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International Oil & Gas Law,

Contracts, and Negotiations
Westin Galleria Hotel, Houston, Texas

PART 1 PART 2
From Concept to Discovery From Discovery to Decommissioning
September 23-27, 2019 September 30 – October 4, 2019

Risks of International Investments International Project Development Risks

Confidentiality Agreements Sanctions
International Dispute Resolution Seismic Contracts, Data Use & Exchange Agreements
Bidding Agreements Unconventional Resources Development
AMI Agreements Crude Oil Marketing
Granting Instruments International Drilling and Service Contracts
Stabilization Issues Decommissioning Issues
Joint Operating Agreements Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics
JOA Accounting Procedures Sale and Purchase Agreements
Participation (Farmout) Agreements International Dispute Resolution
Unitization Issues Natural Gas Sales Agreements
Ethics and Anti-Bribery Compliance Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation
Crude Oil Lifting Agreements Natural Gas Balancing
LNG Project Development

These courses are limited to 100 participants each week.

 Part 1 – From Concept to Discovery The course registration desk will open at 8:15 am on Monday,
September 23 at the Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 W. Alabama,
Houston, Texas 77056, USA. Sessions will meet at this hotel daily.

DAY 1: Monday, September 23, 2019 DAY 2: Tuesday, September 24, 2019

9:00 am – 9:15 am: Introduction and Opening Remarks 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Granting Instruments
HARRY W. SULLIVAN, JR., Program Chair; International Energy Attorney, • Concessions
Dallas • Production sharing contracts
• Risk service contracts
• Other provisions
9:15 am – 10:15 am: International Oil & Gas Issues and Risks JENNIFER JOSEFSON, Partner, King & Spalding LLC, Moscow
of International Investment ELISABETH ELJURI, Chief Negotiator and Chief Legal Counsel,
• Overview of the international oil and gas industry Sierra Oil and Gas, Mexico City
• Historical and anticipated risks and rewards inherent
in the industry
CHRIS MOYES, President, Moyes & Co., Dallas 10:30 am – 10:45 am: Hosted Refreshment Break

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Hosted Refreshment Break 10:45 am – 12:30 pm: Granting Instruments
Continued

10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Confidentiality Agreements

• Purpose and key provisions of a confidentiality agreement 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Hosted Networking Luncheon
• Review of the AIPN Model Form Confidentiality Agreement, which
provides protection for valuable information and data that is shared with
another company 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Granting Instruments
FELIPE ALICE, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Houston
Continued
HARRY W. SULLIVAN, JR., International Energy Attorney, Dallas

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch – On Your Own

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Stabilization Issues in Granting Instruments

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: International Dispute Resolution
• Change of law as one of the main risks in the international oil and gas
• Successful resolution of disputes between parties industry
is essential for business to succeed
• Stabilization as one method to address the change
• International arbitration — an impartial private method of law risk
of resolving disputes
JOHN P. BOWMAN, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Houston
• AIPN Model Form Dispute Resolution Provisions
JOHN P. BOWMAN, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Houston
DAY 3: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Joint Operating Agreements
4:15 pm – 6:00 pm: Bidding Agreements and AMI Agreements • Rights, duties, and obligations of co-venturers in
the same oil and gas contract area
• Review of the AIPN Model Form Study and Bid Group
Agreement, which provides a basis for companies to • AIPN 2012 Model Form International Operating Agreement
establish a consortium to cooperate in bidding for PIETER PAUL VAN LELYVELD, Associate General Counsel - Contracting and
or acquiring oil and gas granting instruments Procurement and Wells, Shell International B.V., The Hague
• Review of area of mutual interest (AMI) agreements, DAVID H. SWEENEY, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Houston
and their purposes and functions
ED TURNER, Sr. Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston
YULIYA D. MARCER, Senior Counsel, BP America, Inc., Houston 10:30 am – 10:45 am: Hosted Refreshment Break

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: 10:45 am – 12:30 pm: Joint Operating Agreements

Hosted Reception for Registrants, Speakers & Guests Continued
 September 23-27, 2019

