MinterEllison has advised on various gas, other petroleum and fuels projects and transactions in Australia and the region. Our specialist petroleum team works with explorers, producers, infrastructure owners and operators, commodity buyers, investors, lenders and governments. They also work with industry bodies to inform regulators of industry standards and practices, collaborate with other stakeholders and improve regulations.

We can help your business navigate and respond to the challenges presented by decarbonisation and rapidly evolving fuel technology, digital transformation, industrial relations reforms and an increasingly complex regulatory and policy landscape and dynamic market environment.

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How we can help

Clients engage us to support them to adapt and transform their businesses in response to climate change and the sustainability expectations of their shareholders, investors and other stakeholders. We advise on the structuring, financing and development of hydrogen and carbon capture and storage projects, on updates to their procurement contracts to better support their decarbonisation ambitions and on climate change related disclosure obligations.

The range of services we provide to clients include:

Knowledge and expertise

Hydrogen. Momentum is growing.

Australia is positioned to be a world leader in the hydrogen sector. The industry is being driven by Commonwealth and State government funding, export demand, Australia's own decarbonisation goals, and the country's wealth of renewable energy opportunities. Our report, Harnessing Hydrogen – The Tipping Point, Dec 2020, details:

• the potential for hydrogen
• financial, supply chain and regulatory issues
• Australia's national hydrogen strategy
• lessons learned from harnessing solar and LNG