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Answer Bar: Navigating an International Energy Project
Contains material from Feb 2014 to Jul 2015
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Session 2: Petroleum Engineering: Conventional Hydrocarbons - How do we physically explore for, develop and produce hydrocarbons? As lawyers, we must have an understanding of the fundamentals of petroleum activities to accurately draft agreements and effectively provide counsel to energy industry clients. An introduction to different types of offshore and onshore drilling and production systems including FPSOs (floating, production, storage and off-loading vessels) and TLPs (tension-leg platforms). Typical liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities (liquefaction, regasification and pipelines) are discussed, with coverage of "high-level" drilling and production facilities and operation cost estimates.
Session 3: Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources - An overview of the geology and geophysics of unconventional hydrocarbon resources including shale. An introduction to the petroleum engineering techniques required to develop and produce these resources.
Session 4: Host Country Instruments (HCIs) - A look at the legal regimes used globally for buying, selling, exploring, developing and producing hydrocarbons, including Concession or Royalty/Tax, Production Sharing, Risk Service Agreements and so-called "hybrids;" with a discussion of basic natural resource ownership/title concepts and provisions of various HCIs, including key fiscal and non-fiscal terms.
Session 5: International Energy Project Economics - This session is designed to provide a lawyer the basics of energy project economics "101" so that they can better work with their energy industry clients to develop legal options in various deal scenarios that are also "economic." Hear an examination of how we develop project economic models to calculate investor rates of return and other key economic indicators by using facility and operation cost estimates, revenue estimates and Host Country Instrument provisions. The role of "risk analysis" in developing project models and the concept of leverage and how it can impact project economics also is considered.
Session 6: Co-Venture Formation and Agreements - Leverage and risk allocation are two factors that frequently lead most international energy projects to be undertaken by more than one co-venture party. This session covers the most common arrangements by which parties acquire interests in energy projects including farmins, farmouts, participation agreements and swaps, with coverage of the fundamental provisions of typical co-venture Joint/Unit Operating Agreements (JOAs) using the AIPN model form as a basis.
Session 7: Co-Venture Economics: The Power of Leverage - A discussion of the economic inflection points that occur over the life of an upstream project. Participants work through examples of typical commercial arrangements for farmins and co-venture risk-sharing.
Session 8: Co-Venture Operations - Getting into a co-venture can seem easy compared to operating a successful co-venture. This session looks at operational provisions within the industry joint operating agreement framework, including management decision-making and contracting.
Session 9: The Globalization of Anti-Corruption - Discussion of risk-based global programs including integrating compliance into the business, analysis of the program through the lens of core program building blocks, using technology to mitigate risk and screen third parties, and keeping up with global legal developments.
Session 10: Anti-Corruption Drafting -
Session 11: Ethics and Professionalism in a Global Environment - Ethics and professionalism are being influenced by many factors in today’s global environment. Consider some of these factors, along with areas of commonality amongst the legal ethics rules from a sampling of jurisdictions.
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D. Marie Wagner
Session 1
—13 mins
Overview of an International Energy Project Lifecycle (Jul 2015)
An overview of a typical international energy project lifecycle from development through decommissioning.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
D. Marie Wagner,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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Keith Troutman
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Session 2
—46 mins
Petroleum Engineering: Conventional Hydrocarbons (Jul 2015)
How do we physically explore for, develop and produce hydrocarbons? As lawyers, we must have an understanding of the fundamentals of petroleum activities to accurately draft agreements and effectively provide counsel to energy industry clients. An introduction to different types of offshore and onshore drilling and production systems including FPSOs (floating, production, storage and off-loading vessels) and TLPs (tension-leg platforms). Typical liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities (liquefaction, regasification and pipelines) are discussed, with coverage of "high-level" drilling and production facilities and operation cost estimates.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
Keith Troutman,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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Eric C. Potter, Keith Troutman
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Session 3
—62 mins
Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources (Jul 2015)
An overview of the geology and geophysics of unconventional hydrocarbon resources including shale. An introduction to the petroleum engineering techniques required to develop and produce these resources.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
Eric C. Potter,
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas - Austin, TX
Keith Troutman,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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D. Marie Wagner
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Session 4
—84 mins
Host Country Instruments (HCIs) (Jul 2015)
A look at the legal regimes used globally for buying, selling, exploring, developing and producing hydrocarbons, including Concession or Royalty/Tax, Production Sharing, Risk Service Agreements and so-called "hybrids;" with a discussion of basic natural resource ownership/title concepts and provisions of various HCIs, including key fiscal and non-fiscal terms.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
D. Marie Wagner,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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Keith Troutman
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Session 5
—47 mins
International Energy Project Economics (Jul 2015)
This session is designed to provide a lawyer the basics of energy project economics "101" so that they can better work with their energy industry clients to develop legal options in various deal scenarios that are also "economic." Hear an examination of how we develop project economic models to calculate investor rates of return and other key economic indicators by using facility and operation cost estimates, revenue estimates and Host Country Instrument provisions. The role of "risk analysis" in developing project models and the concept of leverage and how it can impact project economics also is considered.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
Keith Troutman,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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D. Marie Wagner
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Session 6
—69 mins
Co-Venture Formation and Agreements (Jul 2015)
Leverage and risk allocation are two factors that frequently lead most international energy projects to be undertaken by more than one co-venture party. This session covers the most common arrangements by which parties acquire interests in energy projects including farmins, farmouts, participation agreements and swaps, with coverage of the fundamental provisions of typical co-venture Joint/Unit Operating Agreements (JOAs) using the AIPN model form as a basis.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
D. Marie Wagner,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
Show session details
Keith Troutman
Session 7
—19 mins
Co-Venture Economics: The Power of Leverage (Jul 2015)
A discussion of the economic inflection points that occur over the life of an upstream project. Participants work through examples of typical commercial arrangements for farmins and co-venture risk-sharing.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
Keith Troutman,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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D. Marie Wagner
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Session 8
—42 mins
Co-Venture Operations (Jul 2015)
Getting into a co-venture can seem easy compared to operating a successful co-venture. This session looks at operational provisions within the industry joint operating agreement framework, including management decision-making and contracting.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 The Law, Science and Finance of International Energy Projects
D. Marie Wagner,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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Jay G. Martin, David Searle
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Session 9
—45 mins
The Globalization of Anti-Corruption (Feb 2014)
Discussion of risk-based global programs including integrating compliance into the business, analysis of the program through the lens of core program building blocks, using technology to mitigate risk and screen third parties, and keeping up with global legal developments.
Originally presented: Jan 2014 International Upstream Energy Transactions
Jay G. Martin,
Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston, TX
David Searle,
Nexeo Solutions - The Woodlands, TX
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D. Marie Wagner
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Session 10
—42 mins
Anti-Corruption Drafting (Feb 2014)
Originally presented: Jan 2014 International Upstream Energy Transactions
D. Marie Wagner,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - The Woodlands, TX
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Arnold J. Johnson
Session 11
—63 mins
Ethics and Professionalism in a Global Environment (Jul 2015)
Ethics and professionalism are being influenced by many factors in today’s global environment. Consider some of these factors, along with areas of commonality amongst the legal ethics rules from a sampling of jurisdictions.
Originally presented: Jun 2015 International Upstream Energy
Arnold J. Johnson,
Noble Energy Inc. - Houston, TX