Norton Rose Fulbright named on multiple winning deals at the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2025

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised on multiple winning transactions at this year's IJGlobal ESG Awards 2025.

The annual IJGlobal ESG Awards, held in London on October 9 and Singapore on November 19, celebrate the international infrastructure and energy community involved in the market's most innovative and impactful deals aligned with ESG principles and metrics. Recognized deals include:

HyNet North West CCS - "Carbon Capture Storage Deal of the Year"

Led by Robert Marsh and Alistair Black

Norton Rose Fulbright advised on the Liverpool Bay CCS project that provides the backbone to the HyNet Industrial Cluster and will transport carbon dioxide delivered by regional industrial emitters to safely store it in depleted gas fields in the Irish Sea. HyNet is one of the UK's initial 'Track-1' carbon capture and storage projects. Liverpool Bay CCS is being led and developed by Eni, the integrated Italian energy company.

Acquisition of Majority Stake in Wijster Anaerobic Digestion Plant - "Circular Economy Deal of the Year"

Led by Florian Fehres

Norton Rose Fulbright advised Vauban Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in the Wijster Anaerobic Digestion Plant in the Netherlands, a major biomethane production facility owned by Green Create. The Wijster Plant is one of the largest plants of its kind in Europe, processing poultry manure and organic waste supplied by local farmers to produce biomethane for the Dutch grid.

Northern Endurance Partnership CO2 Pipeline and Net Zero Teesside Power - "Energy Transition Deal of the Year"

Led by Alistair Black and Charez Golvala

Norton Rose Fulbright advised Equinor on its participation in the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon transportation and storage joint venture with bp and TotalEnergies and in its joint venture with bp to build Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power), the UK's first gas-fired power plant with integrated carbon capture. Both NEP and NZT Power are part of the East Coast Cluster located in Teesside. NEP consists of a CO2 gathering network and onshore compression facilities, as well as a 145km offshore pipeline and NZT Power is a first-of-a-kind power plant with carbon capture which supports decarbonization ambitions across the UK, it will generate up to 725 MW of decarbonised power.

The recognition, received at the start of the fiscal year's fourth quarter, indicates continued momentum for the Norton Rose Fulbright energy, infrastructure and resources team, having advised on transactions valued at more than US$51 billion in aggregate year-to-date (IJGlobal, Q4 2025).