
Louise Fischel-Bock

20 Fenchurch Street
24th Floor
London EC3M 3BY
United Kingdom

Louise is an associate in the London Energy Transactions & Projects practice. Louise advises on project development and project finance, mergers and acquisitions, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, primarily in the energy sector, including experience in energy transition matters involving renewable fuels, carbon capture, clean ammonia and low-carbon hydrogen.
The following is a list of representative matters in which Louise has assisted.
Experience Highlights
Woodside Energy Group Ltd in its merger with BHP Petroleum with an approximately US $43 billion merged entity value and concurrent listing of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the NYSE
Gulf Coast Ammonia as project counsel in the development and financing of a world-scale ammonia project in Texas (Proximo’s 2019 North American Petrochemicals Deal of the Year)
ASX listed Ioneer in the development of the flagship Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project located in Nevada in a 50/50 joint venture with Sibanye Stillwater, including offtake agreements to supply lithium for the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles
Brookfield Renewable Power in its investment of up to $500 million in California Bioenergy, a leading developer of dairy digesters for generating renewable vehicle fuel and electricity
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”
SOCAR GPC on the development and multi-billion dollar financing of a gas processing plant and petrochemicals facility in Azerbaijan
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, KSure, EXIAR and Gazprombank
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
A Canada-based petrochemical company on the proposed development and financing of a $2 billion methanol production facility in Alberta
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
Credentials
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, LL.M. with Certificate of Specialization in Energy and Clean Technology, (High Honours), 2017
- University of Law, LPC (Distinction) and MS in Law, Business and Management, 2016
- University of Law, GDL (Distinction), 2015
- Boston College, B.A., 2014
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
- InsightSeptember 8, 2023
Published by Project Finance International
- Deals & CasesMay 25, 2023
- Deals & CasesJanuary 4, 2023
- Deals & CasesSeptember 9, 2022
- Deals & CasesAugust 1, 2022
- InsightMay 26, 2022
V&E ESG Update
- Press ReleaseMay 26, 2022
- Deals & CasesFebruary 22, 2022
- InsightNovember 24, 2021
- InsightAugust 24, 2021
- Deals & CasesMay 6, 2021
- InsightApril 21, 2021
V&E Climate Change Update
- Deals & CasesJanuary 13, 2021
- InsightDecember 17, 2020
Published by Project Finance International, December 02, 2020
News & Insights
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