Energy & Resources

Guiding Clients Through Complex Energy & Resources Projects across Asia

The energy and resources sector is undergoing profound transformation, driven by the global shift towards decarbonisation, energy security, and sustainable growth. This transformation reflects a broader reconfiguration of energy systems worldwide, as governments and industries recalibrate priorities in response to climate challenges, technological innovation, and evolving regulatory landscapes.

From the shift to renewables and green financing to navigating complex regulatory frameworks, businesses need a trusted legal advisor who understands commercial realities and delivers practical, forward-thinking solutions. We are well positioned to support our clients across all sectors navigate the shift to a sustainable, low-carbon economy.

At Rajah & Tann Singapore, we combine deep sector knowledge with a client-first approach to help you seize opportunities and manage risks across the entire project lifecycle.

Guiding Energy & Resources Projects Through Every Stage

From the early-stage conception and feasibility studies, through navigating the regulatory landscape and achieving financial close, to contract execution, and dispute resolution, our team offers seamless, end-to-end legal support across:

Oil & Gas – Upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, including joint ventures, LNG projects, and cross-border trading.
Mining & Minerals – Exploration rights, extraction, trading, and cross-border supply chain agreements.
Commodity Trading – Covering contracts, compliance, risk management, and cross-border transactions in energy, metals, and agricultural markets to help you trade with confidence.
Power & Utilities – Conventional power plants, renewable energy, smart grids, cross border energy import, battery energy storage systems and electricity market reforms.
Renewables & Clean Energy – Solar, wind, hydro, biomass, hydrogen, fuel cell and emerging green technologies.

Driving Sustainable Growth in Energy & Resources

The global shift towards renewable energy, decarbonisation, and sustainable resources management is reshaping the industry. We work closely with clients to adapt business models, manage regulatory risks, and build projects that stand the test of time.

Whether you are investing in new energy infrastructure, restructuring supply contracts, or resolving complex disputes, our team ensures you move forward with confidence.

How We Can Help

Our team supports projects from inception to completion with practical, strategic legal solutions. Here’s how we can assist:

Project Development & Structuring
Regulatory & Compliance
Transactions & Financing
Construction & Operations
Commodity Trading
Dispute Resolution

Oil & Gas

We have represented leading super-majors, alongside top international and regional petroleum companies, contractors, service providers and regional governments.

Our upstream expertise includes:

Exploration and production, including drafting and negotiating PSCs, joint operating agreements, and project agreements with host governments (including arrangements relating to government carries, back-in rights, stabilisation and transfer of operatorship);
Offtake, processing, shipping and transportation, including Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO), Floating Production Systems (FPS) and Floating LNG projects;
Service contracts and procurement;
Acquisitions and divestments, including farm-in and farm-out agreements;
Structuring, investment protection, and regulatory issues for Oil & Gas projects; and
Disputes, including litigation and arbitration (local and international).

Our midstream and downstream experience includes:

Refinery and petrochemical projects;
FEED, EPC and construction of infrastructure and facilities;
Shipping and transportation, including gas pipeline and transportation agreements;
Advising on regulatory, licensing, environmental, property, retail, competition, employment, transportation and import/export aspects of downstream petroleum businesses;
Joint ventures and shareholder agreements;
Acquisitions and divestments; and
Disputes, including litigation and international arbitration (local and international).

Mining and Minerals

We have acted on major projects for some of the world’s largest resources companies, as well as other leading international and regional mineral companies, contractors and service providers.

Our expertise includes:

Exploration and mining, including mining concessions, licences, and life-of-project agreements with host governments (including arrangements relating to government carries, back-in rights and stabilisation);
EPC and O&M contracts;
Refinery and smelter projects;
Management, services, and IP;
Offtake, trading and marketing;
Shipping and transportation;
Service contracts and procurement;
Structuring, investment protection, and regulatory issues for Mining and Minerals projects;
Acquisitions and divestments; and
Disputes, including litigation and international arbitration (local and international).

Our team members have been praised by resources clients for having ‘a combination of technical excellence, experience in the region and commercial perspective that is extremely rare and valuable’.

Commodity Trading

Our experience also includes all aspects of oil & gas, mineral and commodities trading, including:

Regulatory and licensing;
Tax and investment incentives;
Establishment of trading hubs including corporate, property and employment;
Transportation and shipping; and
Disputes, including litigation and international arbitration.

Power

Transactions handled by our lawyers include coal-fired, gas-fired, hydrogen-ready, hydroelectric, solar, waste heat recycling and other renewable energy power plants.

We have deep expertise advising on onsite, virtual or sleeved power purchase agreements to facilitate the sale and transfer of environmental attributes – such as renewable energy certificates – associated with renewable energy generation and enabling developers to monetise sustainability-linked benefits across jurisdictions. Our expertise includes:

Regulatory and licensing issues including registration as a market participant, power connection applications, and compliance with electricity market rules;
Power purchase agreements;
Fuel supply agreements;
Gas sales agreements;
EPC and O&M contracts;
Land and environmental issues;
Cross-border electricity import issues, including deployment of subsea electricity cables and electricity import regulatory framework;
Joint venture arrangements; and
Disputes, including litigation and international arbitration.

Notable Cases in The Industry

Operation and Maintenance of a 500MW Build-Own-Operate Solar Plant in Oman

Implementation of commercial-scale hydrogen value chain by Mitsubishi Group to supply hydrogen to Singapore

Land Transport Authority’s upcoming Jurong Regional Line and Cross Island Line project

Let's Power Your Next Move

Whether you are planning a major energy development, navigating regulatory requirements, or facing with a complex dispute in your project, engaging us early can make all the difference. The right legal strategy from the outset helps manage risks and drive successful outcomes.

Contact our Energy & Resources team and let us help you move your project forward with confidence.

Recognition

Tier 1 - Projects & Energy

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
Tier 1 - Projects & Energy

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
Tier 1 - Project Development

IFLR1000 (2023-2024)
Band 2 - Projects & Energy

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2025)
Recommended - Energy

Asialaw (2023-24)
"The dedication and professionalism of the team impressed us. They are also well equipped with knowledge of sustainability."

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2025)
"The lawyers at Rajah & Tann were thorough in their review of the issues and rendered practical legal advice to resolve the matters."

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2025)
"The team is highly sought after for its expertise in power."

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
"The are very knowledgeable about the contract clauses and provided invaluable advice, including the drafting and proposed clauses, to close the issues with the counterparties."

IFLR1000 (2023-2024)
"They are extremely capable and well versed in all relevant matters."

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
“Rajah & Tann’s lawyers are very commercial and problem solvers for complex deals and issues.”

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023)
"Knowledgeable and commercial minded individuals to work with. Very important is that the team I worked with understand the goal and outcome we want to achieve."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023)

The dedication and professionalism of the team impressed us. They are also well equipped with knowledge of sustainability."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025