Local Content Development in the Oil & Gas Industry
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
14 – 17 November 2011
- Local Content is gaining ground particularly in developing nations to help boost local economy and promote social and economic development.
- There is a global trends in local content particularly in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and African and Latin America
- Socio-economic impact of contemporary oil and gas prices and projects should be well analyzed by National Oil Corporations (NOCs) as International Oil Corporations (IOCs) are investing in their countries
- Since industrialization in the hydrocarbon sector is the great concern of the oil and gas exporting countries, thus, the higher local content in terms of engineering, procurement, construction, consultancies, technical support and services, and management is highly demanded
- Nowadays, “civil society” demanding higher access and more control over the petroleum sector so higher local content is required
- Nowadays, NOCs are not only tending to play more dynamic, and active role in controlling and managing their own oil and gas business, but also trying to internationalize their presence in the international market through establishing Joint Ventures (JVs) or Partnership agreement with IOCs
- NOCs become more responsible to their stakeholders as people get more alerted on their rights and lifestyle
- It is proven that training and localization program of IOCs elevate their projects profile and contribute to the commercial success of their projects.
- Local content as an integral part of the social development
- Local content as a tool for social and economic development
- Local Content is the hot topic in the contemporary debate everywhere
- As some north countries are encouraging the globalization as they have already passed three other steps of nationalization, privatization and internationalization, some south countries are embarking yet on the nationalizations
- As North pole is laying back counting its surplus content worldwide, south pole in the other side is looking for its basic necessities
- As in some countries the available content is overloading in the other side of the world there is nothing to declare
- It is nowadays a point of great concern for developing countries worldwide
- Local content is not only a concern of the host states but also foreign investors
- Oil and Gas Exporting countries as suffering from shortages of local content are now more demanding to increase their domestic content
- In this four days of Local Content Workshop you will hear much about this issue from different angle, from different continent and different side
- This workshop enables delegates from various countries to speak out and express your viewpoint
- Dr. Ebrahimi’s goal for this workshop is to supply you with some solutions to Local Content Development in your respective organization and/or country
For full agenda, please email us your detail contact information to registration@neo-edge.com. Please indicate subject title “Local Content Development in the Oil & Gas Industry”.
Key Benefits of Attending This Course:
- How to successfully implement local content programs in every stage of the project
- How we can integrate Local Content into our business plan?
- How to establish long term partnerships with governments, joint partners and local suppliers to ensure future development and local commitment in your area of operation?
- How we would be able to incorporate the most effective local content initiatives and drive growth?
- How to develop lasting partnerships to ensure competitiveness throughout your supply chain
- What could be covered under local content?
- What are the driving forces, issues, obstacles and opportunities of nationalising host countries workforce?
- What are the measures and mechanisms to ensure that you meet local content requirements?
- What is your best local content strategy to convince the host government and NOCs to offer you the project?
- What would be the IOC’s undertakings on local content?
- Who should have the authority to enforce, measure and monitor local content policies and compliance?
- How can you overcome the challenge of localisation of workforce and suppliers to ensure you satisfy local content requirements and maximize the commercial success of your project?
- How can you transform local content to cost effectiveness, operational efficiency and self sufficiency?
- How must due diligence be implemented in monitoring and implementing local content targets?
- How should we translate performance and realisation of local content?
- How would the right set of commercial incentives, combined with innovative procurement procedures and contract delivery strategies, create additional commercial and societal value to the host country?
- How to generate the infrastructure that supports local content
- How to implement the local content agenda and targets
About your World-Class Trainer
Dr S N Ebrahimi (LLB 1990, Iran; LLM 1994, UK; and Ph.D. 1998, UK, is the Associate Professor of International Law and Ex-Member of the Board, Legal & Contractual Director of PEDEC and a chief negotiator of international contracts, particularly oil and gas contracts and has been acting for National Iranian Oil Companies (N.I.O.C) for more than a decade.
He is an outstanding negotiator in international oil & gas contracts; Attorney at Law and Legal Advisor on International Contractors and Claims particularly Oil and Gas; member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK; Legal Advisor to Bureau of International and Legal Services (B.I.L.S) dealing with Iran-US Tribunal claims (1992-1999), the Hague-Tehran; Member of “British Institution on International Law”, UK; Member of International Bar Association, UK; Member of “International Family Law Institution”, the Hague, Netherlands;
He is also Associate Professor of International law in Tehran, lecturing the following subjects:
- Oil and Gas Laws and Contracts,
- TEFCEL Strategic Management of Industry Contracts,
- Contract Risk Recognition and Management,
- Private International Law,
- General Jurisprudence of Law,
- International Commercial Arbitration,
- International Trade Law,
- Competition Trade law,
- Law for Professional Project Managers.
He has written books in Farsi (Private International Law (Introduction, Nationality, Domicile, Status of Aliens and Refuges, Extradition and Foreign Investment in Iran) and English (Mandatory Rules and Other Party Autonomy Limitations in International Contractual Obligations, with Particular Reference to the Rome Convention, 1980) and so many articles in international contractual obligations; private international law; international commercial arbitration; Iran’s oil Buy-Back Contracts; Insurance in developing oil and gas industry; product liability and consumer protection.
