Trinh Chubbock

Trinh Chubbock is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is a member of the Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group.

Trinh is an energy specialist focusing on project developments, M&A transactions and commercial contracts.  She has a broad practice covering the full energy value chain from upstream oil and gas to downstream sectors.  She also focuses on renewable energy and energy transition.

Trinh largely covers projects and transaction in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.  Trinh spent 2.5 years working in Abu Dhabi before relocating back to London. 

Trinh is described by Legal 500 UK 2025 as “a commercially aware lawyer, who combines deep legal understanding and commercial aspects in her advice.” She has been recognized by The Legal 500 UK 2025 for Oil and Gas, Power and Renewables.

Trinh received her Bachelor of Arts from Boston College in Massachusetts USA, and she is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Selected experience*:

Energy Transition, Power and Infrastructure

• An industrial gases company in relation to the development of an air separation unit and the supply of industrial gases in connection with a low carbon hydrogen production project, including advising on energy transition regulation and subsidy arrangements.
• Mezzanine lenders on the power supply and grid connection arrangements in connection with a data center development in the UK.
• KKR on its landmark investment in Gulf Data Hub, one of the Middle East’s largest independent data center platforms.
• BOC, a Linde company, on operations and maintenance arrangements in connection with the proposed H2H Saltend low carbon hydrogen production project involving a 600-megawatt low carbon hydrogen production plant with carbon capture.
• The Nature Conservancy in respect of general training on renewable power project developments and related project documentation.
• An infrastructure fund on a proposed acquisition of a UK-based pre-combustion carbon-capture technology business.
• Hydro REIN on its successful acquisition of an 80% stake in a 2.4 GW portfolio of 25 early phase wind power projects in Sweden and Norway from IOWN Energy, together with the shareholders and the project development arrangements
• Hydro REIN in connection with behind-the-meter energy solutions to industrial customers, including solar power generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other energy efficiency solutions in Norway, Sweden, Canada and Germany.
• Itochu Corporation on the proposed acquisition of a 50% interest in Marchwood, an 840 MW CCGT power station in Southampton, United Kingdom.
• Itochu Corporation on the acquisition of a 33.33% interest in T-Power, a CCGT power station in Belgium, together with the transfer of operatorship.

Downstream oil and gas

• A US oil and gas company in relation to joint venture or other commercial arrangements relating to manufacturing and marketing of certain refined products.
• 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 in Saudi Arabia. Awarded MENA Petrochemicals Deal of the Year at the IJGlobal Awards, 2021.
• The Dow Chemical Company in respect of its joint venture interest in the Saudi Acrylic Monomer Company in relation to certain petrochemical manufacturing plants.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on its successful sale of a minority interest in ADNOC's refinery business to OMV and ENI where the business was valued at c. $19bn, involving new joint venture arrangements, development of contractual arrangements for a new trading platform and the carve-out of a fully integrated refinery business which included, among other things, new and re-negotiated arms-length contractual arrangements in respect of feedstock and raw material supply agreements, site supply and services agreements and offtake and marketing arrangements.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on a joint venture with OCI N.V. to create the largest export-focused nitrogen fertilizer platform globally and the largest producer in the MENA region, involving new joint venture arrangements and the carve-out of a fully integrated ammonia business which included, among other things, new and re-negotiated arms-length contractual arrangements in respect of feedstock and raw material supply agreements, site supply and services agreements and offtake and marketing arrangements.
• Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company on its successful disposal of two industrial waste treatment plants in Al Ruwais Industrial City, UAE to a consortium of Veolia, ADQ and Vision Invest, involving new joint venture arrangements and the carve-out of a fully integrated industrial waste business which included, among other things, new and re-negotiated arms-length contractual arrangements in respect of site supply and services agreements and waste management and disposal agreements.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on the proposed joint venture with CEPSA for the development of a new, world-scale linear alkylbenzene (LAB) facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
• Petrochemical Industries Company KSC on the proposed 50:50 joint venture with Pembina Pipeline Corporation for the development of an integrated polypropylene facility in Alberta, Canada.

Upstream oil and gas

• Gulf Keystone Petroleum in respect of its upstream operating interest in the Shaikan Field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• A US private equity in respect of proposed farm-ins and virtual ownership structures in connection with upstream oil and gas interests in Oman.
• A supermajor in respect of its significant upstream interest in Kazakhstan, including its joint venture arrangements with its IOC and SOE joint venturers.
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on multiple long-term government to government gas sales agreements and related pipeline transportation arrangements.
• Tullow Oil plc on the proposed Banda gas to power project development in Mauritania, advising all aspects of the project including upstream arrangements, long-term gas sales arrangement and the proposed World Bank partial risk guarantee.
• Tullow Oil plc on the proposed Kudu gas to power project development in Namibia, advising on the World Bank partial risk guarantee.
• Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on the Takoradi LNG to power project in the Republic of Ghana, advising GNPC as offtaker on the project development of a floating storage and regasification unit.
• Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on the Tema LNG to power project in the Republic of Ghana, advising GNPC as offtaker on the project development of a floating storage and regasification unit, including advising on multilateral project credit support.
• South Atlantic Petroleum Limited on its successful acquisition of certain oil and gas interests in the Mozambique Channel from Roc Oil Company Limited.
• Mitsui Middle East E&P on the acquisition of the Western Desert upstream interests in Egypt.
• EnQuest plc on the merger of assets of Lundin Petroleum AB and Petrofac Limited in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf and the subsequent IPO of the shares of EnQuest plc on the London Stock Exchange.

*Includes matters prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Capabilities

• Projects
• Energy Regulation and Litigation
• Energy and Infrastructure
• Infrastructure
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Oil and Gas
• Power and Renewables

Credentials

Education:

• BPP Law School - 2007 Legal Practice Course
• BPP Law School - 2005 Graduate Diploma in Law
• Boston College - 2002 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• England & Wales - Solicitor