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch – On Your Own 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Unitization Issues
• Development of a common oil and/or gas reservoir that
underlies more than one contract area
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Joint Operating Agreements • Mechanics of unitization and of operating a unit
Continued • Cross-border unitization
• AIPN Model Form UUOA and current revisions
DAVID S. ASMUS, Partner, Sidley LLP, Houston
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break STEVEN P. OTILLAR, Partner, White and Case LLP, Houston

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: JOA Accounting Procedures 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break
• Funding operations and accounting for costs
• 2012 AIPN Model Form International Accounting Procedure
BEN H. WELMAKER, JR., Attorney at Law, Houston
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Unitization Issues
Continued

DAY 4: Thursday, September 26, 2019

DAY 5: Friday, September 27, 2019

9:00 am – 10:30 am: Participation (Farmout) Agreements

• A vehicle to acquire an interest in an oil and gas granting 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Ethics and Anti-Bribery Compliance
instrument by performing or paying for specified work • Bribery and corruption combated through a variety
under the granting instrument of treaties, conventions, and laws
• AIPN Model Form International Farmout Agreements • Business ethics and principles critical to working in the
JENNIFER JOSEFSON, Partner, King & Spalding LLC, Moscow international oil and gas industry
FRANK L. CASCIO, JR., International Energy Attorney, Houston • Traps for the unwarys
JAY G. MARTIN, Senior Counsel, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Houston
JOHN SARDAR, Chief Compliance Officer, Noble Energy, Inc., Houston
10:30 am – 10:45 am: Hosted Refreshment Break

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Hosted Refreshment Break

10:45 am – 12:30 pm: Participation Agreements
Continued
10:45 am – 12:30 pm: Crude Oil Lifting Agreements
• How each co-venturer takes its share of oil and gas production
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch – On Your Own • AIPN Model Form Lifting Procedures
FRANK L. CASCIO, JR., International Energy Attorney, Houston

12:30 pm: Course Adjournment

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organization dedicated to the study of the legal systems and issues affecting mineral, public lands, and water resources. The Foundation is a
cooperative project of law schools, bar associations, and industry associations, and sponsors numerous programs on mining, oil and gas, and natural
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THE ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM NEGOTIATORS (AIPN) is a not-for-profit professional organi­zation founded in 1981 to en­hance
the professionalism of its members through continuing education, promoting under­standing of negotiation work in the international community,
and providing networking opportunities. AIPN now serves around 3,500 members from some 110 countries. AIPN, 11111 Katy Freeway, Suite #615,
Houston, TX 77079, tel. +1 281-558-7715, fax +1 281-558-7073, aipn@aipn.org, www.aipn.org.
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attorneys. The IEL is a division of The Center for American and International Law (CAIL), a nonprofit organization which since 1947 has served lawyers
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Part 2 – From Discovery
to Decommissioning The course registration desk will open at 8:15 am on Monday,
September 30 at the Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 W. Alabama,
Houston, Texas 77056, USA. Sessions will meet at this hotel daily.

DAY 1: Monday, September 30, 2019 4:15 pm – 6:00 pm: Crude Oil Marketing
• Selling and monetization of oil once it is produced
• Crude oil sales transactions — often done over the phone
and documented through relatively simple contracts
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Introduction and Opening Remarks
• Importance of customs and practices
HARRY W. SULLIVAN, JR., Program Chair; International Energy Attorney,
FRANK L. CASCIO, JR., International Energy Attorney, Houston
Dallas
KEITH B. HALL, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center,
Baton Rouge

9:15 am – 10:30 am: Overview of International Oil & Gas Issues

and International Project Development Risks 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Hosted Reception for Registrants, Speakers
• Overview of the international oil and gas industry & Guests
• Historical and anticipated risks and rewards inherent
in the industry
JASPER MASON, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Houston DAY 2: Tuesday, October 1, 2019
MICHAEL SILVER, Vice President & General Counsel, VAALCO
Energy, Inc., Houston

9:00 am – 10:30 am: International Drilling and Service Contracts

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Hosted Refreshment Break • Services provided by service companies in support
of petroleum operations under granting instruments
• Primary issues in service contracts, including warranty
10:45 am – 12:30 pm: Sanctions and cross-indemnity provisions
WILLIAM W. PUGH, Partner, Liskow & Lewis, Houston
• Review of governmental sanctions that may impact
international oil and gas developments OWEN L ANDERSON, Professor, Kay Bailey Hutchison Center
for Energy, Law & Business, Houston
ANDREW MELSHEIMER, Partner, Thompson & Knight, Dallas
JOHN ALMY, Partner, Liskow & Lewis, Houston