He has delivered many lectures/presentations inside and outside the country and in international forum as well as so many workshops in general industry and particularly oil, gas and LNG industries.
For so many years he has been a member of the Board of Petroleum Engineering and Development Company, Director of Legal and Contractual Affairs, Petroleum Engineering and Development Company and Member of the Commission for the Transactions/Call for Tenders, PEDEC/NIOC
He has also been a member of the Joint Management Committees of so many oil and gas mega projects such as S&N Project with Shell; Sirry E&A Project with TOTAL; Balal Project with ELF Petroleum Iran (TOTAL) and Bow Valley Energy Ltd of Canada; Dorood Project with TOTAL and ELF of France; Salman Project with PETROIRAN & NICO; F&E Project with PETROIRAN & NICO; South Azadegan Project with INPEX and JAPEX of Japan.
He has worked with major oil and gas companies in Asia, just to name a few CNPC, SINOPEC, CNOOC, CNODC in China; Petronas Carigali, Petropars, SKS, Genting Oil and Gas in Malaysia; JAPEX, INPEX in Japan; ONGC Videsh, Oil India Limited, Larsen & Tourbo Limited in India; Petrovietnam, PVFC in Vietnam.
In his oil and gas contractual negotiation skills, he was involved in the project preparation and negotiations of so many mega oil and gas fields with more than 30 major oil and gas companies.
Who Should Attend
All those involved in Local Content Development & Implementation in the Oil & Gas Industry:
• Managers/CEO/Directors
• Industry Lawyers, Legal experts/Directors
• Technical Experts/Directors
• Finance Experts/Directors
• Commercial Experts
• Contract Drafters/Experts/Managers
• Project Managers
• Insurance Experts
Types of Organizations
• Government Bodies
• National Oil Corporation
• International Oil Corporation
• Service Oil Corporation
• Independent Exploration & Production Companies
• Consultant firms
• Logistic, Transportation & Infrastructure Companies
• Technology/Engineering/Equipment firms/suppliers
• Investment banks / Investors / financiers / VC / Funds
• Insurance / Risk management companies
Testimonials of Recent Workshop on Principles and Procedures for Negotiating, Drafting and Managing Oil & Gas Contracts, Kuala Lumpur and Johannesburg
Dr. Ebrahimi is brilliant! He has put together his academic skills, professional experiences in presenting the topics
- Legal Advisor, Ministry of Oil & Gas Oman
The workshop provides every participant the comprehensive and indepth knowledge of the A-Z in Oil & Gas industry. The workshop was an Encyclopaedia of knowledge
- Head Legal & Public Affairs, Platform Petroleum Limited, Nigeria
It is a well organized company with very good experts with higher knowledge in this industry. Particularly Professor Ebrahimi is indescribably in fact a professor.
- Economist, National Petroleum Institute, Mozambique
It has been a paradigm shift from silo mentality ways of managing contracts to an inclusive all encompassing method
- Business Development Manager, PetroSA, South Africa
Good job, I must say!
- Authority Secretary & Head of Legal Division, Rural Electrification Authority, Kenya
The course provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the intricacies of the Oil & Gas Industry. Countries with ongoing Oil & Gas exploration programmes need to create TEFCEL teams which should undergo this type of training in order to have the required skills to establish a beneficial and well managed Oil & Gas Industry
- Under Secretary, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Namibia
Dr. Ebrahimi’s vast experience enables him to explain concepts and different approaches with practical examples. I found that very valuable
- Principal Legal Advisor, Sasol Gas, South Africa
Dr. Ebrahimi has vast experience and is very good in Oil & Gas Industry. I wish we could have him in our GSPA Negotiation
- Economist, Tanzania Electric Supply Co. Ltd, Tanzania
Neoedge has led to the success of knowing that TEFCEL is the best criteria for forming a negotiation team to attend negotiation(s)
- Senior Statistician, President’s Office, Planning Commission, Tanzania
Testimonials of Dr. Ebrahimi’s Pre-Conference Workshop during the Africa Gas & LNG Summit 2010
The workshop is very good and relevant to NNPC/NAPIMS organization. It needs to be continued
– Chief Project Engineer, NNPC/NAPIMS
This was excellent participating summit. I would recommend it to all those involved in LNG
– General Manager Regulation, ECB
The workshop is in-depth with relevant issues of our time being addressed
– Manager Plant Monitoring & Maintenance, An African National Oil Company
This is to testify that Neoedge offers and coordinate oil & gas industry resource programmes that add knowledgeable value to your professional life
– Manager Mechanical Facilities, NNPC/ NAPIMS
Neoedge has been wonderful in providing key knowledge and skills to the natural gas and LNG industry
– Anonymous
This is my first encounter with Neoedge and they have been wonderful with their organizational skills and hospitality
– General Manager, NNPC/ NAPIMS
You are a client oriented business system
– Deputy Manager Reservoir Management / Evaluation, National Oil Company
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This event will be held at JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 – 17 November 2011.
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Event Name: Local Content Development in the Oil and Gas Industry
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
Dates: 14-17 Nov 2011