Energy: Oil & Gas
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 2
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Provided by Torys LLP
Entrepreneurial counsel that understands the industry and its drivers: our oil and gas team helps clients tap opportunity and meet strategic objectives.
Our commercially minded team works closely with clients in the sector who span upstream, midstream and downstream markets and include explorers, producers, service providers, marketers and investors.
Through our Calgary office, we advise domestic and global leaders in the oil and gas sector on their deals in Canada and outbound investments in jurisdictions around the world.
We have acted on some of the industry’s most significant projects. Our clients include preeminent oil and gas domestic and international players, who we assist in every aspect of the industry, including upstream exploration, extraction and production; midstream transportation, pipelines and storage; onshore and offshore infrastructure development; project financing; acquisitions and divestitures; processing; distribution; and liquefied natural gas (LNG) matters.
Chambers Review
Torys offers significant experience of high-value M&A and private equity transactions in the oil and gas space, often acting for explorers, producers and institutional investors on upstream and midstream matters. The oil and gas team provides additional expertise in the downstream market, representing clients in transportation and marketing issues. The practice regularly advises on offshore oil and gas and international and cross-border projects.
Work Highlights
- Torys advised TotalEnergies on the $4.03 billion sale of its interested in the Surmount oil sands project to ConocoPhillips.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Everyone we deal with at Torys is of very high quality."
"They provide excellent service levels and responsiveness. The team has met any deadline we've provided and they are very responsive to our needs."
"They were efficient and completed the matter in a compressed timeline, despite inputs that changed often."
"Everyone we deal with at Torys is of very high quality."
"They provide excellent service levels and responsiveness. The team has met any deadline we've provided and they are very responsive to our needs."
"They were efficient and completed the matter in a compressed timeline, despite inputs that changed often."
Notable Practitioners
Based in Calgary, Chris Christopher is noted for his activity in project development and M&A arising from the oil and gas space. His expertise includes acting on both domestic and offshore energy projects, with additional experience in related transportation and construction matters.
"Chris Christopher's technical skill and level of pragmatism on transaction work is terrific."
David Cuschieri is called upon to utilise his corporate and commercial transactional experience on infrastructure projects in the oil and gas industry. He is based in Calgary.
"We received excellent service and advice on sophisticated transactions."
Peter Danner's oil and gas practice sees him handle an array of transactions in Western Canada. He has a particular focus in the midstream space.
"Peter is an exceptional practitioner and thinker; he understands the legal and business dynamics."
"Peter is very bright, practical and responsive. He's a real resource and a crutch for me; he's very calm and poised."
"I'm very happy with the level of service that we receive from Peter Danner. He is very knowledgeable and responsive. I find him to be efficient and resourceful."
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