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Omar Samji is a partner in the firm’s Houston office and leads the firm’s global Energy Innovation team. Omar represents energy companies and investors in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, project development, equity and debt financings, and commercial arrangements in hydrogen, carbon capture & sequestration, energy storage, and industrial decarbonization. He also counsels clients on corporate governance matters. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of low carbon energy and energy transition. Clients describe Omar as a “very measured” lawyer who delivers “fantastic results” (Chambers USA).
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M&A and Project Development
- Integrated Energy Company’s development of a hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility in California
- Ethanol plant owner’s development of on-site carbon capture and sequestration facilities in the Midwest
- Microgrid operator’s development of a renewable energy powered microgrid to serve a municipality in California
- Midstream company’s development of facilities to store carbon dioxide captured from its natural gas treaters in Texas
- SJ Industries’ acquisition through its renewables business of two fuel cell energy projects in New York
- NextEra Energy’s decarbonization venture’s acquisition and financing of multiple data centers
- ESM Acquisition Company’s US$300 million public stock offering to seek to acquire a low carbon energy business
- The Energy and Minerals Group (EMG) and Vision Blue Resources in their investment in Serra Verde, a Denham Capital portfolio company, that is developing an integrated rare earth element mining and processing operation in Brazil
- Phoenix Park Energy Marketing’s acquisition of Twin Eagle’s energy trading business
- StratosFuels, Inc.’s financing and development of a hydrogen mobility fueling project
- Private equity backed company in the development of a series of carbon capture facilities for commonly owned ethanol facilities
- Publicly traded integrated midstream operator in current negotiations to provide carbon capture and sequestration for upstream natural gas producers.
- Rangeland Energy in connection with four consecutive equity commitments from EnCap Flatrock Midstream
- DT Midstream (formerly DTE Pipeline Company) in connection with
- Its acquisition of private equity backed M5’s Louisiana assets for US$2.65 billion
- Its acquisition of private equity backed M3’s Appalachia assets for US$1.3 billion
- Its acquisition of a 30% equity stake in Stonewall Gas Gathering for US$275 million
- Rangeland Energy in connection with
- Its sale of Rangeland Energy I to Inergy
- Its sale of Rangeland Energy II to Andeavor
- Titan Energy’s sale of substantially all its assets through a series of transactions
- WhiteHawk Income Corporation in its purchase of up to a 25% undivided interest in assets of Three Rivers Royalty
Joint Ventures
- Humble Midstream’s (a portfolio company of EnCap Flatrock Midstream) joint venture with Enbridge to develop a low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility
- SJ Industries’ joint venture with Captona to acquire and operate renewable energy projects
- American Energy Partners’, in connection with
- Its US$4 billion joint venture with Energy Transfer Partners
- Its US$500 million joint venture with Regency Energy Partners
- The Energy & Minerals Group’s (EMG) US$600 joint venture with Tailwater Capital
- Frontier Midstream IV’s (a portfolio company of Energy Spectrum Capital) joint venture with Concho Resources
- OGE Energy’s joint venture with CenterPoint and ArcLight to create an US$11 billion master limited partnership
- Rangeland Energy’s joint venture with Delek Logistics Partners
- Targa Resources Partners’ two joint ventures with Sanchez Energy
Qualifikationen
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Studium
Columbia University
J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
McGill University
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Zulassungen
- Texas
- New York
- California
Of Note
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Institute for Energy Law advisory board
- Past Member, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas & Energy Law advisory board
- Past member, Law360's Energy editorial advisory board
Awards & Accolades
- IFLR1000, recognized as a “Notable Practitioner” (2022)
- Chambers USA, recognized as a leading lawyer in Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) – Nationwide (2022)
- Chambers USA, recognized as an “Up and Coming” lawyer in Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) – Nationwide (2021)
- Texas Lawyer, named a “Most Effective Dealmaker” (2020)
- Legal 500 US, recommended in energy transactions (2015)
- Law360 “Rising Star” (2013)
Speaking Engagements
- Maximizing Opportunities in Clean Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Shearman & Sterling Webinar (November 17, 2022)
- Delivering the North American Hydrogen Economy, Reuters Energy Transition North America Conference (November 9-10, 2022)
- Upstream A&D & Consolidation Strategies: Picking Out the Good From the Bad, Energy Council’s Northam Energy Capital Assembly (November 2-3, 2022)
- U.S. Energy Production: Where are the Best Investment Opportunities?, Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference (October 25, 2022)
- Town Hall: Accelerated Uptake, Energy Transition Capital Conference (May 10, 2022)
- Representations and Warranties Clauses in Commercial Contracts: Avoiding Drafting and Negotiation Pitfalls, Strafford (March 22, 2022)
- Thriving in a Low Carbon Era: Oil & Gas Companies of the Future, Northam Energy Capital Assembly (October 14, 2021)
- Survival of The Fittest: New Ways to Capitalize on New Opportunities, NAPE Summit Global Business Conference (August 18, 2021)
- ESG Opportunities in Midstream and Infrastructure, Energy Infrastructure Council (February 24, 2021)
- Energy Restructurings and the Impact on Midstream Companies, Energy Infrastructure Council (September 15, 2020)
- Buying Assets Out of Bankruptcy, IPAA Industry Insights (July 29, 2020)
- Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law Symposium (February 21, 2020)
Publications
- Contracts, Financing Are Key To 2023 Clean Hydrogen Growth, Law360 (January 26, 2023)
- Facilitating Clean Hydrogen in the U.S.: The Draft Clean Hydrogen Production Standard, Shearman & Sterling Publication (October 26, 2022)
- LatAm H2: The Growing Importance3 of Hydrogen in Latin America, Shearman & Sterling Publication (September 21, 2022)
- Inflation Reduction Act A Boon To Hydrogen, Carbon Capture, Law360 (September 7, 2022)
- A Look At 2 Frameworks For Decarbonizing Heavy Industry, Law360 (August 10,2022)
- Developing and Energy Transition-Conscious Legal Roadmap for the Chemical Roadmap for the Chemical Industry, Shearman & Sterling Publication (May 9, 2022)
- Gulf Coast Offshore Wind Opportunities and Challenges, Law360 (September 3, 2021)
- Key Considerations for Midstream Contracts in Today’s Distressed Environment, State Bar of Texas Newsletter – Currents (Summer 2020)