Why should I attend?

80% of the world’s known oil and gas reserves lie in unstable or contested regions. As more extensive exploration becomes possible, there is a greater need to accelerate the dispute resolution process and avoid deadlocks whilst protecting your interests within current projects, especially in today’s world, where melting ice and rising sea levels caused by climate change are resulting major changes to the world’s physical landmass. Will political and maritime borders change as well? With the possible submergence of entire small island states, dramatically receding coastlines, and the development of new shipping routes, could there even be new disputes over existing maritime zones?

Resolving boundary disputes is difficult, time consuming and expensive. IQPC’s 4th annual conference will help you save millions of dollars in legal processes and potential lost revenue.

The task of resolving these disputes can be difficult, time consuming and very expensive. To address this challenge and mitigate costs requires specialised legal knowledge and sophisticated diplomatic and negotiation expertise. Many non-legal obstacles such as national pride, and lack of political will, can also slow down the process. Are you looking for solutions to these continuing challenges?

International Boundary Disputes and Unitisation 2008 is back to address such pivotal issues and help you to effectively resolve longstanding international boundary disputes and obstacles.

Don’t miss this must-attend conference to network and hear some of the most leading speakers hailing from the following companies:

ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON ASHURST CAMBODIAN NATIONALPETROLEUM AUTHORITY DLA PIPER EVERSHEDS FRERE CHOLMELEY HEENAN BLAIKIE HERBERT SMITH INDONESIAN BAR COUNCIL LEBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE & MACRAE NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY NIGERIAN NATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION ONGC PAKISTAN STATE OIL COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE VINSON & ELKINS LLP WILLIS

Who shall I meet?

Over 100 delegates from 15 countries, spanning 5 continents made this event the largest annual gathering at International Boundary Disputes and Unitisation 2007.

High-level, strategic decision-makers, who attended the past IBD, include:

• Einar Risa, Executive Director, TIMOR SEA DESIGNATED AUTHORITY
• Zarei Mohamed, CEO, MALAYSIA-THAILAND JOINT AUTHORITY
• Te Duong Tara, Director General, CAMBODIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM AUTHORITY
• Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State for National Development and Trade, MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY SINGAPORE
• Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, Minister of Energy, OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF ENERGY THAILAND
• Vincent Perez, Secretary of Energy, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES
• Keng Yong Ong, Secretary General, ASEAN
• Shoichi Nakagawa, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY JAPAN
• Hee-Beon Lee, Minister of Commerce, Industry & Energy, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
• David Bishopp, Head of Commercial Negotiations – BRITISH GAS
• Belle Toren, Legal Vice President – AMERADA HESS

A breakdown of delegates that you would meet:

What’s new at International Boundary Disputes and Unitisation 2008?

Join your peers globally in sharing experiences on how operators and government organisations have successfully overcome similar challenges you face in your boundary operations. At International Boundary Disputes and Unitisation 2008 you will:

• Mitigate risk through effective use of investment treaties by DLA Piper
• Share the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority’s challenges and progress within the joint development authority with Thailand
• Understand the legal and technical aspects of unitisation by Allens Arthur Robinson
• Determine the impact of climate change on your state borders and what you can do to successfully address them from Heenan Blaikie
• Hear the Nigerian National Boundary Commission speak on dispute resolution success in the Nigeria-Sao Tome negotiations and apply that to your own disputes
• Evaluate the different options available resolving boundary disputes
• Accelerate your negotiation process and overcome the challenges of a cross-cultural negotiation process between different parties
• Identify the pros and cons of legal or contractual mechanisms of boundary disputes in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea from the National Iranian Oil Company
• Hear the Pakistan State Oil Company speak on the challenges and changing roles of national oil companies in today’s era

Reserve your seat now! Bring your entire team along and enjoy huge savings.

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time .

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