Energy and Natural Resources
Zhong Lun represents a broad range of interests in the energy and natural resources sector, providing clients with a comprehensive and in-depth service led by experienced professionals. Our practice encompasses structuring, financing, regulatory approval and operation of power, natural gas, energy, mining, and infrastructure projects, regulatory matters, and litigation. The clients we have represented include a number of big names, like CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation), SDIC (State Development & Investment Corporation), SK Energy, Samsung Petrochemical, Shandong Gold Group, Asia Aluminum, and Zhengzhou Coal & Electric.
Scope of Services:
Scope of Services:
- Refining and petrochemical projects
- Thermo-electricity, hydro-electricity and natural gas power plant projects
- Coal, oil and gas exploitation, mining, transportation and sales
- Financing and guarantees for energy and natural resource projects
- Foreign investment and BOT projects
- Environmental protection projects
- Project transfer and tax planning
- Application for and transfer of exploration rights and mining rights
- Mergers, acquisitions and cooperation of energy and natural resource projects
- Private placement and public offering of energy and natural resources enterprises
Representative Cases
- Represented Chinese institutions in a number of high-profile transactions, such as the multi-billion US dollars joint investment by the Export and Import Bank of China, China Railway Group Ltd. and SinoHydro Corporation in a mining and infrastructure reconstruction project in Congo Kinshasa (2008);
- Acted as lead counsel by the China-Africa Development Fund in various mining investment projects in Niger, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Congo Kinshasa and the Central African Republic（2008）
- Represented, as the lead counsel, Shanghai HXY Industrial Co., Ltd. in acquiring five exploration licenses in Congo Kinshasa（2008）
- Advised a policy bank in the project of mining investment in Guinea（2008）
- Advised a Hong Kong corporation in the acquisition of four oil exploration licenses in Congo Kinshasa（2008）
- Advised Jinchuan Group Ltd. on its acquisition of eleven mining leases in Congo Kinshasa（2008）
