Business / Commercial Law

Joint Operating Agreement: A Comparison Between the IOC and NOC Perspectives

Edited by Dr Anna Ovcharova · Dr Eduardo G Pereira
Globe Law and Business August 2015

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ISBN-13
9781909416307
Publisher
Globe Law and Business
Publication
August 2015
Format
Hardback , 205 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only
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Historically, oil and gas upstream activities were largely open to foreign investment. However, nationalisation in recent decades has concentrated the vast majority of natural resources in the hands of national oil companies (NOCs). Therefore, independent oil companies (IOCs) are increasingly likely to deal with NOCs as a partner.

The joint operating agreement (JOA) was intended as a private document that regulates relationships between private investors. Recent developments under several local laws require the participation of NOCs at some stage of the JOA. In addition, many NOCs are now operating internationally, such as Statoil, Gazprom and CNPC. JOAs will thus be affected, as public or semi-public entities are more likely to be party to a document which was originally constructed for private investors.

This new major work will analyse the critical concerns and challenges that IOCs and NOCs face in this new type of consortium, and will ultimately suggest alternative solutions to find common ground between these parties. The book is divided into three chapters, which respectively deal with the conduct of operations, the financial issues relating to the consortium and the boilerplates of the agreement.. Each chapter will include analysis from the perspectives of four different types of company - large IOCs, large NOCs, young IOCs and young NOCs. This approach will provide a detailed picture of the JOA from the point of view of all players in the oil and gas industry, from small to large companies and private to public entities.

The book will serve as an invaluable guide for IOCs, independents, NOCs, consultants, legal advisers and consultants who need to understand the implications of having an NOC as a party to a JOA.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The five perspectives covered in each chapter:
Category A: Super Major Company
Category B: Independent Company
Category C: Small Company
Category D: Large NOC
Category E: Young NOC

Chapter one: Conduct of Operations
a) Scope
b) Liability
c) Operatorship (nomination, removal and successor)
d) Share of Information
e) Commingling Funds
f) Operating Committee
g) Secondment, Project Team and Staffing
h) Work Program
i) Award of Contracts
j) Local content (services, training, etc)
k) Exclusive Operation
l) Insurance
m) HSE
n) Disposition of Production
o) Relinquishment, Surrender and withdrawal
p) Termination
q) Decommissioning
r) Taxes

Chapter two: Funding & Accounting
s) Working Interest and Carry
t) Budget
u) Cash Calls
v) Cost Recovery
w) AFE
x) Default
y) Overheads
z) Auditing

Chapter three: Boiler Plates
aa) Force Majeure
bb) Assignment
cc) Intellectual Property
dd) Governing Law
ee) Dispute Resolution
ff) Regulations (anti-bribery, anti-trust, etc)

About the Author

Contributing firm Author(s)
   
Portugal  
Eduardo G Pereira Eduardo G Pereira
Russia  
Rosneft OAO Anna Ovcharova
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