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Oil & Gas Law Conference
The Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference is one of the
most distinguished educational forums in the United
States for the study of contemporary issues in oil and
gas law. Both its faculty and its attendees each year
include leading oil and gas practitioners from industry,
private practice, and government. First held in 1949,
this Conference is the oldest continuing legal education
program - in any field – in the United States.
The
annual Conference includes a gala dinner presentation
of the Institute's John
Rogers Award and a special luncheon featuring
the Deans of Oil and Gas
Practice Lecture. The Conference is preceded
every year by a day of IEL membership meetings and festivities.
The
papers presented at each Conference are published annually
in the Proceedings of the Institute on Oil and Gas
Law by LexisNexis Matthew Bender. The Proceedings
are also included in Matthew Bender's Oil and Gas Law
Library on CD.
Other programs customarily presented annually are:
Energy Litigation Conference
Designed to bridge the gap between general energy law seminars and general litigation seminars, this annual conference addresses key litigation issues in the energy industry and is co-sponsored by the Institute for Energy Law, the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and the Energy Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation.
Power and Alternative Energy Law Conference
First presented in 2008, this conference addresses legal, financial, technical and policy issues affecting the power side of the energy industry, with a particular focus on the development and use of renewable and alternative energy. The conference focuses on practical issues affecting lawyers today, but also looks to the future, anticipating that alternative energy resources will assume a larger share of our energy supply.
International Energy Law, Contracts, and Negotiations
Created in 1994 by the IEL, the Rocky Mountain Mineral
Law Foundation and the Association of International
Petroleum Negotiators, this course is an intensive,
comprehensive review of issues which may be encountered
in negotiating and performing international energy contracts.
The course was expanded in 2001 to include two one week
segments: one addressing upstream issues and agreements
and one addressing midstream issues and agreements.
Short
Course on Oil and Gas Law
This annual comprehensive five-day short course covers
the fundamentals of oil and gas law. It is co-sponsored
by IEL with the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation,
and presented each year in October alternating between
Houston, Texas, and Breckenridge, Colorado. Sessions
are taught by some of the premier oil and gas law professors
in the country.
Law of Shale Gas Plays Conference
This course was first presented in 2010 in response to the much increased industry interest in the recovery of hydrocarbons from shale, leading to new challenges for industry lawyers. It covers the legal aspects of acquiring acreage, exploring for hydrocarbons, and producing from shale, as well as the considerable political and policy issues involved.
Oilfield Services Law Conference
The IEL will present its first Oilfield Services Law Conference in October 2011, discussing the areas of law of most relevance to lawyers working for oilfield service companies and for the private practitioners who support them: allocation of risk, dispute resolution, securities issues, international compliance, intellectual property, trade and employment.
International Offshore Oil & Gas Law Conference
This program was first presented in late 2010, partly in response to the myriad of legal issues raised by the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the consequences of which affected the oil and gas industry around the world. The program focuses on aspects of law, regulation and practice as they affect energy companies with interests outside of the United States, and includes case studies and international law concerns.
International Oil & Gas Law Conference
Every other year, the IEL and the International Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law co-sponsor a conference in London covering aspects of international practice such as regulation, partnerships with national oil companies, dispute resolution (including treaty arbitration), and mergers and acquisitions across borders, as well as providing updates on regional developments around the world.
Institute for Natural Resources Law Teachers
This Institute is designed primarily for law professors who teach natural resources law courses. It is presented every other year in early summer at various locations. It is co-sponsored by IEL with the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Section of Environment, Energy and Resources of the American Bar Association.
Webinars on hot topics in the industry are presented periodically.
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