3rd Annual
Conference and Interactive Workshop
Bidder's Perspective Workshop on NELP-VII BEC
Senate Room, Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi. India
April 7, 2008 (Monday)

Workshop Background:

While completing the bidding process, there are various clarifications related to technical, financial, taxation and legal issues that participants seek to clarify. To facilitate and assist the bidders in this process and to create an interactive platform for the potential bidders, Infraline Energy Research is organising a focused and Independent Workshop with the following objectives

Please note that this will be independent platform and the experts would be giving out the personal view points. Only DGH and MoP&NG can give an official clarifications about the queries from bidders. We are in the process of inviting the concerned officials to handle the queries in the Q&A session.

The programme shall be presented in association with

to address various issues related to the bidding process.  

Unique Points of the Programme

  • Demo on Bid Evaluation Modeling for bid optimization, Past History of the blocks on offer, Exploration history of blocks surrounding the blocks on offer.

  • Demonstration of efficacy of exploring various blocks on offer based on the historical  background of earlier exploration  efforts in the blocks.

  • Insight shall be provided regarding Implications of work process & fiscal policy made effecting NELP-VII and Key points to be kept in mind while bid preparation.

  • Taxation experts and legal experts to provide inputs to help the bidders in planning their bids and operations.

  • Presentation by various service companies to help the bidders in having better understanding of operational issues.

  • Ample time for networking and mutual interaction.

   
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Salient Features of the programme

After the encouraging acceptance of previous workshop, Infraline is getting a number of queries from potential bidders for a similar effort this year. So here we are presenting you with this opportunity to participate and benefit to the best.

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3rd ANNUAL
Conference and Interactive Workshop
Programme Agenda for NELP-VII workshop by Infraline Energy
Hotel Hyatt Regency, Bhikaji Cama Palace, New Delhi. India
April 7, 2008 (Monday)

Programme Agenda

Time

Topic/Event

Speaker/Remarks

09:00 am - 10:00 am

Registration

 

10:00 am -10:05 am

Welcome Address by InfralineEnergy

Mr Yogesh Garg, CEO

10:05 am -10:30 am

Key aspects of NELP-VII from financial perspective

Gokul Chaudhri, BMR Advisors

10:30 am -11:00 am

Key aspects of NELP-VII from Work programme commitments perspective

Industry expert

11:00 am -11:30 am

Historical background of exploratory inputs in NELP-VII blocks -a perspective analysis

Dr. S Srinivasan*, former Director ONGC, Currently Advisor to GSPC and BPCL

11:30 am -11:45 am

Coffee break

11:45 am -12:15 pm

Changes in BEC,  their Implications for Potential bidders  and fiscal and contract terms.

Shri Uma Shankar Sharma, PSC Expert

12:15 pm - 12:45 pm

  • Demo of Bid Evaluation software developed by InfralineEnergy

  • Exploration activity/history in surrounding blocks of some selected blocks
    (www.IndiaUpstream.com)

Mr. Yogesh Garg, Infraline Energy

12:45 pm - 02:00 pm

 Lunch Break

02:00 pm -02:45 pm

Regulatory and Tax regimes in upstream E & P Sector

  • Taxes in the E&P sector

  • Structuring of an E&P undertaking for domestic and foreign company

  • Some key documents required in bidding process.

KPMG

02:45 pm - 03:15 pm

Contractual obligations and legal framework in E & P activity

  • Structuring of an E&P undertaking for domestic and foreign Company

  • Issues regarding Joint Operatorship Agreement

  • Brief overview of legal and regulatory framework

  • Contractual framework for E&P Sector including discussion on some key issues under PSC (delivery point, scope of cost recoverable activities et al)

  • Key issues in Model PSC for NELP VII

  • Project Financing for NELP VII Blocks- (Project financing is becoming the most preferred route for raising finance. This section will identify the main provision in the Model PSC which govern and may create regulatory hurdles in creation of security during project financing)

  • Take Away (Conclusion)

Mr Venkatesh Raman, Partner, J Sagar and Associates

03:15 pm - 03:30 pm

Presentation by Cambay Petroleum

Dr SV Deshpande

03:30 pm -03:45 pm

Presentation by Integrity Geosciences Group

Dr Tapas Mitra

03:45 pm -04:00 pm

Presentation by Alkor Technologies Group

Mr. NDJ Rao

04:15 pm - 04:45 pm

Presentation by Paradigm Geo

Mr Bhardwaj

04:45 pm - 05:15 pm

Clarifications by DGH Officials on Bidding parameters*  

05:15 pm - 05:30 pm

High Tea and Net working

 

* Confirmation Awaited

Programme  Fee:

Ms Neha Rastogi (Neha@infraline.com)
Conference Secretariat: NELP Workshop
Infraline Energy Research and Information Services
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New Delhi - 110 001. India.
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