450 delegates to join oil and gas dispute conference
The International Oil and Gas Dispute Resolution Conference will take place in Bahrain from Nov. 17-19.
The conference, being jointly organized by the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution — American Arbitration Association (BCDR-AAA), and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) — will be an important global gathering for the oil and gas industry and the first of its kind to take place in the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions.
While the conference will focus on emerging issues in oil and gas disputes globally, it will also place particular emphasis on those issues specific to the MENA region in addition to The Sudan, South Sudan and Nigeria.
The event is expected to attract in excess of 450 delegates and more than 30 of the world’s leading industry experts, arbitrators and counsel from international energy organizations, governments and law firms to discuss a broad spectrum of legal and commercial issues relating to disputes in the sector. Topics will include boundary disputes, state investment, infrastructure and commercial disputes,
Organizers have announced the patronage of Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain, for the high-profile conference.
The announcement was made by the organizers at a press conference at the BCDR premises in the presence of Ahmed Hussain — BCDR-AAA’s chief registrar and assistant CEO for Arbitration, who is also the co-chairman of the conference, Tim Martin, conference co-chairman and the former president of AIPN, and the media.
Tim Martin commented: “The need for effective dispute resolution is becoming increasingly important given the continued expansion of the oil and gas sector including petrochemical and downstream industries in the counties of the Middle East and Africa. Growth, however, has seen an increase in concession agreements and commercial contracts in use and, in turn, a rise in the number of disputes, which can be solved in more efficient, timely and cost-effective ways through the use of alternative dispute resolution methods. This year’s conference will focus on new and existing solutions for the oil and gas industry and their application both on a global and regional basis.”
along with the impact of Shari’ah Law in Middle East energy disputes.