Partner

Pablo C. Ferrante

Projects & Infrastructure, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

Übersicht

Pablo C. Ferrante is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Global Oil and Gas Group, who concentrates his practice on domestic and international corporate projects and transactions, with a focus on Latin America. He has extensive experience representing oil and gas companies in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, and in the negotiation of exploration, drilling, production, operating, transportation, processing and storage agreements and other contracts commonly used in the industry.

Pablo also has significant experience representing financial institutions and companies across a wide range of industries in cross-border financings and business transactions across Latin America, as well as advising companies on compliance with anti-corruption and embargo laws.

Pablo was honored by Law 360 for his work on some of the most innovative deals in the energy industry. Chambers Global highlights Pablo’s ability to “focus sharply and quickly on the client’s interest.”

Erfahrung

  • Recently acted as international legal advisor to Chevron Argentina S.R.L., an affiliate of Chevron Corporation on its participation in the $3 billion crude oil export pipeline project, Vaca Muerta Sur. This project, announced on December 16, 2024, will be developed by VMOS S.A., with YPF S.A., Vista Energy Argentina S.A.U, Pampa Energía S.A., and Pan American Sur S.A. as initial shareholders. Chevron, Pluspetrol S.A. and Shell Argentina S.A. executed options to join as shareholders at a later date. Chevron’s exercise of its option rights to participate in the project is subject to obtaining all required internal corporate approvals. Another international law firm acted as project counsel to VMOS S.A.
  • Advised Pluspetrol on the acquisition of ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina S.R.L. from ExxonMobil Argentina Investments B.V. and QatarEnergy Argentina Holdings LLC, including stakes in blocks Bajo del Choique-La Invernada (one of the most prolific unconventional fields in the Vaca Muerta formation), Los Toldos I Sur, Los Toldos II Oeste, and Pampa de las Yeguas, in addition to a stake in the Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelval) oil pipeline. The transaction was reported to be worth approximately US$1.7 billion.
  • Represented Pluspetrol in connection with a Farmout Agreement for the acquisition of a 30% participating interest in oil and gas Block 47, offshore Suriname, from Tullow Oil.
  • Represented Noble Energy in connection with a Farmout Agreement for the acquisition of a 20% participating interest in oil and gas Block 54, offshore Suriname, from Tullow Oil.
  • Represented Noble Energy in the farmout of a participating interest in two hydrocarbon concessions offshore Nicaragua to Repsol.
  • Represented Noble Energy in the farmout of a participating interest in two hydrocarbon concessions offshore Nicaragua to a private equity group.

Auszeichnungen

  • Chambers Global- Latin America: Energy & Natural Resources, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012
  • Chambers Latin America: Energy & Natural Resources 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
  • Chambers USA: Latin America Investments 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Ausbildung

  • Northwestern University School of Law, LLM
  • Universidad Austral, postgraduate degree in Regulated Industries (LLM equivalent)
  • Universidad Católica Argentina, JD

Zulassungen

  • New York
  • Texas, Foreign Legal Consultant
  • Argentina

Sprachen

  • Englisch
  • Spanisch

Mitgliedschaften

  • Member, American Bar Association, International Law Section
  • Member, New York State Bar Association, International Law and Practice Section
  • Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
  • Member, World Affairs Council of Houston
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