Andrew Nealon
Andrew advises on project development and finance, primarily in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has extensive experience in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts.
Experience Highlights
OCI Global (“OCI”) in all aspects of the development, and subsequent $2.35 billion sale, of its equity interests in a clean ammonia project under construction in Beaumont, Texas to Woodside Energy Group
8 Rivers Capital in the development of the Cormorant Clean Energy Project, an ultra-low-carbon ammonia production facility in Port Arthur, Texas, which will be powered by 8 Rivers’ proprietary 8RH2 hydrogen process (ongoing)
STAR Rafineri A.Ş. a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and its sponsors on the development and financing of a $6.3 billion greenfield oil refinery in Turkey on the Aegean Sea. This is the largest project financing in Turkey and involves the largest and most diverse group of ECAs for any multi-source financing in Turkey to date. The STAR project sets new benchmarks for project financings in Turkey in terms of amount and tenor of facilities. The Project won 10 awards including Infrastructure Journal’s “European Oil and Gas Deal of the Year 2014”
Stonepeak in its approximately $3 billion acquisition of a 50% interest in the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, which at 2.6 GW is expected to be the largest offshore wind project in the U.S. and one of the largest offshore wind projects globally upon completion
A joint venture among Korean Gas Corp (KOGAS), Lotte Chemical, STX Energy, and Uzbekneftegas, on the development of the approximately $3.9 billion Surgil gas to petrochemicals project and the Asian Development Bank, KEXIM, and KSure-led financing thereof; Project Finance International’s “Petrochemical Deal of the Year 2012”, Infrastructure Journal’s “Oil and Gas Deal of the Year 2013”, The American Lawyer’s “Global Finance Deal of the Year: Project Finance (Asia) 2014”, and the largest project financing in Central Asia
Uzbekistan GTL on the construction, development and financing of a $3.6 billion gas to liquids project in the Kashkadarya Region, close to Karshi, in the Republic of Uzbekistan. This project is financed by or under the cover of several export credit agencies, development banks and commercial banks, including China Development Bank, KEXIM and KSure
A joint venture between SOCAR Turkey Enerji A. Ş. and a subsidiary of BP plc on the proposed development and financing of a $1.8 billion petrochemical industrial complex in Turkey on the Aegean Sea
SOCAR GPC on its proposed multibillion dollar development and financing of a gas processing plant and petrochemicals facility in Azerbaijan
Eurochem on the construction and financing of an approximately $1 billion dollar ammonia complex to be located within the existing Phosphorit industrial complex at Kingisepp in the Russian Federation
SOCAR Polymer on the approximately $800 million development and financing of facilities for the production of polypropylene and high-density polyethylene in the Republic of Azerbaijan
Nauticol Energy on the financing and development of a methanol project in Alberta, Canada
Nauticol Energy on the financing and development of the Becancour Methanol project in Quebec, Canada
Credentials
- Monash University, LL.B., 2001
- Monash University, B.E. (Hons), 1997
- Legal 500 UK, London: Real Estate: Construction, 2015−2018, 2023−2025; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2025, “Next Generation Lawyer” in Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, 2021 and 2022; “Leading Individual” in Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, 2023 and 2024
- Chambers UK, Projects (UK–wide), 2014, 2019–2025
- Selected to the London Super Lawyers list, Energy & Natural Resources, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2013 and 2015
- Chambers UK, Leader in their Field, Projects, 2013 and 2014
- Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards, Shortlisted for Construction Lawyer of the Year–UK, 2013
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Victoria, Australia
- Deals & CasesOctober 23, 2024
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 17, 2024
- InsightOctober 7, 2024
Published by Energy Intelligence
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 3, 2024
- InsightSeptember 12, 2024
Published by PFI
- InsightMay 8, 2024
Published by Energy Intelligence
- InsightApril 4, 2024
Published by Global Hydrogen Review
- Deals & CasesFebruary 22, 2024
- InsightFebruary 14, 2024
Published by Legal Business on February 1, 2024
- Deals & CasesJanuary 10, 2024
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 19, 2023
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 4, 2023
- InsightSeptember 8, 2023
Published by Project Finance International
- InsightJune 5, 2023
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 20, 2022
- InsightOctober 5, 2022
- Rankings & AwardsSeptember 29, 2022
- Deals & CasesSeptember 9, 2022
- “Mitigating Completion Risk in O&G Projects,” Project Finance International’s Global Energy Report, 2013 (co-author)
- “Four Financing Refinery and Petrochemical Projects: Opportunities and Challenges,” The International Comparative Legal Guide toProject Finance, 2013 Edition (co-author)