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Biography
Dirk's principal areas of practice are international business and energy transactions, including oil and gas transactions, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and development of energy infrastructure with particular emphasis on projects in emerging markets. He is a member of the firm's worldwide Project Finance and Development Practice Group. Prior to joining Vinson & Elkins, Dirk worked as a Petroleum Engineer.
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Experience
- Representing Japanese trading company in connection with potential multi-billion dollar crude offtake agreement with Russian oil and gas company
- Representing Lebanese investor in connection with potential purchase of volumetric production payment in the Gulf of Mexico
- Represented the seller in connection with the sale of an interest in the largest independent gas producer in Russia
- Represented the largest independent gas producer in Russia in connection with potential multi-lateral financing
- Represented U.S. producer in connection with drilling program for gas storage facility
- Represented an international joint venture in connection with a project to build, own, operate and finance gas processing facilities valued at $319 million in Venezuela
- Represented a Canadian developer in connection with a project to build and market capacity on a 200 km gas pipeline in Mexico, including 30 year gas transportation and gas purchase agreements
- Represented a US crude oil producer in connection with 50,000 barrel per day crude oil sales agreement with multiple index-based pricing mechanisms
- Represented a Russian company in connection with potential investment in Middle Eastern cross-border oil pipeline project
- Represented Indian refiner in connection with product sales agreements
- Represented producer in connection with Malampaya gas to power project in the Philippines
- Represented international oil and gas company in connection with unitization of Indonesian oil and gas discovery
- Represented US oil and gas producer in connection with developing and implementation of master service agreement program
- Represented an operator in connection with the development of its oil and gas assets offshore India, including drafting, bidding and negotiating contracts for drilling, air and sea vessel chartering, well services, engineering and construction, and port leasing and management
- Represented the project company in connection with the restructuring of the Sengkang power project and related financing in Indonesia
- Represented U.S. energy company in connection with drafting and negotiating documentation for acquisition and development of oil and gas concessions in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
- Represented consortium of lenders in connection with $60,000,000 note purchase agreement secured by interests in natural gas storage facility
- Represented an energy services provider in connection with a 15 year energy services outsourcing transaction valued at $1.3 billion
- Represented an international energy services company in connection with analysis of its Indonesian operations and contractual relationships with Pertamina
- Represented potential developer in connection with analysis and preparation of bids for construction and operation of electric power generation facilities in the Philippines and Sri Lanka
- Represented a large multinational energy company in connection with analysis of U.S. jurisdictional issues arising from its Asian operations
- Represented a Canadian developer in connection with divestiture of $120 million of Mexican energy assets to a French energy company
- Represented a U.S. energy producer in connection with a highly tax-structured sale of interests in offshore oil and gas properties valued at $385 million
- Represented international oil and gas company in connection with divestiture of Indonesian oil and gas assets valued at approximately US$250 million
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Activities and Affiliations
- Listed: Euromoney's 2003 and 2005 Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers
- Publications: Co-author of annual survey of Texas oil and gas law developments from 1994 to 2003
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Education and Professional Background
- The University of Texas, B.S. in petroleum engineering, 1985
- Southern Methodist University, J.D. with honors, 1992 (Editor, Southwestern Law Review; Order of the Coif)
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1992
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