Natural Resources Law Oil and Gas Law
Douglas C. "Doug" Atnipp
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003 
Firm
Egan Nelson LLP
9 Best Lawyers awards
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Douglas C. Atnipp is the Texas Co-Regional Managing Shareholder, Co-Managing Shareholder of the Houston office and Co-Chair of the firm's national Energy and Natural Resources Practice. Doug has more than 25 years of experience representing clients engaged in all facets of the energy business. He is involved in a wide range of energy-related transactions including energy finance, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and acquisitions and dispositions of energy-related assets. In addition to his energy work, Doug regularly advises clients not in the energy business on general corporate and finance transactions.
Doug is listed in the 2003-2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, Natural Resources Law section, and he has been consistently selected by Texas Super Lawyers magazine and "Top 100 Lawyers in the City of Houston" in Energy Law every year since 2003.
Firm
Egan Nelson LLP
9 Best Lawyers awards
Overview
- Texas Tech University, JD, graduated 1985
- Vanderbilt University, graduated 1982
- Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts, graduated 1982
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association - Member
- Houston Bar Association - Member
- Houston Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow
- Institute for Energy Law Advisory Board - Memebr
- Texas Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow
- Texas Tech School of Law Foundation Board - Member
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association - Member
- Houston Bar Association - Member
- Houston Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow
- Institute for Energy Law Advisory Board - Memebr
- Texas Bar Foundation - Sustaining Life Fellow
- Texas Tech School of Law Foundation Board - Member
- Texas Tech University, JD, graduated 1985
- Vanderbilt University, graduated 1982
- Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts, graduated 1982
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Oil and Gas Law, Houston (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil and Gas Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Special Focus:
- Oil and Gas
Awards:
- Rated, AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Top 100 Lawyers in the City of Houston, Texas Monthly, 2003-2005
- "Houston's Top Lawyers", H Texas Magazine, 2011
- Houston Business Journal "Who's Who in Energy," 2011-2013
- Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2013
- Chambers USA Guide, 2008-2013
- Chambers Global, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional), 2011-2013
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Mezzanine and conventional production based financing
- Production payment financing vehicles
- Producing property acquisitions and divestitures
- Pipeline development, acquisitions and financing
- Gas storage project development, acquisitions and financing
- Derivative transactions
- Natural gas storage contracts
- Unique asset utilization arrangements
- Strategic alliances and joint ventures
- Independent power project development, acquisitions and financing
- Fuel supply contracts
- Formation of joint ventures, partnerships and other business entities for drilling and oilfield service projects
- Master service agreements
- Acquisition and divesture of gas processing and treating facilities and mid-stream transportation facilities
- Acquisition and divestiture of pipeline and gathering systems
- Formation of strategic alliances, partnerships and joint ventures for the development of pipeline projects
- Gas storage, processing and treating agreements
- Negotiation and preparation of facility use agreements
- Preparation of transportation contracts for crude oil, natural gas and liquids
- Gas purchase and sales agreements
- Industry standard contracts
- Significant Representations
- Represented independent oil and gas producers in connection with acquisition, divestiture and financing of producing projects and entities.
- Represented governmental entity in connection with the development of a major gas pipeline.
- Represented natural gas storage companies in connection with joint venture/strategic alliances.
- Represented gas storage development companies in connection with development and financing of natural gas storage facilities.
- Represented major pipeline company in connection with the formation of a joint venture for the development of an eastern corridor natural gas pipeline.°
- Represented lenders in connection with production-based financings.
- Represented lenders in connection with financing for distributive generation power projects and landfill gas-to-power projects.°
- Represented natural gas and power marketing company in acquisition and divestiture of wholesale natural gas and power business.°
- Represented independent power producer in connection with natural gas contract restructuring and buy-down for gas supplies for various Texas power plants.°
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