Oil & Gas Projects:
Legal, Commercial & Regulatory Frameworks in Practice
An intensive five-day programme examining the legal structures, contractual arrangements, and commercial risks governing oil and gas operations across multiple jurisdictions — presented by UK leading experts
۞ SRA & Dubai GLAD accredited ۞ Taught by qualified solicitors ۞ 20+ years delivering legal training
EMG Associates (UK) Limited
Where Knowledge Becomes Confidence
- WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Designed for practitioners who need to act, not just understand.
This programme is for:
Lawyers and in-house counsel working in energy or natural resources.
Finance professionals, accountants, and commercial managers in the oil and gas sector.
Engineers and technical professionals seeking legal and commercial context.
Government officials involved in petroleum regulation and policy.
Compliance professionals navigating cross-border energy regulations.
Anyone involved in oil and gas or energy-related projects seeking practical knowledge.
- THE SHIFT
Why This Programme Exists
01 Understand the structure of the oil and gas industry and the legal frameworks governing operations internationally.
02 Identify and interpret key oil and gas contracts and their commercial objectives using real, executed agreements.
03 Assess regulatory, environmental, and compliance obligations affecting oil and gas projects.
04 Analyse legal and commercial risks across upstream, midstream, and downstream activities.
05 Understand financing, risk allocation, and dispute resolution mechanisms used in energy projects.
06 Evaluate emerging issues affecting the oil and gas sector, including social and environmental dynamics.
- THE PROGRAMME
Five days. Five layers of practice.
Each day builds on the last — foundations to strategy, with case-based practical work every day.
DAY 1 - Introduction to Oil and Gas Industry
Focus: Industry overview, life cycle, and the global role of OPEC and IEA.
DAY 2 - Upstream: Vertical Legal Frameworks
Focus: Legal frameworks governing state–investor relationships, including licences and contracts.
DAY 3 - Upstream: Horizontal Legal Frameworks
Focus: Legal relationships among investors, JOAs and farm-in/farm-out agreements.
DAY 4 - Midstream and Downstream
Focus: Petroleum transportation and marketing through pipelines and oil trading.
DAY 5 - Commercial Evaluation and Final Project
Focus: Investment decision-making using cash flow, fiscal analysis, and simulations.
- LEARNING APPROCH
Practical, Not Theoretical
The professionals attending this programme do not need more theory sitting on a shelf. They need sharper judgment they can take back into real decisions.
EMG Associates' training methodology is built around personalised learning and active engagement to develop each delegate's competence. Across the five days, participants engage in hands-on work designed to mirror the decisions and challenges they face in practice.
20+ CPD 2 100%
Years of legal training SRA accredited Regulatory bodies Case-based learning
- YOUR PRESENTER
Emre Usenmez — the person who built this programme around the gaps he saw lawyers actually face
Emre Usenmez is a legal expert in the natural resources sector and a petroleum economist. He has significant experience working with the staff of national ministries around the world, and with the oil and mining companies. He has chaired, moderated and spoke at numerous natural resources conferences focusing on legal and investment issues, and has given a TEDx talk on crude oil pricing. He has written a number of books, chapters and articles on oil and gas law and resource taxation.
He holds a PhD in Economics, Finance and Law, an MSc in Petroleum, Energy Economics and Finance, and an LLM in Oil and Gas Law from the University of Aberdeen. He also holds a BSc in Economics and a BA in Political Science from North Carolina State University.
Legal Expert & Petroleum Economist
SRA Accredited Provider
20+ Years in Legal Training
- THE DETAILS
Everything you need to know
DATES
15 – 19 August 2026
SCHEDULE
Sat – Wed, 09:30 – 14:30
FORMAT
In-person
VENUE
The Welbeck Hotel, 57-59 Welbeck St, W1G 9BL, London, UK
LANGUAGE
English
CPD
SRA & Dubai GLAD accredited
FEE
£4500
INCLUDES
All course materials & resources
Places are intentionally limited to keep the learning personalised and the group engaged. Once filled, registration closes — no waitlist, no recordings. If this is relevant to your practice, don't let the timing decide for you.