Senior Associate

Charlie Denham

Languages

English

Charlie is a Senior Associate in the Energy and Infrastructure Team and has over 10 years’ experience working in mergers and acquisitions, project developments, commercial advisory and regulatory advice across a range of energy sub-sectors, including oil and gas, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen. Charlie specialises in decarbonisation project developments spanning multiple energy sub-sectors.

Charlie has completed multiple client secondments and is able to quickly build trust with clients. He has a reputation of being collaborative and innovative, and providing commercially pragmatic solutions.

Relevant experience

NEO Energy on its USD 4bn 55/45 corporate joint venture with Repsol, marking one of the largest energy deals in the UK North Sea across the last few years. As a result of the transaction, the entire UK offshore energy businesses of NEO Energy and Repsol will be merged, creating one of the larget oil and gas companies in the UK. Charlie was the lead Associate on Repsol retaining liability for decommissioning its legacy assets, which required specific provision in the SPA, SHA and associated bespoke transaction documents.
A confidential client on diligence of offshore wind services framework agreements as part of a potential equity investment into the services provider. Charlie led a team of lawyers in carrying out due diligence that was tailored to the client's business and areas of priority.
TotalEnergies on its Culzean Floating Wind Project, which is a UK-first project to decarbonise offshore oil and gas operations through the provision of renewable electricity from a 3MW floating wind turbine directly connected to the Culzean platform. Charlie was the lead Associate on the matter and the negotiation of key project agreements including a constructon and tie-in agreement, operations and maintenance services agreement, power purchase agreement and Crown Estate Scotland lease agreements.
bp on the sale of its upstream intrests in Trinidad and Tobago.
Equinor on a joint venture in which Equinor and Shell will combine their entire upstream portfolios in the UKCS. The project is structured as a 50:50 joint venture, and will result in the creation of the UKs largest E&P company.
MVM on the acquisition of an interest in the Shah Deniz gas field, offshore Azerbaijan. Charlie was the lead Associate on this matter, managing all aspects of an extensive diligence process, negotiating the transaction documents and managing completion.
bp on the disposal of exploration interests in the UKCS.
An international oil and gas E&P company on a large due diligence exercise on the acquisition of interests in eight onshore concessions in Egypt.
SSE on the acquisition of an interest in the H2NE hydrogen project, including diligence on existing project agreements and advice on contracting structure for operations and maintenance at a complex integrated site.
CNR International on an FPSO re-development project in Cote d’Ivoire.
Storegga / Pale Blue Dot Energy on the Acorn carbon capture, utilisation and storage project in the United Kingdom.
bp on a joint venture in which bp and Eni combined their entire upstream portfolios in Angola, including all their oil, gas and LNG interests in the country. The project was structured as a 50:50 self-funded joint venture, resulting in the creation of one of Africa's largest energy companies.
Project corporate counsel to bp, TotalEnergies, Shell, National Grid on the Net Zero Teeside project, a full chain Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Project which will involve building a transportation and storage system to gather industrial carbon dioxide, compress it and store it safely in a reservoir under the North Sea.
TAQA, on a dedicated support basis, on its UKCS supply chain contracts and tendering activities
Premier Oil on the intra-group transfer of interests in two UKCS oil and gas fields, at a combined value of USD 800m.
SSE on the sale of its equity in Walney Offshore Wind Farm to Greencoat, including advice on interpretation of a shareholders agreement and power purchase agreements.
ConocoPhillips on the completion of the sale of their UK oil and gas business to Chrysaor.

Education

2014 – LPC / LLM, University of Law, London

2012 – GDL, BPP Law School, London

2010 – LL.B, University of Aberdeen

sectors

Energy & Climate Change Oil & Gas

Insights

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