Partner, Houston

Practice Description

Scott Schwind focuses his practice on international energy and natural resources, with a particular emphasis on upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas transactions. Advising foreign and domestic companies and individuals in matters across the globe, he devotes much of his practice to assisting clients throughout Latin America and Africa.

Mr. Schwind's experience in oil and gas exploration and production projects includes concessions, production sharing contracts, operating agreements, participation agreements, farm-in arrangements, and drilling contracts. He also coordinates foreign and domestic acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas producing properties and infrastructure; negotiates oil and gas transportation and processing arrangements, including with respect to crude oil and natural gas pipelines, lifting arrangements, fractionation, and storage projects; and structures crude oil processing agreements for petrochemical facilities. Additionally, he advises clients on domestic and international financing and security arrangements.

Mr. Schwind is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French, and previously practiced law in São Paulo, Brazil.

Representations

• Representation of a Texas exploration and production company in the disposition of oil and gas producing properties in the West Texas Overthrust Belt, Pecos County, Texas

• Representation of an Angolan natural resources company in a joint venture for the development of a diamond mine in Lunda North, Angola

• Representation of a joint venture between an international oil company and the national oil company of Saudi Arabia in drafting refined products transportation agreements for a new pipeline facility in Louisiana

• Representation of a joint venture between an international oil company and the national oil company of Saudi Arabia in drafting and negotiating arrangements for the long term supply of gasoline, diesel, ethanol, B100 and B99 biodiesel, and other refined products

• Representation of a joint venture between an international oil company and the national oil company of Saudi Arabia in drafting and negotiating arrangements for the construction of a loading terminal and for pipeline transportation services for gasoline, diesel, ethanol, B100 and B99 biodiesel, and other refined products

Distinctions/Honors

• Chambers Global by Chambers & Partners (Projects); 2010

• Texas Rising Stars^® by Thomson Reuters (Energy & Natural Resources); 2010

Events

• Legal Issues in Emerging Resource Plays
  Sep 29, 2010

Press Releases/In the News

• T&K Assists Sumitomo in Marcellus Shale Joint Venture with Rex Energy ; September 07, 2010
  

• T&K Attorney to Present at Belgian American Chamber of Commerce Event; August 25, 2010
  

Presentations/Publications

• "U.S. Shale Gas Developments - Issues and Opportunities for Foreign Investors," Thompson & Knight Energy Symposium, April 2010
  

• "Mexico energy reforms limited, more may be on horizon," Houston Business Journal, March 5, 2010
  

Activities

• Association of International Petroleum Negotiators

• State Bar of Texas