Joint Venture Contracts 2011

Course Overview:

Participants on this course will learn how to effectively initiate, organise, develop and manage joint venture contracts within the international oil and gas sector, benefiting from real-life examples of this most popular form of collaborative arrangements.

The course will provide detailed analysis of the benefits and risks of joint venture contracts, and will teach participants how to structure, negotiate and manage these agreements. It will examine in detail the legal strategies behind joint ventures and other types of alliances, and how to maximise the long-term value from these relationships.

Delegates will critically examine and debate decisions made in actual situations, and will have the opportunity to develop comprehensive skills through simulation exercises.

By attending this course you will:

• Gain a thorough grounding on the legal and contractual aspects of joint ventures and enhance your contact negotiation skills
• Evaluate all joint ventures strategies and be able to identify the right approach to your company
• Grasp the challenges of staffing and managing joint ventures involving different types of organisations and cultures
• Learn all the processes of creating and successfully managing a joint venture
• Understand how to assess potential joint venture partners in order to minimise risk