India - Watson, Farley & Williams

• Advising an Indian law firm and its client, an Indian corporation specialising in ITservices, in connection with a proposed private placing of the client’s sharesoutside India in conjunction with its proposed IPO in India• Advising Total-Fina on corporate restructuring in Singapore and India, due to theirmerger• Advised the National Thermal Power Corporation on its participation in thePipavav LNG import project in Gujarat State• Advising Shipping Corporation of India on all aspects of its joint venture for thePetronet LNG project with Mitsui OSK Line, NYK Line and K Line and associatedLNG time charter and building contract• Advising Aban on the purchase of a drillship PEREGRINE III (renamed ABANABRAHAM) from Mike Mullen Energy the winner of a tender sale by Transocean(in which Aban had also bid) and on the contracting of the drillship toPioneer/Kosmos Energy for wells in West Africa following refurbishment inSingapore• Advised Oman LNG on its long term LNG sales and purchase agreements, swapagreements, and spot sales to Europe, the US and India• Advising Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Co. on its LNG sales contract with theDabhol Power Company• Advising Aban on its acquisition of a significant shareholding in Sinvest AS aquoted Norwegian drilling rig owner with five rigs under construction in Singaporeand thereafter its offer for all existing shares• Numerous transactions for Aban Offshore, a quoted Indian drilling company basedin Chennai operating drillships and jack-up rigs. (work include sale and purchase11