Understanding and Negotiating International Oil and Gas Contracts 2014

Topics

• Health & safety requirements relevant to conduct drilling, exploration & production operations with high quality standards, and summarise major points
• Jurisdictional regulations and fiscal regimes of different governments
• How to interpret and draft key clauses specific to the oil and gas agreements
• Financial and physical risks relevant to drilling, developing and producing hydrocarbons
• Different oil and gas agreements - understand the specific areas of risk
• Contract, project and product liabilities, including subcontractors and third parties involved in drilling, exploration & production
• Key documentation and process steps required to negotiate and finalise successful agreements
• Financial and physical risks to drill, develop and produce hydrocarbons, including safety issues to mitigate and manage risk

Who should Attend

• Accountants and lawyers needed to understand in more detail the challenges specific to the oil and gas industry
• Country managers
• Business development managers
• Financiers involved in project finance, investment analysis and syndicated lending
• Procurement and purchasing managers
• Government and joint venture owners involved in sponsoring/assessing project finance deals
• Commercial manager and executives
• Contract managers, engineers and analysts
• New venture managers and executives