Brad Honeycutt~~Tan Lu~~Jennifer Hardy~~Robert Jacobson~~Andrew English~~Jason Nasra~~Jonathan J. Konoff~~Rishika Nallapareddy~~Colby Gardner~~Jacob Bell
January 24, 2026
Willkie Advises Mitsui in Sale of Kaikias Oil Field Assets to Shell

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- Willkie advised Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- in the sale of its Kaikias assets in the U.S
- Gulf of Mexico to Shell Offshore Inc
- On December 14, Mitsui announced an agreement to divest all assets held through its subsidiary MOEX North America LLC, which owns a 20% interest in the Kaikias field, to Shell, the field's operator
- The Willkie legal team included several partners, counsel, and associates.
Willkie represented Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in the divestiture of its Kaikias assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to Shell Offshore Inc.
On December 14, Mitsui announced that it agreed to divest all of its assets owned through MOEX North America LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui, which holds a 20% interest in the Kaikias field, to Shell, the operator of the Kaikias field.
The Willkie team was led by partners Brad Honeycutt and Tan Lu, and included senior counsel Michael Niebruegge, partners Jennifer Hardy, Robert Jacobson, Andrew English and Jordan Wall, counsel Jason Nasra and Jonathan Konoff, and associates Sidney Nunez, Hayden Kursh, Rishika Nallapareddy, Colby Gardner and Jacob Bell.
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Brad Honeycutt~~Tan Lu~~Jennifer Hardy~~Robert Jacobson~~Andrew English~~Jason Nasra~~Jonathan J. Konoff~~Rishika Nallapareddy~~Colby Gardner~~Jacob Bell
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