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Highlights:• Industry and Legal Departments in

Transition: Featuring David J. Beck, Randall Ebner, S. Jack Balagia, Jr., and Charles W. Matthews

• Globalization and Energy Contracts• Exporting North America’s Shale

Revolution: Creating a Fertile Legal and Policy Environment

• Developments in Unconventional Resources Research & Development

• Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law

• Embracing Complexity: 2018 Regulatory Trends in Energy

• The New PSA

MCLE Credit will be available

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2/21 - 2/2270th Annual Oil and Gas Law ConferenceJW MARRIOTT HOUSTON AT THE GALLERIAHOUSTON, TEXAS, USA

John Rogers Award Reception and Dinner honoring John Hess (Hess Corporation)

2019

IEL is an Institute of

8:25 WELCOME AND OVERVIEWPLENARY SESSIONS

8:45 INDUSTRY AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS IN TRANSITION (1.25 HR)10:00 BREAK10:30 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN OIL AND GAS LAW (.75 HR)11:15 THE 2018 LEGAL ETHICS YEAR IN REVIEW: NEWS YOU CAN USE (1 HR ETHICS)12:15 NETWORKING LUNCHEON

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Thursday, February 21

U.S. LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION MODULE U.S. TRANSACTIONAL MODULE1:30 VOIR DIRE: THOUGHTS ON QUESTIONING, LISTENING AND INTRODUCING YOUR CASE TO POTENTIAL JURORS (.75 HR)

1:30 GLOBALIZATION AND ENERGY CONTRACTS (.75 HR)

2:15 ACTIVIST LITIGATION IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY (.75 HR) 2:15 THE NEW PSA (.75 HR)3:00 BREAK3:15 THE RANGE WAR BETWEEN WIND FARMS AND OIL & GAS OPERATIONS (.75 HR)

3:15 INNOVATIONS IN COLLABORATION V. COLLUSION IN THE OILFIELD (.75 HR)

4:00 REGULATORY AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO FEDERAL LANDS (ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE) (.75 HR)

4:00 BLOCKCHAIN AND SMART CONTRACTS (.75 HR)

4:45 ADJOURN

JOHN ROGERS AWARD RECEPTION AND DINNER AT THE PETROLEUM CLUB6:15 RECEPTION7:15 DINNER honoring John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, Hess Corporation

Friday, February 22

DEANS OF OIL AND GAS PRACTICE LECTURE AND LUNCHEON12:15 LUNCHEON featuring David F. Asmus, Sidley Austin LLP1:45 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ETHICS ISSUES (1 HR ETHICS)2:45 A LOOK INSIDE THE ENERGY COMPANY LEGAL DEPARTMENT (1 HR)3:45 ADJOURN

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

TRADING MODULE INTERNATIONAL MODULE IEL FORUM MODULE10:45 TRADING UPDATE (.75 HR) 10:45 EXPORTING NORTH AMERICA’S SHALE

REVOLUTION: CREATING A FERTILE LEGAL AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT (1.5 HR)

10:45 IEL FORUM (1.5 HR)11:30 AI FOR INTERNAL RISK MANAGEMENT (.75 HR)

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES MODULE REGULATORY MODULE9:00 DEVELOPMENTS IN UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (.75 HR)

9:00 EMBRACING COMPLEXITY: 2018 REGULATORY TRENDS IN ENERGY (.75 HR)

9:45 ADVANCES IN PROCUREMENT, COLLABORATION, AND STANDARDIZATION (.75 HR)

9:45 FEDERAL AND STATE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT: OSHA AND EMERGING STATE APPROACHES (.75 HR)

10:30 BREAK

2/21 - 2/22

70th Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference

Conference Co-Chairs

Kimberly Phillips Shell Oil Company Houston, Texas

Mark Robeck Washington, D.C.

70th Annual Commemorative Backpack Sponsor:

Conference Binder Sponsor:

WiFi Sponsor:

Advisory Board Reception & Dinner Sponsor:

U.S. LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION MODULE

Liz Klingensmith, Module Chair Blank Rome LLP, Houston, Texas

SCHEDULE

8:25 Welcome and Overview

8:45 Industry and Legal Departments in Transition (1.25 hrs)

Vast changes in the oil and gas industry and the practice of law have occurred over the last three decades. Randall Ebner and Charles Matthews will

engage in a discussion with David Beck regarding their time as the leader of ExxonMobil’s large legal department, issues they faced, changes in the

practice of law and the needs of the industry, and what future changes may be on the horizon for energy attorneys.