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch – On Your Own 10:30 am – 10:45 am: Hosted Refreshment Break

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Seismic Contracts, Data Use, and Exchange 10:45 am – 12:30 pm: International Drilling and Service Contracts
Agreements
Continued
• Overview of the data and operations being covered by
these contracts
• General discussion of the key provisions of the contracts
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Hosted Networking Luncheon
• Detailed discussion of some of the complexities and key negotiation
issues for the contracts
MONIKA U. EHRMAN, Associate Professor of Law, University of
Oklahoma College of Law, Norman
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Decommissioning Issues
• Decommissioning as an adjunct obligation to the right to develop oil
and gas

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: International Unconventional Resources Development • Review of contractual provisions related to decommissioning
FELIPE ALICE, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Houston
• Developments that have brought unconventional
oil and gas resources into focus in many parts of the world EDUARDO G. PEREIRA, Professor of Energy Law and Natural Resources
Law, Siberian Federal University and Externado University of Colombia
• Unique issues involved in the exploration and exploitation
of unconventional resources
• How these projects differ from exploration and exploitation
of conventional oil and gas resources
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break
FRANK L. CASCIO, JR., International Energy Attorney, Houston
MONIKA U. EHRMAN, Associate Professor of Law, University of
Oklahoma College of Law, Norman 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
• What is involved in corporate social responsibility
• How CSR has evolved into a necessary area in international
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break oil and gas projects
GWENDOLYN JARAMILLO, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP, San Antonio
TOUFIC P. NASSIF, President, T P Nassif and Associates LLC, Houston
 September 30 – October 4, 2019

DAY 3: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Natural Gas Sales Agreements
Continued

9:00 am – 10:15 am: Sale and Purchase Agreements

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch – On Your Own
• Selling oil and gas contracts as a common method of
monetization
• Key terms and provisions of a salen
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation
ANDREW B. DERMAN, Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP, Dallas
(Construction & Operation GTA) and Natural Gas Balancing Issues
VINCENT S. MORELAND, Assistant General Counsel, E&P Legal, Hess
Corporation, Houston (invited) • Supply imbalances when co-venturers sell natural gas
to different buyers
• AIPN Model Form Gas Balancing Agreement
10:15 am – 10:30 am: Hosted Refreshment Break • AIPN Model Form Gas Transportation Agreement
HARRY W. SULLIVAN, JR., International Energy Attorney, Dallas
VERA DE GYARFAS, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Houston
10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Sale and Purchase Agreements JAMES F. ENGLISH, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP,
Continued Houston

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch – On Your Own 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Sale and Purchase Agreements 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: LNG Project Development
• Conversion of natural gas to a liquid form (LNG)
Continued
when being transported long distances to market
• Complexity and uniqueness of international LNG projects
• Structure and primary contracts of an international
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Hosted Refreshment Break LNG project
M. KATHRYN MARIETTA, Retired Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Houston
HARRY W. SULLIVAN, JR., International Energy Attorney, Dallas
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: International Dispute Resolution
MONICA HWANG, Counsel, King & Spalding LLP, Houston
• Successful resolution of disputes between parties essential
for business to succeed
• International arbitration — an impartial private method DAY 5: Friday, October 4, 2019
of resolving disputes
• Benefits and pitfalls of arbitration
WILLIAM M. KATZ, JR., Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP, Houston
JAMES LLOYD LOFTIS, Partner, Vinson & Elkins, Houston
9:00 am – 10:15 am: LNG Project Development
Continued

DAY 4: Thursday, October 3, 2019

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Hosted Refreshment Break

9:00 am – 10:15 am: Natural Gas Sales Agreements

10:30 am – 12:30 pm: LNG Project Development
• Complexities of pipeline sales of natural gas outside
of established markets such as North America and Europe Continued
• Primary terms and provisions of gas sales agreements
HARRY W. SULLIVAN, JR., International Energy Attorney, Dallas
12:30 pm: Course Adjournment
VERA DE GYARFAS, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Houston
JAMES F. ENGLISH, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP,
Houston

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Hosted Refreshment Break

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