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Association of International Petroleum Negotiators<br />
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE<br />
Hotel Sofitel, Marrakech, Morocco<br />
October 21 -24, 2007<br />
“Africa: Oil and Gas Changes and Opportunities”<br />
Agenda*<br />
Sunday 21 October<br />
15:00 – 17:00 Early Registration<br />
18:00 – 20:00 Welcoming Event – Pool area of the Hotel Sofitel<br />
Monday 22 October<br />
8:00 – 8:45 Registration<br />
8:45 – 9:15 Welcome<br />
Representative of the Government of Morocco (Minister of Energy and Mines)<br />
Tim West, Associate General Counsel, Devon Energy; <strong>AIPN</strong> President<br />
9:15 – 9:45 Keynote Address<br />
Amina Benkhadra, Director General of ONHYM<br />
9:45 – 10:45 E&P in Morocco<br />
Haddou Jabour, Promotion & Partnership Manager, ONHYM<br />
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break<br />
11:15 – 12:30 National Oil Companies<br />
Amy Jaffe, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy (Rice University)<br />
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch<br />
14:00 – 14:45 Unconventional Resources: Technological Developments<br />
Pierre Allix, Project Director, Unconventional Resources, R&D Business<br />
Development, TOTAL E&P<br />
14:45 – 15:30 Unconventional Resources: Oil Shale Developments in Morocco<br />
Hammadi Sellami, Director, ONHYM<br />
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break<br />
16:00 – 16:45 Unconventional Resources: Shell's Perspective<br />
A. Murphy, VP Commercial, Shell Unconventional Resources Energy<br />
16:45 – 17:15 Unconventional Resources: Petrobras' Experience<br />
Fernando Cunha, Senior Engineer and Biofuels Manager, Petrobras<br />
18:30 – 23:00 Traditional Moroccan Evening at the Palais Soleiman<br />
*Aipn reserves the right to change the programme and speakers unannounced and at any time.
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators<br />
“Africa: Oil and Gas Changes and Opportunities”<br />
Tuesday 23 October<br />
8:30 – 10:30 Strategies, Technologies and Opportunities for Commercializing Reserves -<br />
. Pipelines in Africa - transporting hydrocarbons; transcending boundaries;<br />
transfusing benefits - John Downer, Senior Project Manager, Penspen<br />
. Energy Challenges, Commercialization Strategies and Technology -<br />
Russell Bellis, Director, ExxonMobil International Ltd.<br />
. GTL - Enrico Ganter, Group Strategy Manager, Sasol Chevron<br />
. Petrochemicals - Kevin Price, Corporate Counsel, Methanex Corporation<br />
. LNG - David Davies, Director, Commercial and Negotiations, Marathon Oil<br />
Company<br />
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break<br />
11:00-11:30 New Libyan Gas EPSA<br />
Ahmed Gaddah, NOC Libya<br />
11:30 – 12:00 Model Contract: The LNG Sale Agreement<br />
Steven Miles, Partner, Baker Botts LLP<br />
12:00-12:30 Commitments to a Downstream Project when bidding for New Acreage:<br />
Realities and Challenges – Cyril Vock, Senior Solicitor, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP<br />
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch<br />
14:00 – 15:30 Governance & Transparency – new milestones or mirage?<br />
Moderator: Tim Martin, Vice President & Special Counsel, Nexen Inc.<br />
Why is EITI Relevant to Contracts & Agreements?<br />
Anwar Ravat, Program Manager, EITI, The World Bank<br />
What Issues Remain to be Tackled?<br />
Alexandra Wrage, President, Trace International<br />
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break<br />
16:00 – 17:30 Corporate Social Responsibility – is it all just a lot of spin?<br />
Moderator: TBC<br />
Is the Global Compact Applicable to your Agreement?<br />
Gavin Power, Global Compact Office, UN (invited)<br />
Will the Equator Principles Impact on your Project Financing?<br />
Representative from ABN AMRO (invited)<br />
19:30 – 22:30 Traditional Moroccan evening at the Comptoir Beldi
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators<br />
“Africa: Oil and Gas Changes and Opportunities”<br />
Wednesday 24 October<br />
8:30 – 9:15 Results of Survey on: “Do Contractual Devices Work to Protect Against Risks<br />
Associated with Expropriation?”<br />
Mustafa Erkan, Student, University of Exeter/Center for Energy Economics at the<br />
University of Texas<br />
9:15 – 10:00 The Impact of International Investment Treaties on Oil and Gas Contracts:<br />
An African Perspective<br />
Walid Benhamida, Tunisia<br />
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break<br />
10:30 – 11:15 Lies and Lessons: Arbitration of African Upstream Projects<br />
John Bowman, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP<br />
11:15 – 12:00 Reality Distorted: Arbitration African State Contracts – A Practitioners Tale<br />
Matthew Weiniger, Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, Herbert Smith<br />
12:00 – 12:15 Concluding remarks and Updates on Upcoming <strong>AIPN</strong> Conferences<br />
14:00 <strong>AIPN</strong> Golf Tournament (Optional activity at additional fee)<br />
* * * * * * * * *<br />
Check www.aipn.org for updates on this exciting Conference !<br />
Registration details for this conference:<br />
http://www.aipn.org/conferences/conferences_details.asp?id=211
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators<br />
ONE-DAY EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR<br />
Hotel Sofitel, Marrakech, Morocco<br />
October 25, 2007<br />
“The Nose of the Camel:<br />
What <strong>AIPN</strong> forms, papers, conferences and camaraderie can do for you”<br />
This is a separate event from the International conference, with a separate registration fee.<br />
However, when attending both the International Conference AND the Seminar, a discount in<br />
registration fee for the Seminar of October 25 is available. Co-registration is available through this<br />
link http://www.aipn.org/conferences/conferences_details.asp?id=211.<br />
Thursday 25 October<br />
Agenda*:<br />
08:30 – 08:45 Introduction and Welcome<br />
Karen Krug, Deputy Managing Director, Central Asia, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP;<br />
<strong>AIPN</strong> VP of Education<br />
08:45 – 10:00 Stabilization<br />
Peter Cameron, Professor of International Energy Law and Policy, University of<br />
Dundee<br />
10:00 – 10:15 Break<br />
10:15 – 12:00 Confidentiality Agreements<br />
Toufic Nassif, Director, Negotiations, BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.<br />
Karen Krug, Deputy Managing Director, Central Asia, DentonWilde Sapte LLP;<br />
<strong>AIPN</strong> VP of Education<br />
12:00 – 01:30 Lunch<br />
01:30 – 02:30 Joint Operating Agreement<br />
Skip Maryan, Special Counsel, International, Thompson & Knight<br />
James Barnes, Partner, Barnes & Cascio LLP<br />
02:30 – 02:45 Break<br />
02:45 – 04:30 Joint Operating Agreement (continued)<br />
04:30 End of the Seminar<br />
Registration details for this conference only:<br />
http://www.aipn.org/conferences/conferences_details.asp?id=250<br />
*Aipn reserves the right to change the programme and speakers unannounced and at any time.