Moderator: David J. Beck, Beck Redden LLP, Houston, Texas

Panelists:

• Randall M. Ebner, Vice President and General Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Irving, Texas

• Charles W. Matthews, Former Vice President and General Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Dallas, Texas

10:00 Break

10:30 Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law (.75 hr)

This session will feature a review of important cases and other developments in oil and gas law over the last year.

• Monika U. Ehrman, Associate Professor of Law, Faculty Director – Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center, The University of Oklahoma

College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma

11:15 The 2018 Legal Ethics Year in Review: News You Can Use (1 hr ethics)

A wide-ranging one-hour review of the most important developments in legal ethics, the law of lawyering, and attorney-client privilege, especially

aimed at the daily work of both in-house lawyers and private practitioners. Practical guidance will be distilled from ethics opinions and case law, all

aimed at helping lawyers protect their clients and themselves and practicing more effectively.

• Lucian T. Pera, Adams and Reese LLP, Memphis, Tennessee

12:15 Networking Luncheon

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

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1:30 Voir Dire: Thoughts on Questioning, Listening and Introducing Your Case to Potential Jurors (.75 hr)

A live demonstration and commentary on voir dire and items of relevance

to energy attorneys picking a jury.

U.S. TRANSACTIONAL MODULE

Sharon O. Flanery. Module Co-Chair Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia

Joseph Ope, Module Co-Chair Exxon Mobil Corporation, Spring, Texas

1:30 Globalization and Energy Contracts (.75 hr)

Are energy companies contractually prepared to deal with the effects of

the ever changing landscape of trade wars, tariffs and sanctions? This

discussion will summarize the latest trends in tariff increases affecting the

industry, address how to respond to those increased tariffs, and touch on

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

SCHEDULE

U.S. LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION MODULE, CONT.

• Robert P. Scott, Blank Rome LLP, Houston, Texas

• Mark S. Sobus, J.D., Ph.D., Edge Litigation Consulting LLC,

Kingswood, Texas

2:15 Activist Litigation In the Energy Industry (.75 hr)

The oil and gas industry faces an onslaught of environmental activism

designed to stop development. This session explores legal tips and

traps in responding to creative, exhaustive, and sometimes unreasonable

efforts by activists to stop developments.

• Amy L. Barrette, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

• Bill Leone, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, New York, New York

U.S. TRANSACTIONAL MODULE, CONT.

structuring agreements in advance to deal with sanctioned entities and

and country concerns, including a decision by a JV partner to sell its

interest to a sanctioned entity.

• Eric R. McClafferty, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Washington, D.C.

2:15 The New PSA (.75 hr)

A review of changes to purchase and sale agreements occurring as a

result of the major entry of private equity into the industry, including

change of focus in negotiations and changes to the forms themselves –

e.g., impact on relative importance/emphasis of title and environmental

review procedures, representations & warranties, and post-closing

indemnity obligations versus representation & warranty.

• Jeffrey S. Muñoz, Latham & Watkins LLP, Houston, Texas

• Steven P. Otillar, White & Case LLP, Houston, Texas

• Amy Springs, Senior Vice President and Associate Counsel, EIG

Global Energy Partners, Houston, Texas

3:00 Break Sponsored by:

3:15 The Range War Between Wind Farms and Oil & Gas Operations (.75 hr)

This session will feature a discussion on clashes between wind and oil

and gas development and the potential for litigation.

• Wyatt D. Swinford, Elias, Books, Brown & Nelson, P.C., Oklahoma

City, Oklahoma

4:00 Regulatory and Legal Issues Relating to Federal Lands (Onshore and Offshore) (.75 hr)

This session will focus on federal policy, regulation, enforcement,

and litigation as to royalties, including shifting policies and regulatory

schemes under the current administration and enforcement actions

related to federal royalties.

• David Carsey, Senior Counsel, Chevron North America Exploration

and Production Company, Houston, Texas

• L. Poe Leggette, BakerHostetler, Houston, Texas

• Jasper Mason, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Houston, Texas

3:15 Innovations in Collaboration v. Collusion in the Oilfield (.75 hr)

Analysis of recent innovations and developments in collaboration in the

oilfield, with a focus on three industry areas—joint bidding, local area

midstream and take-away services (gas gathering and processing), and

incident response (offshore, deepwater)—reviewed in the context of anti-

competition laws and recent case law.

• David Bertoch, Executive Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Spring,

Texas

• Thomas Fina, Baker Botts LLP, Washington, D.C.

• Morgan F. Frontczak, Senior Antitrust Counsel, Shell Oil Company,

Houston, Texas

4:00 Blockchain and Smart Contracts (.75 hr)

A high level overview of blockchain and smart contracts, with a

discussion on the potential evolution of the technology and its impact on

various areas, including the legal and energy industries.

