International Oil & Gas Contracts and Negotiations Core Course
March 10 - 14, 2025
Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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This 5-day course will feature interactive discussions on key upstream and midstream oil and gas issues and agreements that are important to new entrants into the industry as well as experienced persons. It is taught from a practical perspective by highly-experienced and knowledgeable faculty.
Topics that will be covered at this course:
- Overview of the International Energy Industry
- Confidentiality & Bidding Agreement Issues
- Anti-Bribery, Corruption Laws and Sanctions Issues
- International Dispute Resolution
- Service Agreement Issues
- Granting Instrument Issues
- Joint Operating Agreement Issues
- Participation – Farmin/Farmout Agreements
- Sale and Purchase Agreement Issues
- Unitization Issues
- Decommissioning Issues
- Crude Oil Sales and Lifting Agreement Issues
- Gas Sales Agreement Issues
- Gas Balancing and Transportation Issues
- Overview of LNG
- Stabilization & Sovereign Immunity
- Implementing New Energy Solutions
Course Chair
Harry W. Sullivan, Jr., Assistant General Counsel, Kosmos Energy, Dallas &
Executive Professor, Texas A&M School of Law, Ft. Worth
Course Instructors
Andrew B. Derman, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, Dallas
Jennifer Josefson, Partner, Morgan Lewis, Abu Dhabi
Kimberly Reeder, International Energy Counsel, Perth
Continuing Education Credits
AIEN is an accredited sponsor approved by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE. The number of MCLE credit hours awarded for the course are still being determined.