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Arthur Morriss

Senior Associate

Email

arthur.morriss@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5158

+971 2 410 8100

Offices

London

V-CARD
Arthur is a Senior Associate in the Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure practice.
Arthur advises on a range of energy and infrastructure projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including on project development and construction, financing, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate and commercial matters.

Experience

Representative matters

  • A sovereign wealth fund on its investment through a joint venture in a project to manufacture renewable energy components.
  • ADNOC on the acquisition by PTTEP of a 10% participating interest in the Ghasha concession from Wintershall Dea.
  • ADNOC on the sale by CEPSA of its entire upstream portfolio of assets in the UAE to TotalEnergies.
  • The Dow Chemical Company on the $10.5 billion financial and commercial restructuring of its joint venture with Saudi Aramco in relation to the $20 billion world-scale integrated Sadara chemicals complex (including ammonia production) in Saudi Arabia. This was awarded MENA Petrochemicals Deal of the Year at the IJGlobal Awards, 2021.
  • NEOM Company, Saudi Arabia’s new city gigaproject development company, on a $8.4 billion green energy joint venture with ACWA Power and Air Products that will incorporate the region’s largest wind and solar renewables production projects (4GW in total), as well as a ground-breaking green hydrogen / green ammonia export project.
  • PETRONAS on the $28 billion RAPID integrated refinery and petrochemicals project in Pengerang, Malaysia.
  • UAE Government-owned entities on the financing, acquisition and grid integration of captive power and water assets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
  • ADNOC on the procurement, construction and development of new onshore and offshore accommodation facilities in Abu Dhabi.
  • Sasol Group on its sale of 49% shareholding in the Central Termica de Ressano Garcia plant, or CTRG.
  • Utilities Trust of Australia and the Infrastructure Fund on the sale of their interests in Porterbrook (the UK rolling stock leasing business) to a consortium of Dalmore Capital and Generation Capital.
  • Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 on its acquisition of Farnborough Airport.
  • ADNOC on the sale of interests in the ultra-sour gas Ghasha oil and gas concession to ENI, Wintershall DEA and OMV.
  • ADNOC on the grant of a 40 percent interest in the Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas concession to Total, the first arrangement of its kind in the Middle East.
  • BAPCO on the implementation of its $6.5 billion upgrade and modernisation program.
  • Masdar and Bee’ah on the development and financing of the pioneering Sharjah Waste-to-Energy Project in Sharjah, UAE.
  • Mubadala Petroleum on the purchase of a 20% stake in the Egypt's Nour North Sinai Offshore Area Concession from Eni S.p.A.
  • General Electric on the $3.25 billion sale of its Distributed Power business to Advent International.

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales

Academic

University of Law LPC with MSc in Law, Business and Management (Distinction)

University College London LLB (First Class Honours)

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.