Lawyer Profile
Chris Christopher
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Chris’ counsel to clients in the infrastructure, energy and oil and gas sectors is backed by deep experience and industry background, bringing knowledge and perspective to clients’ corporate and commercial priorities, strategies and objectives.
Chris guides oil and gas and power companies through a wide range of their commercial projects and transactions. He regularly works with clients in their acquisitions and divestitures of energy assets, as well as the full spectrum of energy project development, from joint ventures, construction, operation and maintenance to logistics and transportation, processing and marketing arrangements as they relate to LNG, oil sands, shale gas and power projects.
Chris’ industry experience includes a business background working with various oil and gas companies, giving him market insight and a commercial mindset.
Torys acted as counsel to AltaGas in its joint venture with Royal Vopak for the phased development of the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility, a large-scale LPG and bulk liquids terminal with marine infrastructure on Ridley Island, British Columbia, including the negotiation of joint venture agreements, long-term supply and offtake agreements, dock berthing arrangements and operating and maintenance services agreements
InPlay Oil in its C$301 million acquisition of Cardium light oil focused assets in the Pembina area of Alberta from Obsidian Energy Ltd. and certain of its affiliates
Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure in its acquisition of an 80% equity interest in the Sharp Hills Wind Farm, one of the largest onshore wind farms in Canada, from EDP Renewables Canada Ltd.
TotalEnergies in the C$1.468 billion sale of its Canadian operations, including its 31.23% interest in the Fort Hills oil sands project in northern Alberta, to Suncor Energy Inc.
Tidewater in the C$650 million sale of its Pipestone natural gas plant, Pipestone natural gas plant expansion project, Dimsdale natural gas storage facility, and associated gathering and other infrastructure to AltaGas Ltd.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1998 (AB)