David Rho | Singapore | Hogan Lovells

David Rho

Counsel Corporate & Finance

Languages

English, Korean

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David Rho
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David is a highly experienced energy lawyer, with deep expertise in the oil and gas sector, particularly in LNG, gas, hydrogen and ammonia. His extensive industry experience includes advising on the development and financing of major oil and gas, petrochemical and energy projects across Asia and Middle East. He also brings invaluable insights from his time working in-house of a trading team of a global energy major. His experience includes advising sponsors, project companies and lenders in Asia-Pacific and Middle East, including Australia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam. 

Representative experience

An international energy company in connection with long term LNG sales and purchase agreement with Japanese oil company, Chinese petrochemical company, Korean utility companies and gas company.*

An international energy company in connection with the development FSRU/LNG importing terminal in Indonesia.*

An international energy company in connection with the development of an LNG to Power projects in Vietnam.*

An international energy company in connection with all aspects of LNG trades including liquid window transactions, MSPAs and CNs, ADPs and LNG regulatory/operational issues.*

An international energy company in connection with all aspects of its participation in Clean Hydrogen Portfolio Standards auction process in Republic of Korea.*

An international energy company in respect of sourcing of ammonia and offtake arrangements.*

Korean sponsor on all aspects of the investment, development and financing of an LNG to power project in Sri Lanka.*

Total on the development and financing of US$34bn Ichthys LNG project in Australia.*

Daelim Industrial on its joint venture arrangement with PTTGC for a petrochemical project in US.*

Korea National Oil Company in connection with oil prospecting licenses 321 and 323 in the Gulf of Guinea, Republic of Nigeria.*

ECAs and commercial lenders on the financing provided to Bahrain Petroleum Company in connection with the modernization of its refinery.*

ECAs and lenders on the development and financing of the US$8bn Coral FLNG project to be moored in the Area 4 Coral South Offshore Basin, Mozambique.*

ECAs and commercial lenders on all aspects of the development and financing of the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Vietnam.*

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Credentials

Education
  • LLM Global Business Law, Columbia University School of Law, 2021
  • BCom LLB, The University of Melbourne, 2009
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Australia