Energy and Natural Resources Projects

Demand for energy continues to grow globally, and as a resource and renewables-rich country Australia is playing a significant role.

Our projects team assists private and public sector clients to successfully deliver projects in all energy and natural resources sectors including mining, oil and gas (including LNG), power and renewables, and water and waste.

We support clients across the life-cycle of their project, from initial project structuring to regulatory approvals and compliance, contract negotiation and support, project development and financing, contract administration and dispute management. We are particularly adept advising on, and assisting with the preparation and negotiation of, complex contractual arrangements for major projects, wherever they are located.

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Victorian Waste to Energy Project

Acted for Australian Paper in relation to all aspects of procuring (together with its partner, Suez) Victoria’s first energy from waste facility, A$600 million plus 225MW plant in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria.

Queensland Curtis LNG Project

Acted for BG Group/Shell on the A$21 billion Queensland Curtis LNG Project. Queensland Curtis LNG is the world’s first coal seam gas to LNG project.

Pacific Energy

Advised Pacific Energy as the sponsor of the Perth Biomass Power Station Project. Corrs has advised on all aspects of the project, including the PPA, the procurement of fuel (forest plantation residue), fuel transportation, the EPC contract, and equity and project finance arrangements for the development of a 40-45 MW renewable energy power station.

Victorian Reverse Auction – VRET

Advised the Victorian Government on the negotiation and finalisation of two projects forming part of the Victorian Renewable Energy Target Reverse Auction.

Newcrest Mining & Harmony Gold

Advising Newcrest Mining (one of the world’s largest gold miners) and Harmony Gold (South Africa's third-largest gold producer) on the development of the Wafi-Golpu Project, a proposed world class underground copper/gold mine. This is a project of national significance, employing the block cave mining technique, which has not previously been used in Papua New Guinea.