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  • Tim Warman

    Partner
    Perth
    T: +61 8 9269 7158
    M: +61 438 647 166
 

 Professional Biography

 

  • Tim Warman is a Partner in the Perth office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques where he specialises in oil and gas matters. Tim commenced working at Mallesons in 1995. From early 2000 to late 2002, Tim worked in London and Paris with Slaughter & May.

    Tim has advised petroleum companies including Total, GDF SUEZ, Chevron, SASOL, Santos, ConocoPhillips, West Australian Petroleum, Woodside Petroleum, ARC Energy, Genting Petroleum, Otto Energy, Inpex, Mitsui, Nido Petroleum, BHPB Petroleum, Kufpec, PTTEPAA and Pelsart Resources.

    Tim also lectures at the University of Western Australia on LNG regulatory matters. He has been published in the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Journal and the Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal, and is a member of the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association.
 

 Experience

 
  • 2007: Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • 2002: Returned to Perth - Senior Associate, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • 2002: Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
  • 2000-2002: Slaughter and May, London and Paris
  • 1999: Masters of Laws (including International Trade, Misleading and Deceptive Conduct and Petroleum Law) at University of Western Australia and University of Melbourne
  • 1995-2000: Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Perth
  • 1994: Bachelor of Laws with Honours, University of Western Australia
  • 1991: Bachelor of Commerce with majors in both Accounting and Finance, University of Western Australia
 

 Recent Matters

 
  • Advising petroleum companies including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd, Total, Mitsui E&P Australia, PTTEPAA, Woodside Petroleum, SASOL, GDF SUEZ, Santos, ARC Energy, Genting Petroleum and Pelsart Resources NL on matters including negotiating and preparing documentation in respect of pipeline and production title financing, title bidding, farming and joint ventures, sale and purchase of titles, production sharing agreements, geosequestration, land tenure, State Agreements, joint venture rights and work progress and overriding royalties
  • Acting for Woodside in relation to the acquisition of Shell's oil interests in the North West Shelf, including the transfer of ownership of a FPSO
  • Advising in relation to unitisation (and redetermination) issues in relation to existing, developing and potential petroleum projects
  • Acting for Wesfarmers on acquisition of gas from Santos John Brooks field (more generally Tim acted for the Wesfarmers Group on the LNG Liquidification Project). By way of example, Tim has also advised Epic Energy (DBP) on system use gas purchases and AGR on bundled gas purchases
  • Drafting agreements with Commonwealth, State and Territory governments including for Methanex, Inpex, Total and Chevron
  • Negotiating coal contracts with Griffin electricity contracts/ tender packages for Wesfarmers Energy (enGen), West Australian Newspapers, BGC and LionOre gas sale and gas transport contracts for Epic Energy (DBP), CSBP and Wesfarmers Energy
  • Preparing banking and finance documentation and advice. Experience includes: Alcatel (telecoms project financing) Cleveland Cliffs (takeover financing and loan documentation) First Group (UK bond issue) drafting various charges, cross-charges and debt-factoring arrangements
 

 Professional Memberships

 
  • Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association
  • Law Society