R.J. Malenfant, Chad Smith, Rhett Van Syoc, Jonathan Strom, Daniel Cadis, Andy Veit, Brittany Taylor, Mark Dundon, Joe Tobias, Jonathan Kidwell, Alex Noll
January 24, 2026
Kirkland Represents Beacon Offshore Energy on Divestment of Non-Operated Properties

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- Kirkland & Ellis represented Beacon Offshore Energy LLC in the sale of its non-operated interests in several deepwater Gulf of Mexico fields to GOM 1 Holdings Inc., an affiliate of O.G
- Oil & Gas Limited, under a previously executed agreement
- The transaction covers Beacon’s interests in the Buckskin, Leon, Castile, and Sicily fields, as well as the Salamanca FPS/lateral infrastructure
- The Kirkland team included partners and associates from corporate, debt finance, tax, and environmental practices.
Kirkland & Ellis advised Beacon Offshore Energy LLC on the divestment of its non-operated interests in certain fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in accordance with a previously executed definitive agreement with GOM 1 Holdings Inc., an affiliate of O.G. Oil & Gas Limited. The divestment includes Beacon’s 18.7% interest in the Buckskin producing field, 17% interest in the Leon development, 16.15% interest in the Castile development, 0.5% interest in the Salamanca FPS/lateral infrastructure and 32.83% interest in the Sicily discovery. Read Beacon Offshore’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners R.J. Malenfant, Chad Smith, Rhett Van Syoc, Jonathan Strom and Daniel Cadis; debt finance partner Andy Veit and associate Brittany Taylor; tax partners Mark Dundon and Joe Tobias; and environmental partner Jonathan Kidwell and associate Alex Noll.
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R.J. Malenfant, Chad Smith, Rhett Van Syoc, Jonathan Strom, Daniel Cadis, Andy Veit, Brittany Taylor, Mark Dundon, Joe Tobias, Jonathan Kidwell, Alex Noll
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