Katy Warner
Clayton Utz
[Katy] delivered excellent work and advice despite being faced with complex and challenging circumstances. Much of what was endured were not ‘normal’ A&D challenges and I think you should be proud of the work you did in overcoming the circumstances and getting this deal across the line.
– Client
Katy is a dedicated energy and resources law specialist, having worked on the acquisition, sale, financing, development, ongoing operation and management and regulatory compliance of many significant energy and resources projects.
Her expertise spans joint ventures, renewables, petroleum, coal, minerals, commodity sales and more, but her sweet spot is M&A. With in-house roles at Peabody Energy, Origin Energy, Senex Energy, and Alinta, Katy's industry insights stand out.
- Macquarie Capital: advised on its participation in the Asian Renewable Energy Hub to be developed in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
- ConocoPhillips: advised on the sale of its northern Australian and Timor-Leste business to Santos Limited for US$1.265 billion plus a contingent payment of US$200 million subject to FID on Barossa.
- Consortium: advised sellers led by Brookfield and Macquarie on the US$2.5 billion sale of Quadrant Energy to Santos Limited.
- Senex Energy: acted on its gas sales agreements with AGL, EnergyAustralia, BlueScope Steel, ENGIE, Orora and Visy to underpin its proposed $1billion Atlas Gas Project.
- Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd: Project Counsel on its A$24 billion CSG to LNG project.
- Repsol: advised on the sale of its Papua New Guinea assets and operations to Arran Energy.
- Beach Energy: advised on the structuring and sale of a 40% interest in its iconic Otway petroleum assets in offshore Victoria to OG Energy for $344 million, and on its consequential joint venture and tie-in arrangements.
- Squadron Energy: advising on the development of the Australian Industrial Energy Regasification Terminal at Port Kembla.
- Australian Government: advising on the disconnection and rehabilitation of the Northern Endeavour FPSO in Northern Australia, which was abandoned after Northern Endeavour went into bankruptcy.
- Financiers: advising on a significant petroleum project offshore Northern Territory that will produce feedstock gas for LNG, which involves ESG issues and significant due diligence that extends to the LNG processing and tolling arrangements.