Joclynn has extensive experience advising on transactions across the oil and gas industry.
She advises clients through all major aspects of complex strategic international and domestic energy transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, project development and divestitures. Prior to her legal career, Joclynn was a natural gas trader for more than four years.
- TRP Energy in its US$2.2 billion West Texas asset exchange with Diamondback Energy.
- TotalEnergies in its ~US$1 billion South Texas acquisition and joint venture gas transaction with Lewis Energy.
- A supermajor in its ~US$2 billion Oklahoma acquisition and joint venture gas transaction with an independent producer.
- Eni Petroleum in its US$1 billion divestiture of its Alaska oil and gas assets.
- Shell UK in its joint venture with Equinor to create the largest UKCS independent producer.
- Private equity-backed portfolio companies in their US$4.275 billion divesture of companies holding oil and gas assets located in various U.S. basins.
- A private equity-backed portfolio company in its US$1.45 billion acquisition of oil and gas assets in various US basins.
- Noble Energy in its US$13 billion merger with Chevron Corporation.
- Woodside in its US$200 million divestiture of its Trinidad and Tobago assets.
- A supermajor in its acquisition of an undivided interests in various blocks in the U.S. GOM.
- A private equity-backed portfolio company in its US$815 million sale of substantially all of its assets.
- A confidential pipeline in the negotiation of transportation, lifting and other project documents related to the development of a pipeline across Africa.
- Devon Energy in the US$865 million acquisition of assets located in the Bakken/Williston Basin.
- Devon Energy in the US$553 million sale of the southern portion of its Barnett Shale position.
- Devon Energy in the US$191 million sale of its oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin to Stronghold Energy II.
- VTX Energy Partners in its acquisition of oil and gas and water assets located in the Delaware Basin.
- Vital Energy in its >US$285 million acquisition of certain oil and gas assets located in the Permian Basin.
- A private E&P company in the farmout and joint development agreement with a private-equity backed company to jointly develop wells in New Mexico.
- Rockall Energy in a 363 sales process to sell all of its assets.
- A private E&P company in a "drillco" transaction with a private oil and gas company to jointly develop wells in Oklahoma.
- A private E&P company in the US$350 million acquisition of Wyoming Moxa Field assets from Anadarko Petroleum.
- Noble Energy in its US$340 million sale of a diverse mineral and royalty package to Black Stone Minerals.
- EnCap Investments in the 100% equity sale valued at approximately US$151.3 million of certain oil and gas royalty assets to Kimbell Royalty Partners.
- Eni Petroleum in its US$78 million sale of its interest in the K2 prospect (U.S. GOM) to multiple buyers.
- Enerplus Corp. in its US$465 million acquisition of certain entities holding Bakken oil and gas assets.
- Crestone Peak Resources LLC in its US$380 million acquisition of certain DJ Basin assets.
- Enerplus Corp. in its US$312 million acquisition of certain oil and gas assets located in the Bakken.
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Houston
- +17132656991
- Email me
- Speaks English and Spanish
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity
Career & qualifications
- Colorado State University (BS) 2006
- Sturm College of Law – University of Denver (JD) 2012
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Colorado 2012
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Texas 2014
- Joined Clifford Chance 2024