Marcelo Frazão

Partner, Campos Mello Advogados (cooperation firm)*

“The [DLA Piper’s Energy and Natural Resources] department was recently bolstered with the arrivals of experienced new partners Alexandre Calmon – the firm’s new head of oil & gas – and Marcelo Frazão.” – Leaders League, 2022

‘The firm does an excellent job. Alexandre Calmon and Marcelo Frazão are incredible. Unrivalled experience in regulatory and M&A matters.’ – The Legal 500, 2024

Emailmfrazao@cmalaw.com

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Rio de Janeiro

About

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural Resources Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Regulatory and Government Affairs Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Bar admissionsRio de Janeiro, Brazil

EXPERIENCE

Assisting a major renewable energy company in the structuring of a pioneer renewable fuels project in the state of Bahia, Brazil, using high-energy agricultural crops (soy, macaúba, and palm oil) as inputs, from seed planting to the production of renewable fuels
Assisting a major port in structuring a sustainable hydrogen hub in the state of Ceará, Brazil, including advising on governance and regulatory aspects
Assisted a global power development and investment company in the acquisition of 50 percent of interest in a JV which currently owns a 600 MW greenfield gas-to-power project in Santa Catarina
Assisting global suppliers and operators of offshore floating platforms on regulatory disputes regarding the local content regulation of FPSOs built outside of Brazil
Assisting a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms on Petrobras’s bidding proceeding for the procurement of Barracuda FPSO
Assisting a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms on Petrobras’s bidding proceeding for the procurement of Albacora FPSO
Assisting MISC Berhad in contractual and regulatory matters for the structuring of the project regarding the operation of third FPSO to be employed at the ultra-deepwater Mero field (Mero 3), including contractual issues. We had previously advised MISC Berhad in Petrobras’ bid proceeding for the procurement of Mero 3 FPSO
Assisting EN.IT in the structuring and development of an onshore wind project of 24 wind farms, which can fluctuate between 21 to 29.4 MW each, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The total estimated power is 630 MW, provided by 150 wind turbine generators
Assisting a Brazilian renewable energy company in structuring the first EPCI contract for a bioenergy energy and carbon capture and storage project in Brazil
Assisting an energy company in a potential acquisition of a Brazilian legal entity held by Solatio Energy, Solatio Desenvolvimento, and Luiz Priori which owns a portfolio of 10 greenfield photovoltaic plant projects with a capacity of 550MW under development
Assisted Golar in the bid proceeding held by Petrobras for the lease of a LNG regasification terminal, located in the state of Bahia, the Terminal de Regaseificação de Gás Natural da Bahia (TR-BA)
Advised Baker Hughes in the negotiation of services agreement with a port lessee for the development of a drilling fluids plant inside the Public Port of Rio de Janeiro, which will include storage and mixing tanks, and completion of oil and gas wells
Assisting a global partner in the oil and shipping industries on corporate, regulatory, and tax matters on the structuring of its business of sale of bunker fuels in Brazil, including logistic arrangements and contractual aspects for the company’s operations in the Port of Santos, the largest port in Latin America
Assisting a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms on contractual matters related to the construction and charter FPSOs to a Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry. These will be some of the largest FPSOs in the world
Assisting a worldwide provider of equipment and components within the oil and gas sector on discussions with a Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry regarding the performance of three contracts whose scope mainly consist of the supply and installation of equipment
Assisted a private port company in the drafting and negotiation of services agreements for the performance of ship-to-ship operations by the client in its private port. Our work included negotiations with major players in the O&G sector, extensive discussions on knock-for-knock provisions and its effects on ship-to-ship operations; and advice on port’s insurance policies
Advising a global provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry on contractual matters relating to the contract entered into with a Brazilian petroleum company for the engineering, procurement, and installation of rigid subsea lines for the Sépia field, and the contract entered into with a supplier. Our work included assistance in the participation in a Brazilian petroleum company’ bidding proceeding and subsequent negotiations
Advised BP Energy on an integrated gas-to-power project in Porto do Pecem, Brazil, which includes a thermal power plant fueled by LNG, to be imported and regasified through a floating LNG terminal. The project will have an installed capacity of around 2.2 GW
Represented GE Capital in connection with the equity acquisition of a special purpose company that developed a greenfield project for the construction and operation of UTE Porto de Sergipe I, a 1.5 GW gas combined cycle thermo power plant associated with a floating LNG Terminal in the State of Sergipe
Advised Karpower in an energy power project involving the employment of two fl oating gas-fired thermoelectric power plants totaling 370MW of installed capacity to be installed in Rio de Janeiro. The client was one of the winners of Brazil’s emergency backup energy tender on October 25, 2021
Assisted New Fortress Energy in a bid proceeding of Petrobras for the lease of an LNG regasification terminal located in the state of Bahia, Brazil
Advised BW LNG on the financing and operation of a floating LNG Terminal for the supply of gas to the Thermal Power Plants of Gás Natural Açu (GNA) in Açu Port, Brazil. The project includes four natural gas-fired combined-cycle thermal power plants (UTE GNA I, UTE GNA II, UTE GNA III, and UTE GNA IV), with a capacity to generate 6.4 GW
Assisting Karoon in project matters including the Baúna project. Our work included assistance in the procurement of supporting services and goods, FPSO, supply vessels, development of the infrastructure to connect the Baúna field to other existing fields, and support for financing matters related to the project