Michael is an energy, resources and infrastructure lawyer specialising in LNG, oil & gas and electricity projects.
He has deep experience advising Australian and international clients on the establishment and operation of large scale LNG projects including due diligence, negotiating joint venture arrangements, sale and purchase agreements, gas sale agreements, operations and maintenance contracts and gas transportation.
Michael is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association and a Life Member of the Petroleum Club of WA. Michael is the former Senior Vice Chair of the Oil & Gas Committee of the IBA SEERIL and was the WA State Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM).
He is ranked as a Band 2 Energy & Natural Resources lawyer in Chambers Guide Asia-Pacific 2018, and one of Australia’s leading lawyers in the areas of Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil & Gas Law by Best Lawyers Australia, 2019.
Advising Grange on the regulatory and construction issues for a 320 km 330 kV transmission line to its Southdown Magnetite Project near Albany, WA, conducting the power tender for electricity supplies, negotiating the power purchase agreement for 150 MW and the Interconnection Works Contract and Electricity Transfer Access Contract with Western Power.
Advising the North West Shelf Joint Venturers (BHP Billiton, BP, Chevron, MIMI, Shell and Woodside) on the sale of a 5% equity in their offshore petroleum titles to CNOOC NWS Private Limited, as part of the sale of $25 billion in LNG to China. Negotiating the documentation, including a gas production and processing agreement for the tolling of CNOOC’s natural gas through the NWS Venturers’ facilities to produce LNG, condensate and LPGs.
Advising Osaka Gas on the Unit Operating Agreement and the Floating LNG documentation in relation to this proposed LNG project, which includes Shell, Woodside and ConocoPhillips.
Advising Infrastructure Capital Group on its purchase of a 50% interest in this 55 MW wind farm operated by Synergy near Geraldton, Western Australia.
Advising Chevron on project structuring and negotiating the joint venture arrangements with Apache Energy and Kufpec for entry into the LNG hub.
Advising Hess Australia on its LNG options for commercialising its Western Australian gas resources.
Advising on its farmin to take 40% of Horizon Oil’s Papua New Guinea onshore assets.
Two new pieces of legislation are expected to commence operation later this year, and are hoped to improve the oil & gas industry.
Michael Dulaney and Tom Barrett were published in the 11th Edition (2015) of Expert Guides in the Energy category.
The Queensland State Government has recently introduced the State Gas Security Amendment Bill. The legislation has a number of objectives which...