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David Lang is a partner in King & Spalding’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice. His practice focuses on energy infrastructure development, acquisition and disposition, with a particular focus on LNG projects. David also assists clients in the upstream, midstream, renewable energy and petrochemical sectors.

David routinely works in the LNG sector, advising both domestic and international clients across the LNG value chain. He has represented clients on matters related to gas supply, liquefaction, marketing and shipping, regasification and gas sales for projects throughout the world.

David has extensive experience in developing other energy and petrochemical infrastructure, including representing upstream, midstream and petrochemical companies to develop projects, and acquire and dispose of assets. He has also represented companies around the world in private equity fund investments, joint ventures and project financing matters.

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Credentials

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law

B.S., The University of Texas at Austin

Hong Kong

Texas

Association for International Petroleum Negotiators - Member

Houston Bar Association - Member

Houston Young Lawyers Association - Member

Texas State Bar

Who’s Who Legal for Energy


2016-2017

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Global 2016

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Asia Pacific 2016

The International Who's Who of Energy Lawyers


2013-2014

The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers


2014

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Recognition

Who’s Who Legal for Energy


2016-2017

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Global 2016

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Asia Pacific 2016

The International Who's Who of Energy Lawyers


2013-2014

The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers


2014

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Advised Chinese company on its potential equity investment in publicly-listed Australian company with LNG export project development assets in Louisiana and Eastern Canada

Advised Santos on its long-term joint venture arrangements with KOGAS, Total, and Petronas for the GLNG project in Queensland, Australia, as well as LNG marketing and sales from that joint venture

Represented a US subsidiary of a Canadian company in its development of an LNG export facility and related pipeline on the US West Coast

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Advised Chinese company on its potential equity investment in publicly-listed Australian company with LNG export project development assets in Louisiana and Eastern Canada

Advised Santos on its long-term joint venture arrangements with KOGAS, Total, and Petronas for the GLNG project in Queensland, Australia, as well as LNG marketing and sales from that joint venture

Represented a US subsidiary of a Canadian company in its development of an LNG export facility and related pipeline on the US West Coast

Assisted BG Group on the negotiation of LNG sales, terminal use, gas sales, and related agreements for a multi-user LNG regasification facility in Singapore, including sales of regasified LNG to all utilities in Singapore

Represented a private equity firm on its potential acquisition of a 50% interest in a company that owns and operates a fleet of floating LNG storage and regasification vessels (FSRUs)

Advised a Chinese state-owned company on its acquisition of a 10 percent stake in Atlantic LNG liquefaction plant in Trinidad & Tobago

Represented a global shipping company on its potential acquisition of all of the equity of a company that owns and operates a fleet of floating LNG storage and regasification vessels (FSRUs)

Advised GasAtacama Chile on its negotiation of charter agreements for floating LNG receiving, storage and regas units to be moored offshore of Chile, along with related LNG shipping and LNG purchase agreements

Advised BG Group on its USD 1.3 billion project development of an LNG import terminal at Quintero, Chile, including negotiations for LNG sales, terminal use and downstream gas sales.

Represented private equity company on its acquisition of an equity interest in a pipeline project from Texas into Mexico

Advised a Chinese company on its entry into five production sharing contracts in the Ogaden Basin, Ethiopia and plans for developing natural gas and LNG infrastructure related thereto

Assisted a portfolio company of a US-based private equity fund with its investment in and joint operations with a Southeast Asian oil and gas company with operations in Indonesia

Advised a Chinese sovereign wealth fund on its acquisition of a 30% interest in the global E&P business of a European energy company

Assisted an Asian petrochemical company on its development of ethane cracker in the United States

Advised a petrochemical company on its development of a large ethylene and polyethylene complex in Trinidad & Tobago, including work on joint venture arrangements, project agreements, and EPC matters

Advised a petrochemical company on the merger of its American styrenics business with another major petrochemical company, including drafting and negotiating facility reconfiguration agreements, operating service agreements, and feedstock supply and product sales agreements

Represented a petrochemical company in the sale of its commodities chemicals business, with particular focus on splitting out facilities from larger complexes and related services agreements

