Andrea Calla is an associate in the Abu Dhabi office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and a member of the Energy, Projects & Infrastructure and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups.
Andrea’s practice focuses on advising corporations, financial institutions, governments and government-owned entities on a range of energy and infrastructure-related transactions, with a primary focus on upstream, midstream, downstream sectors, greenfield project development, renewables and transitional energy, as well broader corporate matters.
Andrea is recognized as a “Rising Star” for UAE Oil, Gas and Natural Resources by The Legal 500 EMEA.
Andrea received his undergraduate law degree (LLB) with First-Class Honors from the University of Newcastle, and a postgraduate diploma in legal practice (LPC) with Distinction from Kaplan Law School, London, in association with the Nottingham Trent University.
He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Andrea was a corporate associate based in the London and Abu Dhabi offices of a major international law firm. Andrea also completed a secondment to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) where he focused on Upstream Oil and Gas.
Representative Experience*
Oil & Gas and Petrochemicals
- ADNOC and TA’ZIZ on the development of a low-carbon ammonia production plant in Al Ruways Industrial City, UAE.
- ADNOC on its joint venture with bp for a strategic partnership in Egyptian gas assets, including the contribution by bp to the JV of its interests in the Shorouk, North Damietta, North El Burg, North El Tabya, Bellatrix-Seti East and North El Fayrouz concessions in Egypt.
- ADNOC on its acquisition of a 25% shareholding in Borealis AG, one of Europe’s leading petrochemical companies, from Mubadala.
- ADNOC on its acquisition of a 24.9% shareholding in OMV AG, a global energy and chemicals group, headquartered and listed in Vienna, Austria, from Mubadala.
- ADNOC on its joint venture with Reliance Industries Limited for the joint construction and development of an integrated Chlor-Alkali and Ethylene di Chloride facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- ADNOC on the award of exploration concession rights for Abu Dhabi Offshore Block 5 to a wholly-owned subsidiary of a consortium of four Pakistani companies: Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Mari Petroleum Company Limited, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, and Government Holdings (Private) Limited.
- ADNOC on the award of exploration concession rights for Abu Dhabi Offshore Block 4 to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
- ADNOC on the award of exploration concession rights for Abu Dhabi Offshore Block 3 to a consortium comprised of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Italy's Eni S.p.A and Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited.
- ADNOC on the award of exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 5 to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
- ADNOC on a strategic partnership that confirms a $6.2 billion investment agreement between ADNOC and Borealis AG to build the fourth Borouge facility - Borouge 4 - at the polyolefin manufacturing complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- Mitsui E&P Middle East on the restructuring of its producing crude oil and natural gas assets onshore Oman.
- ADNOC on the expiry of Total’s Abu Al Bukhoosh offshore field concession and the transfer of operatorship and the integration of certain assets into the Umm Shaif and Nasr concession operated by ADNOC Offshore.
- ADNOC on the award to Lukoil of a participating interest in the ultra-sour gas Ghasha concession in Abu Dhabi with ADNOC, Eni, Wintershall DEA and OMV.
- Golar LNG Limited on the entry of its subsidiary – Gimi MS Corporation – into a 20-year Lease and Operate Agreement with BP for the charter of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Facility – the Gimi – designed to produce an average of approximately 2.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum, to service the ultra-deepwater Greater Tortue / Ahmeyim project straddling the offshore Mauritania and Senegal maritime border with total gas resources in the field estimated to be around 15 trillion cubic feet.
- Mitsui E&P UK Limited on the sale of its 8.97% working interest in the Britannia Field on the UK Continental Shelf to Zennor Petroleum.
- K-SURE and the commercial lenders on the $1 billion financing for the development of an LNG receiving and regasification terminal in Bahrain.
Renewables, Conventional Power and Utilities, and other Selected Experience
- A company on its development of a steam generation plant, desalination plant and other utilities facility in the GCC.
- ADNOC and ADNOC Refining on the disposal of its integrated industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities in the UAE to a consortium of ADQ, Veolia and Vision Invest, involving a full carve out of the assets.
- A company on its development of a critical suppliers complex for local original equipment manufacturers of automative parts, located in the GCC.
- ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, on its acquisition of a majority equity stake in Unifrutti Group, a leading global producer and distributor of high-quality fresh produce.
- Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) on its development and financing of the 158 MW Cibuk 1 Wind Farm in the Republic of Serbia.
- The lending group to the Marubeni and Jinko consortium on the development and financing of the $870 million 1.17 GW Sweihan Solar PV IPP in Abu Dhabi.
- Sasol New Energy and Electricidade de Moçambique E.P., as sponsors, on all aspects of the development and project financing of a 150 MW gas engine IPP at Ressano Garcia.
- Sasol on its divestment of its entire interest in the 150 MW gas engine IPP at Ressano Garcia.
- JBIC and the commercial Lenders in relation to the $3 billion 2,525 MW / 136.5 MIGD “Facility D” IWPP in Qatar.
- Lenders in relation to the Mitsui / Engie bid for the 2,300 MW / 105 MIGD “Facility E” IWPP in Qatar.
- Engie on the sale of its stakes in Paiton (Indonesian power assets) to Nebras Power and Mitsui for approximately $1.5 billion and in Meenakshi (Indian power assets) for an undisclosed sum.
- Emirates Global Aluminium on a $1.6 billion bauxite mine and related infrastructure in Guinea.
- A client on the proposed acquisition of a Solar Power Plant in Africa.
*Includes representations prior to Andrea's association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Capabilities
- Projects
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Infrastructure
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Oil and Gas
- Power and Renewables
Credentials
Education:
- Nottingham Trent University - 2015 Postgraduate Diploma in Law
- Newcastle University - 2014 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor