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V&E Represents Peregrine in $145 Million Project Financing to Complete an Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility in Wyoming
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V&E Represents Peregrine in $145 Million Project Financing to Complete an Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility in Wyoming
Vinson & Elkins represented EQT Infrastructure in its acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Peregrine Midstream Partners, a Houston-based natural gas storage company.
SMU Dedman Professor Key Adviser to the U.S. Senate on Tax Reform
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Enforcement Priorities for New SEC Regional Director in Fort Worth
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