Risk Service Contract
Developing marginal fields are technically challenging and capital intensive. Oil and gas companies must understand the characteristics of RSC to optimize the…
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About Training
Developing marginal fields are technically challenging and capital intensive. Oil and gas companies must understand the characteristics of RSC to optimize the production capacities in marginal fields.
Our Risk Service Contract course is developed to help you learn the rational of RSC and how to maximize on its potential to benefit all the parties and at the same time balancing the risks inherent in RSC.
Course Design Focuses on Characteristics of RSC
This course focuses on the characteristics of Risk Service Contracts to provide a firm foundation of the principles involve in RSC from both NOC and Operator’s perspectives.
Includes Specific and Practical Case Studies
Discussion and review of case studies around the world on Risk Service Contracts are enhanced with interactive workshop sessions.
You will also learn the difference between RSC and PSC by understanding the fundamentals of both contracts. In addition to that, you will also be able to better allocate and manage the risk in RSC in order to protect the interests of both parties in an RSC.
Training Objectives
- Optimize Production Capacities
- Govern contracts recovery of main oilfields through a firm foundation of the knowledge involved in RSC to optimize the production capacities.
- Attain Best Position
- Attain best position in Risk Service Contracts by understanding the role of each parties in provision of services in RSC.
Audiences
- People involved in Risk Service Contract—drafting, negotiation and management.
- People involved in developing marginal fields.
Job Titles Include:
- Contract Analyst
- Contract Administrators
- Legal Executives
- Contract Engineers
- Legal Counsels
- Project Managers
- Commercial Managers
Instructor
Atty. Primila Edwards
Primila Edward leads the Straits Consulting Group as the Principal Legal Consultant. The firm provides specialized legal and strategic risk management consultancy for transactional and advisory work in the Oil & Gas, Maritime and Construction sectors. From her years of practice, Primila has gained extensive experience in handling cross-border transactions and complex multi-million dollar projects. Among her industry affiliations, she was the President of the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators. Recently she has also been awarded the accolade of ‘2011 Shipping Lawyer of the Year in Malaysia’ by Corporate INTL UK.
Primila has a considerable experience in the oil and gas maritime and construction sector. In almost 30 years she has practiced English law in common law jurisdictions include working in England, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia. She has also advised and negotiated contracts and handled legal issues in countries of civil law jurisdictions like Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Italy, France and Brazil.
She has gained wide experience in the industry and acted as an in-house counsel and consultant for many oil and gas public-listed companies including Bumi Armada Berhad, Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Berhad, and Hoang Long Joint Operating Company Vietnam. She has negotiated EPC, FPSO contracts, Charter
Party, Shipbuilding, Ship Conversion and Ship-repair contracts and evaluated tenders and assisted in the preparation of tenders with ENI, AFREN, HOANG LONG JOC, SHELL & PETRONAS. Among her experiences she has advised and negotiated to manage inherent risks including the following:
Construction
Negotiation and preparation of agreements relating to the development, construction and operation of plants, refineries and petrochemical facilities pipelines, gas processing Engineering and Manufacturing, Power Generation, in particular EPC, EPCC, EPCM, EPCIC, Alliance, Turnkey, FIDIC, FPSO Conversion and Construction, Shipbuilding agreements.
Commercial
Identifying of risks within company’s business strategies and advising on risk management in all activities of the company both for domestic and international matters. Managing litigation and arbitration matters and instructing the company’s external lawyers and experts covering matters that relate to Oil & Gas, Petrochemical,
Maritime and Shipping Infrastructure, Construction, Mining and Financing. Structuring, negotiating and documentation of agreements in energy-related disputes, including advice in commercial litigation and ADR strategy and in construing and analyzing complex transactions.
Aside from law practice, Primila also contributes to the legal society as an author in publications such as Getting The Deal Through-Shipping 2011; as columnist for Malaysian Business on the Oil and Gas industry; and as Senior Writer for the Oil and Gas Asia Business Review and Business Plus magazines.
Primila has gained her law degree in the United Kingdom, and has practiced law in England, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia.
Daily Aims
DAY 1 Introduction to Oil and Gas Field Development
- Contracts Fundamental
- Overview of Service Contracts
- Risk Service Contracts
DAY 2 Framework and Terms for Risk Service Contracts
- Framework for Marginal Fields Risk Service Contracts
- Salient Terms of Risk Service Contracts
- Workshop Session:
DAY 3 Contractual Risk Management and Recovery of Cost
- Contractual Risk Management post –Macondo
- Recovery of Costs by Operator
- Interactive Workshop Session
- Conclusion
Training Schedule
| Code | Start Date | End Date | Locations | Cost | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PST0369-201601 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | USD 2,895 | Atty. Primila Edwards |
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Practical application of concepts through real world scenarios.
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