubs in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil, including some of the largest wind generation projects developed to date in Texas; more than a dozen underground natural gas storage projects in the U.S.; numerous natural gas, petroleum and petrochemicals 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; liquefied natural gas production, storage, import and export facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; hydrogen production, storage and distribution facilities in the U.S. and Canada; and several expansions or conversions of energy pipeline facilities to ethane and other NGLs service.
• Advises potential investors in connection with the evaluation of pipeline, storage facility, electric generating facility, electric transmission facility, hydrogen and clean fuels production and storage projects for potential acquisition.
• Advises 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.
• Advises natural gas, oil, NGLs, hydrogen and CO2 pipeline and storage facility owners, prospective owners and operators on compliance with pipeline safety regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
• Advised a government agency and other stakeholders on the structuring of regulatory regimes to govern the development, operation and service offerings of district cooling facilities and the restructuring of the water/wastewater sectors in two jurisdictions in the Middle East.
• Advised participants in Brazil’s independent power and natural gas sectors on commercial, project development and regulatory policy matters.

Jim Bowe focuses on the energy sector, including regulation of the pipeline, oil and gas, liquified natural gas, hydrogen/renewable fuels and electric power industries, and commercial matters relating to energy production, transportation, storage and use. He is experienced in advising on project development and financing, energy and environmental regulatory compliance questions, clean energy incentive regimes and energy transactions involving energy commodity sales, purchases and transportation.  

Jim assists clients in securing authorizations to build and expand energy production, transportation, storage, export and import facilities, in negotiating supply, offtake, transportation and storage arrangements, and in rate and enforcement proceedings before federal, state and territorial regulators. He has acted as counsel in dozens of natural gas storage, pipeline and electric generation development projects located throughout the U.S. and has advised on projects elsewhere in North America, the Caribbean, South America and the Middle East. Jim also represents project developers, equity investors and financial institutions in connection with the financing of U.S. and international energy projects, and in merger and acquisition matters involving energy assets and companies.

Jim advises clients in energy commodity purchase and sale, storage, asset management and tolling agreement negotiations.  He has handled transactions and financings involving natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, hydrogen and renewable fuels, conventional and renewable electric power generation, electric transmission, and district energy. Jim also assists energy sector clients in addressing permitting and pipeline safety issues.

Experienced in a wide range of energy sector law, Jim is a frequent speaker, panelist and author.  Jim has been recognized for over two decades as a leading practitioner in the oil & gas sector by publications such as Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.