Nikki van der Meer

Nikki is a senior energy and resources lawyer with more than 15 years experience in M&A and project development in the oil & gas, LNG, mining and new energy sectors.

She is a well-recognised expert in guiding companies through complex issues in relation to their transactions and operations across the energy and resources sectors, including strategic investments, joint ventures, structuring offtake and marketing arrangements and all aspects of acquisitions and disposals.

She has extensive international and in-house experience, having practised for many years in London, Sydney and Perth, and embedded within gas and LNG trading and origination teams, at bp and Centrica.

 Highlights of Nikki's deal experience include advising:

• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on all aspects of the carve out from ADNOC of its gas business assets and the associated creation and operations of ADNOC Gas, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies in preparation for its subsequent listing on the ADX. Awarded IJ Investor Awards - Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023.
• Santos on the development of the Papua LNG Project and interface arrangements with the PNG LNG Project, including on joint venture, tolling, lifting and balancing, and LNG marketing.
• Woodside on LNG portfolio structuring.
• Tokyo Gas on the sale to EIG of  its interests in four Australian LNG projects; Pluto LNG, Gorgon LNG, Ichthys LNG and QCLNG, for $2.15 billion.
• Shell on its sale to Global Infrastructure Partners of a 26.25% interest in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facilities for US$2.5 billion, one of the first significant acquisitions by an infrastructure player in mid-stream LNG assets. Awarded Debt Market Deal of the Year - Australasian Law Awards 2022.
• TotalEnergies on its synthetic infrastructure joint venture arrangement with Global Infrastructure Partners in relation to its 27.5% interest in the GLNG Project in Queensland for US$750 million.
• Various oil & gas producers on acquisitions and divestments, portfolio structuring and integration, LNG SPAs, gas supply and transport agreements, and operational and decommissioning advice.
• Various LNG and gas traders, including advising both buyers and sellers of gas and LNG, on long term and master sale and purchase agreements, including Woodside, Santos, ADNOC Trading, and EGAT.