Objective:
Juniors and other oil & gas companies raising capital commonly use IPOs and project financing to raise capital. There are however several other ways capital can be raised, the most interesting of which is the various ways juniors can raise capital through equity. Although the 3-day conference will feature case studies of these different options it will not cover the finer details that will help you in putting these methods for your company’s practical use. If you want to gain in depth understanding of what these capital raising options are, what their advantages and disadvantages are vis a vis the other options and know what the step by step process is for you to actually get that fund, register for this whole day, highly interactive, in-depth learning summit.
 
Target audience:
This summit is especially intended for the CFOs and the entire finance department of junior oil & gas companies who are looking to raise capital in Asia

• Identifying the various capital funding options in Asia and comparing their advantages and disadvantages against each other
• Knowing the step by step process and requirements to access the capital from each of the options
• Understanding the risks and mitigating them to protect your business

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Objective:
After acquiring critical, detailed inside information about how to raise capital effectively in the pre-conference summit you are now ready to look at the legal issues and implications in every oil and gas contract and financial transactions. This interactive day-long summit will allow you to examine PSCs/concessions so you will discover in detail what your rights are and how you can protect them. This will also help you understand the legalities of accounting, tax and audit transactions as well as those of project financing and other capital raising means so you’ll never have to just sign, seal and deliver without clearly understanding every implication.
 
Target audience:
This summit is especially intended for the CFOs and the entire finance department of NOCs, IOCs and juniors

An overview of the different forms of authorization for carrying out petroleum operations

o         Licences §          Exclusive; Non-exclusive o         Contracts of work §          Risk contacts ·          Production sharing contracts; Risk service contracts §          Non-risk contracts

Petroleum legislation and the forms of authorization

o         Overview of principal provisions o         Principal provisions of exclusive licences §          Standard provisions §          Particular provisions o         Principal provisions of production sharing contracts §          Standard provisions §          Particular provisions o         Principal provisions of risk service contracts

An overview of the financial terms applicable to authorizations (“Government take”)

o         Licence regimes §          Royalties/production fees; Area fees; Bonuses §          Net/gross profit from production (“profit sharing”) o         Fiscal legislation §          Income tax ·          General (“corporation tax”); Specific (“special petroleum tax”); Interrelation of general and specific income tax §          Excess profits tax §          Other duties ·          Export duty; Import duty

Other legislation

o         Legislation not specifically applicable to petroleum or petroleum operations that also regulates the conduct of petroleum operations

An overview of the position in Asia

o         Comparison with what is happening elsewhere

Issues in the negotiation and drafting of forms of authorization

o         What is negotiable? o         Managing the process and dealing with delay o         Avoiding future disputes

Issues in the financing of upstream petroleum operations

o         Providing security for performance o         Sources of finance §          Debt, Equity & Third party participation o         Legal challenges to be faced and issues to be addressed o         Avoiding future disputes

About your workshop leader
Dr Kenneth C Mildwaters, Senior Partner, Dr K C Mildwaters Consulting LLP

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