Represented NRG Energy in its $280 million sale of a Brazilian power plant; this deal was named Project Finance's 2008 Latin American Renewables "Deal of the Year"

Represented private equity client in connection with development of a gas-fired power generation facility in Mexico

Advised private equity client on its provision of equity financing to a gas-to-power project in Chile

Matters

Advised Chinese company on its potential equity investment in publicly-listed Australian company with LNG export project development assets in Louisiana and Eastern Canada

Advised Santos on its long-term joint venture arrangements with KOGAS, Total, and Petronas for the GLNG project in Queensland, Australia, as well as LNG marketing and sales from that joint venture

Represented a US subsidiary of a Canadian company in its development of an LNG export facility and related pipeline on the US West Coast

See more

Close

Matters

Advised Chinese company on its potential equity investment in publicly-listed Australian company with LNG export project development assets in Louisiana and Eastern Canada

Advised Santos on its long-term joint venture arrangements with KOGAS, Total, and Petronas for the GLNG project in Queensland, Australia, as well as LNG marketing and sales from that joint venture

Represented a US subsidiary of a Canadian company in its development of an LNG export facility and related pipeline on the US West Coast

Assisted BG Group on the negotiation of LNG sales, terminal use, gas sales, and related agreements for a multi-user LNG regasification facility in Singapore, including sales of regasified LNG to all utilities in Singapore

Represented a private equity firm on its potential acquisition of a 50% interest in a company that owns and operates a fleet of floating LNG storage and regasification vessels (FSRUs)

Advised a Chinese state-owned company on its acquisition of a 10 percent stake in Atlantic LNG liquefaction plant in Trinidad & Tobago

Represented a global shipping company on its potential acquisition of all of the equity of a company that owns and operates a fleet of floating LNG storage and regasification vessels (FSRUs)

Advised GasAtacama Chile on its negotiation of charter agreements for floating LNG receiving, storage and regas units to be moored offshore of Chile, along with related LNG shipping and LNG purchase agreements

Advised BG Group on its USD 1.3 billion project development of an LNG import terminal at Quintero, Chile, including negotiations for LNG sales, terminal use and downstream gas sales.

Represented private equity company on its acquisition of an equity interest in a pipeline project from Texas into Mexico

Advised a Chinese company on its entry into five production sharing contracts in the Ogaden Basin, Ethiopia and plans for developing natural gas and LNG infrastructure related thereto

Assisted a portfolio company of a US-based private equity fund with its investment in and joint operations with a Southeast Asian oil and gas company with operations in Indonesia

Advised a Chinese sovereign wealth fund on its acquisition of a 30% interest in the global E&P business of a European energy company

Assisted an Asian petrochemical company on its development of ethane cracker in the United States

Advised a petrochemical company on its development of a large ethylene and polyethylene complex in Trinidad & Tobago, including work on joint venture arrangements, project agreements, and EPC matters

Advised a petrochemical company on the merger of its American styrenics business with another major petrochemical company, including drafting and negotiating facility reconfiguration agreements, operating service agreements, and feedstock supply and product sales agreements

Represented a petrochemical company in the sale of its commodities chemicals business, with particular focus on splitting out facilities from larger complexes and related services agreements

Represented NRG Energy in its $280 million sale of a Brazilian power plant; this deal was named Project Finance's 2008 Latin American Renewables "Deal of the Year"

Represented private equity client in connection with development of a gas-fired power generation facility in Mexico

Advised private equity client on its provision of equity financing to a gas-to-power project in Chile

Credentials

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law

B.S., The University of Texas at Austin

Hong Kong

Texas

Association for International Petroleum Negotiators - Member

Houston Bar Association - Member

Houston Young Lawyers Association - Member

Texas State Bar

Who’s Who Legal for Energy


2016-2017

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Global 2016

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Asia Pacific 2016

The International Who's Who of Energy Lawyers


2013-2014

The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers


2014

Close

Recognition

Who’s Who Legal for Energy


2016-2017

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Global 2016

Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources


Chambers Asia Pacific 2016

The International Who's Who of Energy Lawyers


2013-2014

The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers


2014