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South Texas College of Law
ENERGY LAW INSTITUTE
for Attorneys and Landmen

August 15-16, 2002 - Houston, Texas
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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 14.5 MCLE hours,
including 2.75 hours of legal ethics.

Accredited by the American Association of Professional Landmen for 12 RLP CE credits
and 12 CPL credits, including 1.75 ethics credit.


Thursday, August 15, 2002

7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Professor Jean Powers, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law


Morning Moderator:
Pat E. Allison, Allison & Shoemaker, L.L.P.

8:30 Letters of Intent/Memorandums of Understanding
  • Paul E. Strohl, Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. - Houston

9:15 Purchase and Sale Agreement from Buyer's and Seller's Perspectives
  • Kirk Moore, Nobel Energy, Inc. - Houston
  • Fabené W. Talbot, Haynes and Boone LLP - Houston

10:15 Morning Break
10:30 The Contract You Thought You Made:
Certain provisions in international contracts may not be enforceable in Texas.
  • P. Sean Murphy, Thompson & Knight, LLP - Dallas

11:05 Pitfalls of Investing Internationally for a Domestic United States Company
  • Harry W. Sullivan, Phillips Petroleum Company - Bartlesville, OK

11:45 Lunch Presentation (presentation from 11:55 - 1:25 p.m.)
Post-Enron and Andersen Ethics Issues
(Ethics topic)
  • Professor Sandra L. DeGraw, South Texas College of Law - Houston
  • Michael Sean Quinn, Bell, Turney, Coogan & Richards, L.L.P. - Austin
  • Dean Nancy B. Rapoport, University of Houston Law School - Houston


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Afternoon Moderator:
Donald P. Butler, Senior Counsel, Seneca Resources Corporation


1:35 International Joint Operating Agreement - 2002 AIPN Model Form
  • Philip R. Weems, King & Spalding - Houston

2:20 Master Service Contract - New AIPN Model Form
  • Professor Owen Anderson, The University of Oklahoma College of Law - Norman, OK

3:05 Afternoon Break
3:15 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act:
How to Get in Trouble Overseas
(Ethics topic)
  • Kerry Williams, Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams Martin - Houston

4:00 Data Licensing Agreements from Licensee's and Licensor's Perspectives
  • Barbara J. Bordelon, Barbara Bordelon Attorney at Law - Houston
  • Larry Worden, Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary, Veritas DGC Inc. - Houston

4:45 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 7.5 hours, including 2.25 hours of legal ethics.


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Friday, August 16, 2002

Morning Moderator:
Robert F. LaRaia, Senior Counsel, Anadrako Petroleum Corporation

8:45 Post-Production Deductions from Royalties
  • Edward B. Pointevent, King & Spalding - Houston

9:30 Development in Sensitive Areas, Both Domestic and Abroad
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
Moderator:
  • Ann L. MacNaughton, General Counsel, Sustainable Resolutions Inc. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Bradley I. Raffle, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Houston
  • Susan Reider, Senior Partner, The Terra Group - Houston
  • Heather L. Treacy, Partner, Fraser Milner Casgrain, LLP - Calgary, Alberta Canada
  • Dr. Robert Wasserstrom, Senior Partner, The Terra Group - Houston
  • Timothy T. West, Vice President - International Negotiations, Devon Energy Corporation -International Division - Houston
10:30 Morning Break
10:45 Importing LNG into the United States - Commercial and Contractual Considerations
  • Susan H. Farmer, Senior Partner, Denton Wilde & Sapte - London, UK
  • Deborah D. Resley, Owner, D R & Associates - Houston

11:45 Lunch Presentation (presentation from 11:55 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.)
Avoiding Traps for the Unwary in Oil Patch Negotiations
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • N.E. "Skip" Maryan, Jr., Chief Attorney, ExxonMobil Development Company - Houston



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Afternoon Moderator:
James McHugh, Senior Attorney, BP America Inc.


12:50 Knowledge Management within a Multi-location, Multi-discipline Legal Function
  • Christian Liipfert, Managing Attorney, Special Projects and Transactions, BP America Inc. - Houston

1:35 The AAPL's Work Toward a New Model Form Shelf Operating Agreement
  • R. Thomas Jorden, Jr., Perret Doise, a PLC - Lafayette, LA

2:20 Afternoon Break
2:30 New Developments in Mexico
  • Jay G. Martin, Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. - Houston

3:15 Indemnity Basics and Perspectives from the Frontlines
  • Lisa Bagley Brown, Senior Attorney, Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company, LP - Houston
  • William W. Pugh, Liskow & Lewis - New Orleans, LA
  • Jeanmarie B. Tade, Associate General Counsel, AGIP Petroleum Company Inc. - Houston

4:30 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Friday = 7, including .5 hour of legal ethics


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