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Overview
Yulia Turkina is an Abu Dhabi-based associate in our Energy & Infrastructure practice.
Yulia focuses her practice on construction and project development mandates where she advises sponsors, procurers, investors and lenders on the development of and investments in greenfield and brownfield projects across various industries, primarily infrastructure (both hard and soft) and energy (both conventional and renewable).
Yulia’s practice covers the full project life cycle — from contract strategy development through to claims management. She has extensive experience in the preparation, negotiation and due diligence of design, supply, construction and consultancy arrangements, including FEED, EPC, D&B, EPCM, PMC, EP+C, O&M contracts, technology licenses and associated arrangements.
Yulia is qualified in Russia (Lawyer) and in England and Wales (Solicitor).
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, she worked at top tier construction and projects practices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Moscow.
Education
- Moscow State Institute for International Relations (Moscow, Russia), Master of Public International Law, 2016
- Moscow State Institute for International Relations (Moscow, Russia), Bachelor of Public International Law, 2014
Representations
- Bidders on their bid for the Saudi Aramco Sulfur Processing and Export Facilities in Ras Al-Khair Port.
- A developer on various procurement and construction contracts for a major data centre project in France.
- Consortium of AlBawani Capital, AREIC RED and TamimiCo Company on its bid for the Ministry of Defense Riyadh Administrative Office PPP Project.
- ADNOC on the Upper Zakum 1.5MMBD Offshore Expansion project, the world’s second largest offshore oil field, including multiple EPC packages and long lead item procurement packages.
- Vision Invest in connection with the acquisition of a stake in a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt.
- Khazna Data Centres on data center project development in the Middle East.
- Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) in connection with the Madinat Zayed IPP.
- A consortium of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC — “Masdar,” Infinity Power Holding B.V and Hassan Allam Utilities B.V — as sponsors for the development of a 1.2 GW solar photovoltaic power with battery storage project under the Build-Own-Operate scheme in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
- Diriyah Company, a PIF-owned entity, on the development of its suite of construction contracts as well as regularly advising on various iterations of those forms for different types of work packages.
- Al Balad Development Company, a PIF-owned entity, on the development of its suite of construction and procurement contracts.
- A wholly owned subsidiary of the PIF on the strategic procurement of a new city development in Saudi Arabia, including advice on D&B contracts.
- Engro Powergen Thar (Private) Limited on the operation and maintenance contract signed with Harbin Electric International for the 660 MW (Gross) Coal-Fired Power Generation Complex in Pakistan.
- Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) on a set of agreements with Ivanhoe Electric for the exploration of gold, silver, copper and electric metals across the Kingdom.
- PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia, a joint venture of Rosneft (a major oil & gas company in Russia) and Pertamina (Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company), on the construction of the USD 20 bln Tuban grass root refinery and petrochemical complex at Tuban, Indonesia, including work on the technology licence packages, EPC and EPCM contracts.
- LUKOIL (the largest private Russian oil producer) on technology licences, FEED contract, contract strategy and development of a USD 2bln greenfield downstream project in Russia.
- Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk in connection with construction, procurement and financing of the EURO 19 bln Amur gas processing plant (to be one of the biggest natural gas processing facilities in the world) including preparing and negotiating construction, EPC and EPSS contracts, technology license and other project agreements and advice at the post-award stage.
- RusChemAlliance (JV of Gazprom and Rusgazdobycha) in relation to construction, procurement and financing of its new USD 20 bln integrated gas processing and LNG liquefaction project development in Ust-Luga, Russia, including advice on the construction strategy, preparing and negotiating FEED, EPC, EPSS and EPCM contracts.
- Amur Gas Chemical Complex (JV between Sinopec and SIBUR - the largest petrochemical Russian company) on the technology licences, FEED and EPSS contracts for construction of the USD 10 bln Amur Gas Chemical Complex, including advice at the post-award stage.
- China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company Ltd (CNODC) on its acquisition of 10% in Arctic LNG 2 from Novatek, including conducting extensive legal due diligence of construction contracts and technology licences.
- Silk Road Fund on its acquisition of a 10% stake in SIBUR from Leonid Mikhelson, including conducting extensive legal due diligence of construction and supply contracts.
- Major Russian oil refinery on the EPC contract for the construction of a sulphur recovery unit in line with its modernisation programme.
- A wholly owned subsidiary of a multinational corporation on all legal aspects of their business in Russia.
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.
Involvement
- Solicitor – Senior Courts of England and Wales