OIL & GAS CONTRACT NEGOTIATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2025

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The world of international contracts never stops. It changes forms and volumes, and it is always

ready to adapt to the new circumstances and developments of the market. This is why knowing how to master the current and most recent trends relevant to negotiating, drafting, and interpreting the terms of international business agreements plays a fundamental role in achieving successful deals. A good negotiator is somebody who knows the market and can anticipate issues and problems, to avoid, as far as possible, any litigation. This practical course will examine advanced contracting trends that must be mastered by a negotiator who operates at an international level. It will also take into account the stakeholder's approach that is driven by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the new US Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation of 19th August 2019, current musts for every company that operates globally.

The course will also cover current trends in the management of international disputes. It will investigate how to react when a serious dispute arises and how to adequately prevent onerous litigations. It will focus on mediation and discuss the importance of the Singapore Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation of August 2019, analyzing how this will affect today’s international business. It will provide participants with knowledge of the new trend of Third Party Litigation, and how this can be useful to companies of every size. A particular focus will be on comparing the different approaches and peculiarities of various laws when dealing with procedural issues, such as document discovery and experts.

The course is designed not just to inform but to make industry professionals transform and perform.

• 28 - 29 August  2025
• Virtual

• How to interiorize the most advanced trends necessary in order to negotiate high-value and complex contracts at an international level
• Gain insights into the way oil companies and contractors view and negotiate oil & gas agreements
• The specialized concepts and terminology related to oil & gas contracts and with the specific English legal language
• Acquire skills and techniques to negotiate these contracts and find the best and most efficient way to solve any potential and actual dispute
• Get a clear understanding of the ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution processes, how they work and how they can be implemented successfully
• Understand the elements of international and domestic arbitration, including doctrine and materials from international practice, cases and awards
• Recognize the international institutions and organizations (for instance the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, the ICC International Chamber of Commerce, the LCIA London Court of International Arbitration, the UNIDROIT International Institute for the Unification of Private Law and the UNCITRAL United Nation Commission on International Trade Law) that influence and determine the structural context in which the management of international disputes operates
• The increasing role of “special courts” such as DIFC Dubai International Finance Centre courts and SICC Singapore International Commercial Court
• Gain insights into Corporate Social Responsibility, and the reasons of its increasing materiality for all oil & gas stakeholders, such as governments, oil companies and contractors

Each session will comprise formal presentation on each topic by the presenter, interactive discussion between participants, real-life examples and a range of exercises carefully designed to illustrate the issues under discussion.

• MD/ CEO
• Contracts Team
• Commercial Team
• Technical Team
• Legal Counsel | General Counsel | Legal Team 
• Procurement Team
• Government Officials | Ministry of Oil & Gas and Energy
• Finance Team
• Geologist | Reservoir Engineer
• E&P Professionals | Engineering Team
• Project & Asset Management Team
• Buyers | Sellers & Distributors | Traders
• Purchase | Transportation | Product Treatment