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Legal Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry - The African Challenge will:
- Unravel the legal challenges of doing business in Africa
- Examine the legal issues affecting the security of supply
Ø In-house Legal Counsel
Ø General Counsel
Ø Chief Legal Officer
Ø Head of Contracts
Ø Head of Regulatory Law and Legal Affairs
Ø Vice President-Corporate Responsibility
Ø Private Practice Lawyer
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Conference programme
8:30 Registration & Coffee9:00 Chairman's Opening RemarksDayo Okusami, Partner, Templars 9:10 Opening Address:Peter Frank Koep, Senior Partner, Koep & Partners · Areas of concern associated with a developing country entering into the area of Oil & Gas
· Lack of regulatory controls and how to address this in the short to medium term
· The Licensing Regime in order to give comfort and security
· The potential of off-shore oil & gas 9:50 Developments in Regulation & Policy in AfricaSteven De Backer, Director Africa Group, Webber Wentzel · Regulatory changes & challenges
· Indigenisation / Local Participation
· Transparency / Corruption 10:30 Morning Coffee11:00 Implementing and Developing a Strong and Effective Compliance Program· International focus of anti-corruption drive
· Anti-corruption within the African context
· Recent settled cases
· Overview of an effective compliance program Poju Adedeji, Legal & Compliance Director, Baker Hughes 11:40 Regulatory Reform in Nigeria’s Oil & Gas IndustryAdeoye Adefulu, Partner, Odujinrin & Adefulu · Local Content obligations
· First consideration
· Exclusive consideration
· Full and fair opportunity
· Petroleum Industry Bill/Act
· New upstream licensing regime
· Changes in the Nigerian fiscal framework 12:20 Networking Lunch13:50 African Oil & Gas - Buying-In and Selling-Out: Energy M&A on the African Continent· Structuring the project with sale in mind
· PSC and JOA issues
· Sale and purchase - contractual issues and traps for the unwary
· Government consents and potential disruption
· Financing issues for asset buyers Alex Msimang, Partner, Vinson & Elkins Keith Hughes, Partner, Vinson & Elkins L L P 14:30 Recent Developments in the Protection of Investments in the Oil, Gas and Mining SectorsThierry Lauriol, Avocat à la Cour, JeantetAssociés · Contractual protection
· Litigation aspects
· Financing 15:10 Local Content: Influencing Investment Decisions and Contracts in the Nigerian oil and Gas IndustryDonna Obaseki-Ogunnaike, Senior Council, Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun (ACAS) · Influencing Ownership Requirements
· Recommending Partnerships
· Affecting Contract Awards
· Determining Bidding Requirements
· Regulating Contract Evaluation
· Legislating manpower obligations
· Mandating use of Local Service Providers - Insurance, Financial and Legal 15:40 Afternoon Tea16:10 Spotlight on the Nigerian Content ActOlubummi Fayokun, Partner, Aluko & Oyebode · Rationale for the development of a local content policy
· An overview of the Nigerian Content Act
· Who will be responsible for implementing the Act
· What impact will the Act have on stakeholders in the Nigerian oil and gas sector
· Key legal issues and challenges 16:50 Protecting African Investments Against Political Risk: Investment Treaties, Contractual Arbitration And Other OptionsStephen Fietta, Partner, International Dispute Resolution, Latham And Watkins • The Different Legal Protections Available to Counter-act Political Risk in Africa
• Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and the role of Public International Law in the Protection of Investments against Political Risk
• International Investment Arbitration; Oil & Gas Case Studies; African Case Studies
• Effective Investment Structuring and other Pre-Dispute Considerations
• The Relationship between International Investment Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration and Domestic Litigation in the African Context
• The Formulation of a Global Litigation Strategy and Tactics in order to Maximise Prospects of Success and Attainment of Litigation Objectives 17:30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One8:30 Registration & Coffee9:00 Chairman's Opening RemarksDayo Okusami, Partner, Templars 9:10 Opening Address:John Ffooks, Senior Partner, , John W Ffooks & Co · Differences between the common law and the Napoleonic system
· Differences within the Napoleonic system (country to country)
· What you can expect within your PSC
· Land rights and other competing claims onshore 9:50 Production Sharing Contracts: An Analysis of Comparative Practice in Certain African JurisdictionsMarc Hammerson, Partner, Stephenson Harwood · Introduction
· PSCs: an introduction
· Common features of PSCs
· African PSCs: the wider fiscal picture
· Production sharing ratios 10:30 Morning Coffee11:00 Keynote Address:Norman J. Nadorff, Senior Counsel, BP Angola
· It takes a village: The importance of team work in conducting effective due diligence
· Local content: Leveraging local resources to achieve best results and buy-in
· Beyond the FCPA: The importance of local law in the area of compliance monitoring
· True Diligence – focussing on what’s crucial 11:40 Legal Aspects of Acquiring Nigerian Oil & Gas AssetsDayo Okusami, Partner, Templars · Regulatory Framework
· Consent issues
· Direct and Indirect Assignment of Legal and Economic Interests 12:20 Networking Lunch13:50 Comparative Overview of Hydrocarbons Legislation in AfricaNicolas Bonnefoy, Avocat au Barreau de Paris, Oil, Gas and Mining Practices, Gide Loyrette Nouel MNP · History of the development of hydrocarbons industry and contracts in Africa
· Latest trends in Africa
· Comparative anlaysis of main systems and terms 14:30 The Developing Legal Regime for Oil and Gas Development in GhanaKojo Bentsi-Enchill, Partner, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah · Petroleum Exploration and Development Law
· Petroleum Revenue Management Law
· Environmental law
· Developments in Oil and Gas Taxation
· Institutional Developments 15:10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two15:20 Afternoon Tea
Workshops
Workshop Crowne Plaza - The City 30th March 2011 London, United Kingdom
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