Andrew Holmes
Clayton Utz
Special Counsel
Brisbane
Overview
Andrew is a leading energy and resources lawyer, with expertise in acquisitions, sales, farm-ins, off-takes, royalties, commodity transactions, rail and port access and rights under joint venture agreements.
Notable Work
- Idemtisu Australia: advising on its divestment of the Ensham Mine for Sungela Pty Ltd, including sale agreement, royalties and security.
- Enel Green Power S.p.A.: advising in resepct of its sale of 50% of Enel Green Power Australia to Inpex Corporation.
- Consortium: advising major Japanese steel makers and commodities traders (Nippon Steel Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Nippon Steel Trading Corporation, Shinsho Corporation, and JFE Mineral Co., Ltd) on their acquisition of a 12% interest in the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland, Australia from global mining company Anglo American, a complex transaction which resulted in the equalisation of interests with the neighbouring Moranbah North coal mine.
- Tokyo Gas: advising in relation to their joint venture with Shell and CNOOC for the A$26 billion Queensland LNG Project. Tokyo Gas is a minority non-operator participant in the project. Andrew also advised Tokyo Gas in respect of Shell's sale of an interest in the common facilities of the project for US$2.5 billion.
- Sugar Terminals Limited: Providing ongoing advice to in respect of its sugar export terminals in Queensland.
- ITOCHU Corporation: acting for on its farm-in into the Karin coal project including royalty, marketing caveats and mortgage arrangements.
- Queensland Competition Authority: acting for the in respect of Aurizon Network's proposed Standard User Funding Agreement, a suite of documentation to permit user funded expansions of the Central Queensland Coal Network.
- Mitsubishi Development: advising on the BMA coal joint venture with BHP and the sale of the Gregory Crinium mine to Sojitz.
- Southern Ports Authority: acting for in respect of its leasing, storage and handling arrangements with an exporter of iron ore, including assistance with the drafting of briefing and board papers for the Western Australian Government.
- Commonwealth of Australia: advising the in respect of the storage of crude oil at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the US.
Insights
Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Nippon Steel Corporation on its acquisition of a stake in the Blackwater Mine
29 Aug 2024 | Media Release
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Capacity investment in Australian renewable energy projects – applications now open and first set of tender guidelines released for Government revenue underwriting scheme
13 Jun 2024 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz assists Osisko Bermuda Limited on US$150m copper and silver stream transactions with Metals Acquisition Limited
20 Jun 2023 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz acts as Australian counsel to Canada’s Maverix Metals Inc. on $50m royalties portfolio acquisition from Barrick Gold Corp
9 Sep 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Australia Pacific LNG on the purchase of the Ironbark project
4 Mar 2019 | Media Release
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One step closer: the Queensland Competition Authority's draft decision on Aurizon Network's Standard User Funding Agreement
17 Aug 2017 | Article
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