• Shawnna M. Hoffman-Childress, Global Cognitive Legal Co-Leader,

IBM, Orlando, Florida

• Daniel Nossa, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, The Woodlands, Texas

4:45 Adjourn 1st Day

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

The John Rogers Award is presented annually by the Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) to a person associated with the energy industry in recognition of extraordinary professional and civic achievement. The Award was established in 1969 in honor of John Rogers of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in recognition of

Mr. Rogers’ exemplary life, his great interest in legal education, and his invaluable services to CAIL.

Honoring

JOHN HESSChief Executive Officer Hess Corporation

THE JOHN ROGERS AWARD RECEPTION AND DINNER

6:15 p.m. Reception7:15 p.m. Dinner and Award Ceremony

at the Petroleum Club of Houston 1201 Louisiana Street

Houston, Texas 77002

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Sponsored by

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES MODULE

Peter Hays, Module Chair King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas

9:00 Developments in Unconventional Resources Research & Development (.75 hr)

This presentation will discuss recent major technological trends in the

international oil and gas industry with a focus on innovation in shale

development and its relationship to the future of the economy and the

environment.

• Robert L. Kleinberg, Ph.D., Adjunct Senior Research Scholar,

Center on Global Energy Policy of the Columbia University School of

International and Public Affairs, New York, New York

9:45 Advances in Procurement, Collaboration, and Standardization (.75 hr)

This panel will focus on the current, powerful research, development and

procurement trends in the oil and gas industry driven by a broad

movement towards efficiency. This trend has a number of starting points,

including establishment of the post-Macondo joint-response protocol,

focus on IRR and the benefits of process management in shale drilling,

and the severe oil price downturn of 2014-15 . The panel discussion will

REGULATORY MODULE

Greg Dillard, Module Co-Chair Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Houston, Texas

9:00 Embracing Complexity: 2018 Regulatory Trends in Energy (.75 hr)

These are times of uncertainty between energy companies and their

regulators. The presenters will discuss challenges and changes at the

Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC), and EPA. As these agencies continue to

focus on operational integrity and reliability amongst and between utilities

and refineries and petrochemical companies, the presenters assess what

companies are doing to meet those expectations.

• Blaise Benoit, Senior Attorney, SemGroup Corporation, Houston,

Texas

• Amy L. Hoff, Caldwell Boudreaux Lefler PLLC, Houston, Texas

• Tim McKone, Head of North American Commodities Compliance and

Chief Compliance Officer for Citigroup Energy, Inc., Citigroup, Houston,

Texas

SCHEDULE

TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES MODULE, CONT.

range from current innovations in data, improved drilling and investment

in infrastructure in the heart of the Permian Basin, to the learnings and

unforeseen consequences arising out of the joint-response protocol

established post-Macondo in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico, to the

standardization and collaboration revolution currently impacting the

global supply chain management functions of supermajors.

Moderator: Peter Hays, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas

Panelists:

• Chuck Keierleber, Director of Integrated Planning, Occidental Oil &

Gas Corp., Houston, Texas

• Sandeep Khurana, Senior Project Manager, Granherne, A KBR

Company, Houston, Texas

• Alton Payne, Chief, Standards Development Section, Bureau of

Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Houston, Texas

REGULATORY MODULE, CONT.

9:45 Federal and State Safety Enforcement: OSHA and Emerging State Approaches (.75 hr)

As the Trump administration continues an uncertain regulatory

enforcement agenda, what future trends will affect the regulated oil

and gas community? Regarding the Process Safety Management (PSM)

standard, risk management program (RMP), and other safety regulations,

this panel will discuss expected focuses of future enforcement. The

panel will also review how regulatory revisions by certain states, such as

California and Washington, may impact future enforcement at the national

level.

• Mark Briggs, Area Director, Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Houston, Texas

• Scott A. Elliott, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Houston, Texas

• Nicholas Graham, Motiva Enterprises LLC, Houston, Texas

10:30 Break

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

TRADING MODULE

Suzanne L. Kupiec, Module Chair EY, Houston, Texas

INTERNATIONAL MODULE

Thomas J. Moore, Module Chair Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, Texas

10:45 Trading Update (.75 hr)

This session will look at the current state of

the oil and gas trading industry as well as how

it’s evolved and where it might be heading.

The panelists will discuss the “fundamentals”

of trading the products as well as the form

contracts that have been developed, the

impact of block chain technology, and

key provisions that may be the subject of

negotiation.

