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Contract growing pains in your construction projects (survey)
September 14 by Oil & Gas IQ SurveysThe oil and gas world has changed immensely since the oil price crash in 2014, modifying the way that companies have approached their long-established contract processes. In this survey, we are asking...
We Need To Talk: Why Contractor Relationships Matter
July 14 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorBecause risk and uncertainty increase with the size of a project, the most important focus for operators should be the relationships with their contractors. That’s because these relationships wi...
Contractual Risk Management In Capital Projects – A New Frontier
November 30 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorThe Oil and Gas Industry is investing heavily in capital projects with a view to finding more recoverable reserves. Upstream global investment reached almost $700bn in 2013, much of this investment wa...
Oil and Gas Industry: From Reagan To Macondo – 30 years of Energy Law
September 25 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorIn this exclusive interview, Tim Haðdar speaks with Carol E. Dinkins, Partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP about the changing face of the legal profession, from the outgoing energy policy of the Reagan ad...
Macondo – The Legal World’s Wake Up Call
September 18 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorIn this exclusive interview, Tim Haðdar speaks with Carol E. Dinkins, Partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP about the changing face of the legal profession, from the outgoing energy policy of the Rea...
EADS and Tales of Whistleblowers: A Compliance Nightmare?
August 21 by Thomas FoxWhat is a compliance professional’s worst nightmare?Last week, Howard Sklar and I speculated on why the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) would announce it was opening an investigation into the activities...
To The Moon and Back: Company Values from the Ground Up
July 24 by Thomas FoxOn May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy told a special joint session of Congress: "I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man...
Shell's Strategies and Tactics for Consequential Loss Drafting
January 23 by Bryan CamoensIn this exclusive interview with Oil & Gas IQ’s Bryan Camoens, Haward Soper Regional Contracts Manager - Middle East and Far East at Shell Global Solutions (Malaysia), gives us his perspecti...
Strategies for Managing Risk While Drafting Oil and Gas Contracts
March 10 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorCatastrophic events like the Macondo incident have underlined the risks that undepin oil and gas contracts, as well as the actualities of monetary, infrastuctural and human casualties that accompany t...