Peter focuses his practice on the formation, financing, purchase and sale of corporations, partnerships and joint ventures, particularly in oil and gas and energy infrastructure projects.
He advises clients on:
- commercial aspects of the purchase and sale of assets and shares
- corporate governance and competition issues
- the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties
- the development and approval of midstream energy infrastructure
Before joining BLG in 2011, Peter was Senior Legal Counsel and Manager of Pipeline Business Development for a large energy infrastructure company.
He is the National Leader of our Oil & Gas Group.
Peter provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- For Keyera in the negotiation of various gas handling agreements
- Represented the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) in the Mainline Toll Settlement with shippers.
- Represented eastern Canadian liquids pipeline in negotiation and regulatory approval of toll settlement agreement with shippers.
- Represented purchaser in $60M cross border acquisition of industrial tractor and equipment manufacturer.
- Represented offshore oil producer in lifting and marketing arrangement with ExxonMobil.
- Represented bidder for $300 million purchase of wind and solar renewable generation assets Suncor.
- Competition advice to Kelt Exploration Ltd. in its C$510 million disposition of oil and gas assets to ConocoPhillips.
- Trimac in the C$80 million purchase of Gibson's oilfield transportation services business.
- Capital Power Corporation in its C$387 million acquisition of the 875 MW Goreway natural gas combined cycle generation facility.
- Kogas Canada Energy Ltd. in relation to:
- the sale of a 10% participating interest in the LNG Canada project to a subsidiary of Petronas.
- its 2020 reorganization of Canadian affiliates, including with respect to its investment in the $40B LNG Canada project.
- The Government of Canada in its C$4.5 billion acquisition of the Trans Mountain and Puget Sound Pipelines, and related terminals.
- A helium producer on overriding royalty and related agreements.
- A large midstream company with respect to Rail Car Pooling and logistics.
- A joint industry organization on all aspects of emergency response planning, environmental response, and transportation services for LPGs.
- A foreign investor in the acquisition of an interest in a Gas Plant and related gas handling agreements.
- A logistics company on a railway siding lease.
- An anchor shipper in the development of the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline and its investment in the LNG Canada joint venture.
- HollyFrontier in the C$1.125 billion acquisition of a lubricants business unit.
- A startup company in its $7 million acquisition of upstream oil and gas assets.
- The world’s largest mining services provider in connection with an oilsands services agreement with Suncor, including related joint venture and equipment leasing arrangements.
- Competition advice relating to $625 million purchase of oil and gas asset by large upstream producer.
- Anchor shipper on commercial agreements for development, transportation, and operation of pipelines supporting LNG export project.
- Foreign investor on $200 million acquisition of oil and gas properties in Alberta
- Purchaser in $80 million acquisition of oil & gas properties in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
- Purchaser in $31 million acquisition of Alberta oil and gas properties.
- Executives and board of directors of a large energy infrastructure company on corporate structuring alternatives.
- Represented shipper in negotiation of transportation agreement for U.S. Midwest gas pipeline.
- Revised asset-operating agreements and governance policies for U.S. public limited partnership.
- Advised U.S. public limited partnership on acquisition of limited-liability corporation interests from sponsor parent corporation.
- U.S. based Private Equity investor in the acquisition of Alberta oil and gas properties.
- Large energy infrastructure company on the acquisition and development of a gas-storage asset.
- An energy infrastructure company, and manager of joint venture legal team, for four Liquefied Natural Gas terminal projects.
- Negotiated and drafted joint venture, technology licence, marine transportation tariff, and agency agreements for marine-based compressed natural gas projects.
- Represented bidder in auction of California-based power assets, including power-purchase agreement and transmission access agreements.
- For Keyera in the negotiation of various gas handling agreements
- Represented the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) in the Mainline Toll Settlement with shippers.
- Represented eastern Canadian liquids pipeline in negotiation and regulatory approval of toll settlement agreement with shippers.
- Represented purchaser in $60M cross border acquisition of industrial tractor and equipment manufacturer.
- Represented offshore oil producer in lifting and marketing arrangement with ExxonMobil.
- Represented bidder for $300 million purchase of wind and solar renewable generation assets Suncor.
- Competition advice to Kelt Exploration Ltd. in its C$510 million disposition of oil and gas assets to ConocoPhillips.
- Trimac in the C$80 million purchase of Gibson's oilfield transportation services business.
- Capital Power Corporation in its C$387 million acquisition of the 875 MW Goreway natural gas combined cycle generation facility.
- Kogas Canada Energy Ltd. in relation to:
- the sale of a 10% participating interest in the LNG Canada project to a subsidiary of Petronas.
- its 2020 reorganization of Canadian affiliates, including with respect to its investment in the $40B LNG Canada project.
- The Government of Canada in its C$4.5 billion acquisition of the Trans Mountain and Puget Sound Pipelines, and related terminals.
- A helium producer on overriding royalty and related agreements.
- A large midstream company with respect to Rail Car Pooling and logistics.
- A joint industry organization on all aspects of emergency response planning, environmental response, and transportation services for LPGs.
- A foreign investor in the acquisition of an interest in a Gas Plant and related gas handling agreements.
- A logistics company on a railway siding lease.
- An anchor shipper in the development of the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline and its investment in the LNG Canada joint venture.
- HollyFrontier in the C$1.125 billion acquisition of a lubricants business unit.
- A startup company in its $7 million acquisition of upstream oil and gas assets.
- The world’s largest mining services provider in connection with an oilsands services agreement with Suncor, including related joint venture and equipment leasing arrangements.
- Competition advice relating to $625 million purchase of oil and gas asset by large upstream producer.
- Anchor shipper on commercial agreements for development, transportation, and operation of pipelines supporting LNG export project.
- Foreign investor on $200 million acquisition of oil and gas properties in Alberta
- Purchaser in $80 million acquisition of oil & gas properties in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
- Purchaser in $31 million acquisition of Alberta oil and gas properties.
- Executives and board of directors of a large energy infrastructure company on corporate structuring alternatives.
- Represented shipper in negotiation of transportation agreement for U.S. Midwest gas pipeline.
- Revised asset-operating agreements and governance policies for U.S. public limited partnership.
- Advised U.S. public limited partnership on acquisition of limited-liability corporation interests from sponsor parent corporation.
- U.S. based Private Equity investor in the acquisition of Alberta oil and gas properties.
- Large energy infrastructure company on the acquisition and development of a gas-storage asset.
- An energy infrastructure company, and manager of joint venture legal team, for four Liquefied Natural Gas terminal projects.
- Negotiated and drafted joint venture, technology licence, marine transportation tariff, and agency agreements for marine-based compressed natural gas projects.
- Represented bidder in auction of California-based power assets, including power-purchase agreement and transmission access agreements.