Moderator: Suzanne L. Kupiec, EY, Houston,

Texas

Panelists:

• J. Robert “Bo” Collins Jr., Co-Founder

and Managing Member, Lone Star Capital,

Houston, Texas

• Nisha Desai, Managing Director, Aurora

Clean Energy Partners, Houston, Texas

• Cliff Woodard, Global Controller for Koch

Supply & Trading, Koch Industries, Inc.,

Wichita, Kansas

10:45 Exporting North America’s Shale Revolution: Creating a Fertile Legal and Policy Environment (1.5 hr)

North America’s “Shale Revolution” has been

brought about by the use of hydraulic fracturing

and horizontal drilling that has enabled the

U.S. and Canada to significantly increase their

production of hydrocarbons, particularly from

tight oil and gas formations.

Prospective shale deposits exist in many

parts of the world, but their development has

significantly lagged behind North America.

The panel will discuss the existing policy and

legal landscapes in North America and the

most promising shale basins elsewhere and

what needs to be done to begin to bridge the

gaps between the two.

IEL FORUM MODULE

Kevin Corcoran, Module Co-Chair Mills Shirley LLP, Houston, Texas

Brian Carmichael, Module Co-Chair Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas

10:45 IEL Forum (1.5 hr)

An unscripted opportunity to discuss current

issues in energy practices.

Moderators:

• Kevin Corcoran, LL.M. Energy, Mills

Shirley LLP, Houston, Texas

• Brian Carmichael, Managing Counsel –

U.S. Upstream and Trading Litigation, Shell

Oil Company, Houston, Texas

Sponsored by:

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

TRADING MODULE, CONT. INTERNATIONAL MODULE, CONT.

11:30 AI for Internal Risk Management (.75 hr)

This session will look at regulatory enforcement

for energy traders inside, and outside, the US,

including the use of artificial intelligence to

monitor traders’ activities.

Moderator: Michael D. Barrett, EY, Houston,

Texas

Panelists:

• Troy Martin, Director of Compliance and

Chief Operating Officer, Swytch, Austin,

Texas

• Tom Nuelle, Global Head, Ethics &

Compliance - IST, BP, p.l.c., London, United

Kingdom

Moderator: Norman Nadorff, Tauil & Chequer

Advogados (Associated with Mayer Brown LLP),

Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law

Center and The Ohio State University Moritz

College of Law, Houston, Texas

Panelists:

• Owen L. Anderson, Professor and

Distinguished Oil and Gas Scholar, Kay

Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy Law

& Business, University of Texas School of

Law, Austin, Texas

• Susan Sakmar, Visiting Assistant

Professor, Andrews Kurth Energy Law

Scholar, University of Houston Law Center,

Houston, Texas

• Harry W. Sullivan, Jr., Assistant General

Counsel, Kosmos Energy Ltd., Executive

Professor, Texas A&M School of Law,

Adjunct Professor, SMU Dedman School of

Law, Dallas, Texas

IEL FORUM MODULE, CONT.

Moderators:

• Kevin Corcoran, LL.M. Energy, Mills

Shirley LLP, Houston, Texas

• Brian Carmichael, Managing Counsel –

U.S. Upstream and Trading Litigation, Shell

Oil Company, Houston, Texas

12:15 Deans of Oil and Gas Practice Lecture and Luncheon• David F. Asmus, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, Texas

Sponsored by

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

1:45 Artificial Intelligence: Ethics Issues (1 hr ethics)

This program explores the ethics implications of relying on artificial intelligence to provide or assist in providing legal advice. First, the program will

cover general issues, including: unauthorized practice of law and multijurisdictional rules’ application; lawyers’ duty of competence; the conflicts

of interest, fee/expense, privilege and work product implications of lawyers working with third party AI providers or consultants; lawyers’ ability to

limit their liability; discoverability and ownership of AI material. Second, the program will address AI issues transactional lawyers may face, including

ethics rules governing lawyers’ reaction to transactional adversaries’ AI - induced substantive mistakes or typographical errors; and ownership of AI

material after corporate transactions. Third, the program will cover AI issues litigators may face, including bars’ and courts’ handling of ghostwritten

pleadings; AI use in discovery, jury selection and judge assessment; and lawyers’ duty to disclose AI-compiled bad facts and bad law.

• Thomas E. Spahn, McGuireWoods LLP, Tysons, Virginia

2:45 A Look Inside the Energy Company Legal Department (1 hr)

This panel of senior industry lawyers will address the concerns of general counsel in operating legal departments in the energy industry and provide

advice and guidance regarding new and reliable legal strategies and the professional challenges they face.

Moderator: Mark C. Rodriguez, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, Texas

Panelists:

• Gabriela (“Gabby”) B. Boersner, Vice President & General Counsel E&P, Hess Corporation, Houston, Texas

• Danielle Hunter, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, C&J Energy Services,

Inc., Houston, Texas

• Chris P. Vice, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Motiva Enterprises LLC, Houston, Texas

3:45 Adjourn

Exhibitors:

69th Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference

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