 Bennett Jones Geoffrey P. StengerPartner • Head of Infrastructure Industry Team Calgary, Toronto stengerg@bennettjones.com Education University of Manitoba, LLB, 2006 Bar Admissions Alberta, 2007 Ontario, 2022 Overview Geoffrey Stenger's practice is primarily focused on project development, energy, infrastructure and construction law across Canada and internationally. He acts for owners and contractors on a variety of commercial matters relating to structuring, delivery, financing, execution and transfer of projects. He has been repeatedly ranked as a leading Canadian lawyer in both energy and infrastructure by Chambers and Lexpert. Geoffrey's experience includes development of power generation (natural gas, solar and wind power projects), pipeline, gas processing, storage, transmission, LNG, petrochemical and refinery projects along with a number of public infrastructure projects (highways, hospitals, schools and light rail projects). His experience in these areas includes structuring, drafting and negotiating of project execution agreements (EPC, CM, DBFM, DBFOM progressive DB and collaboration agreements), long-term service and off-take agreements, joint venture and partnership agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, and financing agreements in connection with such projects (including procurement documentation (RFPs)). Geoffrey is a winner of the Lexpert Rising Stars award for 2020. This award honours Canada’s leading lawyers under 40 from law firms and in-house. ,,He's a really strong lawyer who's incredibly intelligent.,, Select Experience • PowerCo Canada in the development of equipment manufacturing and supply contracts related to the development of the company's first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing • A large publicly traded company in its negotiations with a foreign government and contractors in connection with the development of a large scale pumped hydro energy storage project • ATCO Gas & Pipelines in its largest-ever energy infrastructure project to reinforce Alberta's natural gas network • Gibson Energy in its joint venture agreement with US Development Group to design and construct a diluent recovery unit (DRU) in Canada • Ovintiv in its approximately C$412-million sale of gas pipeline and processing assets in Western Canada's Montney region to a partnership of Veresen and KKR & Co • Canadian Utilities Limited in its approximately US$1.6-billion fixed fee Operation and Maintenance Agreement with each of its Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority and The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority • Acciona in its development of contract documents related to the Forty Mile Wind Farm Project • Bow Transit Connectors, a partnership between Barnard Green Line, Flatiron Greenline Canada and EllisDon Capital Green Line, on various matters in connection with the Green Line Project • Osisko Development in the creation of various contracts for the development and execution of the Cariboo Gold Project located in British Columbia • NorthRiver Midstream in the creation of various contracts for the development of the Gord West Gas Plant, a sour natural gas processing plant and associated pipelines, located in Northern Alberta • A publicly traded infrastructure company with the drafting of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract relating to the expansion of a sour gas facility in Alberta • A private LNG company in the creation of various contracts for the development and execution of Liquefaction Facilities located in Eastern Canada • NorthRiver Midstream in the development of project contracts for execution of the approximately C$450-million NEBC Connector Project • A publicly traded pipeline company in connection with its low carbon hydrogen and ammonia plant in Alberta and the review of a request for proposals and subsequent proponent responses, preparing form of FEED Agreement, Term Sheet and Convertible EPC Contract and negotiations with proponents on same • Dow Chemical Canada in developing forms of contract and other matters involving the Province of Alberta and opportunities for government credits/funding regarding their multi-billion dollar Path2Zero Expansion Project located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta • Ovintiv in the negotiation of a 20-year infrastructure development and midstream agreement for a liquids hub and natural gas processing plant • A publicly traded oil sands company with an onshore/offshore EPC and umbrella/wrap agreements in connection with the development of a major oil sand mining project • ATCO Energy Solutions in the development of its limited partnership with Petrogas Energy for the Strathcona Storage Facility near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta • Japan Canada Oil Sands (JACOS) in its engineering, procurement and construction of its SAGD Hangingstone oil sands project • Trans Mountain Pipeline in preparation and negotiation of construction contracts and agreements for materials required for the completion of the approximately C$7.4-billion Trans Mountain Expansion Project, including the design build and finance and maintenance agreements related to the 138-kV transmission line that will run through the Lower Nicola Indian Band territory, agreements with BC Hydro, British Columbia Utilities Commission, Alberta Utilities Commission, and the Alberta Electric System Operator • A publicly traded company in the development of midstream assets and long-term service agreements in Mexico • ATCO Electric in the project development of a Canadian multi-billion-dollar electric transmission infrastructure program • The Design Builders in connection with the C$1.4-billion DBFOM of the Northwest Anthony Henday Ring Road Project, the Northeast Stoney Trail Ring Road Project, and the Southwest Anthony Henday Ring Road Project • The Design-Builder in the successful proponent on the Alberta Schools (ASAP2) P3 Project for the C$250-million design, build, finance and maintenance of 10 schools in Alberta • The Design-Builder in commercial matters for the design and construction of the Calgary West LRT Project Recognitions & Awards Chambers Canada • Construction Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory • Repeatedly Recommended, Construction Law Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers • Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers • Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer Lexpert Rising Star • Rising Star Winner IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms • Highly Regarded in Project Development |