People

Overview

David Jetter represents clients on energy project development and transactions, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), gas-to-power, small-scale LNG, gas pipelines, petrochemicals, natural gas liquids (NGLs), hydrogen, wind, solar, energy storage, shipping and mining. Clients rely on David to provide them with practical solutions to structure and negotiate their complex projects and transactions. Clients regularly seek David's advice on energy projects in the United States and internationally, including Latin America. David is proficient in Spanish.

David is recognized as a Band 1 lawyer for Projects: LNG by Chambers USA. Clients have provided the following comments on David, as reported by Chambers & Partners:

"David is the best of the best when it comes to LNG." (Chambers & Partners, 2024)

"David has a positive approach and tremendous experience." (Chambers & Partners, 2024)

"David is one of the most experienced lawyers in the LNG industry." (Chambers & Partners, 2023)

"He is super constructive, pragmatic and very experienced with the subject matter. He is the type of team member that's trying to find solutions and figure out a way to make the transaction work." (Chambers & Partners, 2023)

"He is someone who will drive the transaction through from beginning to end." (Chambers & Partners, 2018)

"He is a very strong lawyer technically and commercially. He is highly efficient and dependable, and about as hard-working as they come." (Chambers & Partners, 2018)

David is "wonderful to work with, has great industry experience and is current in his knowledge of the oil and gas business." (Chambers & Partners, 2019)

"David's work is good, thorough and expedient. He also has an approachable demeanor that puts counterparties at ease." (Chambers & Partners, 2021)

David previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable E. Grady Jolly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Admission & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas

    Houston Bar Association

  • J.D., Duke University School of Law 2006
    Order of the Coif
    Managing Editor, Law and Contemporary Problems
  • B.S.M.E., Grove City College 2000
    summa cum laude

Experience

LNG Liquefaction, Tolling and Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs)

  • Pembina Pipeline Corporation – negotiation of commercial arrangements for Cedar LNG liquefaction project
  • Mexico Pacific Limited – negotiation of LNG SPAs, gas supply and other commercial arrangements
  • Western LNG – negotiation of LNG SPAs for Ksi Lisims LNG liquefaction project
  • Cheniere Energy, Inc. – development of Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi LNG liquefaction export facilities, including preparation of LNG SPAs
  • Tellurian Inc. – development of integrated Driftwood LNG project including negotiation of LNG SPAs and project structuring
  • Jordan Cove Energy Project – development of LNG liquefaction project including negotiation of liquefaction tolling agreements and related agreements
  • U.S. gulf coast liquefaction project – development of liquefaction tolling agreement and LNG sale and purchase agreement
  • Tolling customer – negotiation of liquefaction tolling agreement for U.S. liquefaction project
  • Tolling customer – negotiation of potential liquefaction tolling agreement for the Freeport LNG facility
  • Energy company – negotiation of capacity sharing, operations and maintenance and related agreements in connection with proposed joint venture at the Freeport LNG facility
  • Brass LNG Ltd. – development of LNG liquefaction project in Nigeria, including LNG SPA negotiations

LNG-Priced Gas Sales Arrangements

  • US gas producer – negotiation of gas sales agreement for the sale of gas to an LNG liquefaction company with LNG pricing and related terms
  • Canadian gas producer – negotiation of gas sales agreement for the sale of gas to an LNG liquefaction company with LNG pricing and related terms

LNG Regasification and Gas-to-Power

  • LNG supplier and project sponsor – development of proposed LNG-to-power project in Chile including negotiation of LNG SPAs, terminal use agreement, project financing agreements, and equity arrangements
  • Chilean electric utility – review of LNG terminal use agreement for the Mejillones LNG receiving terminal and preparation of binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for LNG sales
  • Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA – negotiation of assignment of LNG regasification capacity at the Energia Costa Azul terminal in Baja California, Mexico
  • Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA – negotiation of LNG terminal use agreement for potential LNG regasification terminal in Canada, LNG terminal use agreement for U.S. LNG terminal and synthetic tolling arrangement for other U.S. LNG terminal
  • LNG supplier – early-stage development of potential LNG-to-power projects in Latin America

Small-Scale LNG

  • Arroyo Investors – acquisition of integrated shore-side LNG liquefaction and bunkering business
  • Mexican company – development of proposed LNG liquefaction plants and review of LNG sales transactions
  • Small-scale LNG developer in Nigeria – preparation of LNG and gas sale and purchase agreements, development of terms to acquire LNG-fueled trucks from China and related financing issues
  • U.S. LNG liquefaction company – development of potential truck rack for LNG fuel sales from large-scale LNG liquefaction plant
  • Chart Energy & Chemicals – negotiation of sale of liquefaction equipment to small-scale LNG project

Gas Pipelines and Other Midstream

  • Mexican company – negotiation of gas purchase agreement for sales of gas from the United States to Mexico
  • LNG liquefaction company – negotiation of gas purchase from Permian basin for intended delivery to proposed liquefaction project 
  • Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA – negotiation of assignments of gas transportation capacity on the Gasoducto Bajanorte and North Baja pipelines

Hydrogen and eFuels

  • eFuels project developer – development of long-term offtake agreements for proposed green hydrogen-to-efuels projects

Carbon Capture

  • Sempra Infrastructure – development of Hackberry Carbon Sequestration project, a proposed carbon capture storage facility designed to sequester carbon dioxide from Cameron LNG and potentially other industrial sources
  • eFuels project developer – advise on commercial arrangements to acquire carbon dioxide

Awards and Community

Recognized for Projects: LNG by Chambers USA, 2018 & 2019 (Band 2); 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 (Band 1)

Listed in Who's Who Legal: Energy, Law Business Research Ltd, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024

Recognized by Latinvex as one of "Latin America's Rising Legal Stars," 2015

Fulbright Scholar, Binational Business Program, Mexico City, 2000-2001