Philip Thomson

Philip focuses on development and financing of large-scale projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He is particularly recognised for his work in the energy transition and midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors.

His experience also includes joint ventures, commercial contracts, M&A transactions and restructuring transactions in the energy sector. Philip has a strong track record of leading on both commercial and financing documentation.

Philip is ranked by Chambers and Partners in the UK 2024 guide in the Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas category. Clients describe Philip as "… very impressive, supportive and very good at client management."

• Energie Burgenland on the financing of its EUR 1.3 billion portfolio financing of its onshore wind and solar power generation assets in Burgenland, Austria.

• A European waste-to-energy company in relation to the development and financing of a carbon capture plant attached to an existing waste to energy plant in the UK.

• A foreign investor on a world scale CCS project in the Middle East.

• A European utility on the development of a sustainable aviation fuel project in Sweden.

• ZCCM Investment Holdings Plc on the restructuring of the indebtedness of Mopani Copper Mines plc in the context of ZCCM's USD 1.1 billion strategic partnership with International Resources Holding RSC Ltd.

• AMEA Power on its green hydrogen project in Egypt (including advising on the joint development agreement and bankability issues).

• A European utility on its first long term hydrogen offtake contract - this is intended to underpin the development of a greenfield hydrogen production project in the Middle East and be a template for medium term hydrogen sale and purchase arrangements.

• Acting for Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on the development and financing of Duqm Refinery in Oman.

• Acting for the developers on LNG receiving terminals and/or LNG to power projects in Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Chile, Colombia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

• Acting for counterparties to numerous LNG sale and purchase agreements, including in the contexts of greenfield project development, portfolio LNG supply arrangements and the restructuring of existing LNG supply arrangements.

• Acting for the lenders (EIB/commercial banks) on the Gate LNG project in the Netherlands in 2007 and its subsequent expansion financings.

• Acting for Fujairah Oil Terminal FZC on the limited recourse financing of its oil storage terminal in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates.

• Acting for the sponsors on the financing of the Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan (financed by IFC and Islamic Development Bank), and subsequently on a broad range of matters.

• Leading individual in Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR