Representative Downstream Due Diligence

• Canadian interest in U.S. refining
• Marathon buyback of Ashland’s 38% interest in JV and the original
• Marathon Ashland Petroleum JV
• BP refinery divestitures (Marcus Hook, Lima, Grangemouth & Lavera)
• ConocoPhillips divestiture (Denver)
• Phillips/Tosco refining JV
• Phillips and UDS proposed merger
• Conoco/Pennzoil Penreco partnership
• Privatization of the Turkish refining industry
• Czech Republic refining and petrochemical industry

Representative Chemicals Due Diligence

• Current large Western European acquisition—confidential
• Innovene spinoff from BP
• Lubrizol acquisition of Noveon
• Chevron/Phillips Chemical JV
• Sterling Group (all of their deals since 1980s)
• JV to create the largest carbon black manufacturer in North America
• Seagrams Wines & Spirits
• Montell (Montedison/Shell) JV
• Georgia Gulf acquisition of Condea Vista PVC
• Warburg acquisition of Wellman Chemicals
• Privatization of Pemex Petroquimica
• Dow Chemical/Union Carbide merger
• Chevron/Phillips Chemical JV

Representative Upstream Due Diligence

• Confidential acquisition in Kazakhstan
• CalDive/Remington Oil & Gas merger to form Helix
• Petrohawk Energy merger with KCS Energy
• Multiple Goldman Sachs acquisitions including Pacific Energy, Osyka,
• Phoenix, Ridgeway, Lonestar and Foothills
• Divestiture of Chief Oil & Gas to Devon Energy
• EnerVest—EnCap MLP
• EnerVest acquisitions of CGas, MAK-J, D&J, R*B
• Foundation acquisitions of Paladin, Senora, Explorer and KJS
• Lime Rock acquisitions of Endeavor and SDX Resources

Representative Midstream Due Diligence

• Eagle Rock acquisition of Oneok Gas Processing assets
• Dominion Gas acquisition from Sonat
• Divestiture of Sago midstream assets to West Texas Gas
• Salt dome storage project (confidential)
• Gas re-injection project in NY (confidential)
  

Representative International Upstream Oil & Gas Due Diligence

• EHS evaluation of Marathon Oil operations in Equitorial Guinea.  These included offshore oil and gas, LNG, and gas processing operations.
• EHS evaluation of upstream oil and gas operations in Gabon.
• EHS evaluation of upstream oil and gas operations and surrounding issues in The Republic of Kazakhstan.  This included upstream operations and associated social issues including relocating affected villages.
• EHS assessment of BP gas plant and upstream oil and gas assets in Argentina for the World Bank.
• EHS evaluation of oil and gas assets in Ireland and the North Sea for several clients.
• EHS assessment and transaction advice for the acquisition of oil and gas  assets being privatized in Germany.
• On two separate projects, conducted environmental assessments of over 30 offshore drilling units.  This included jackups, semi-submersibles and drill ships, operating primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, the United Kingdom, and   Norwegian sectors of the North Sea.
• EHS assessment of Compañia General de Combustibles S.A.’s energy related facilities in anticipation of the potential use of these facilities as collateral to obtain financing from the International Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of the World Bank. Included were oil and gas exploration and production properties previously acquired from YPF S.A. in Argentina.

Representative Manufacturing Due Diligence

• Acquisition of Colombia Steel Tanks
• Acquisition of Hudson
• Acquisition of Honeywell Consumer Products
• Acquisition of Exopak
• Navistar/International Harvester
• Numerous steel manufacturing assessments

 

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