Principles of Oil and Gas Law

Course Description, Aims and Objectives

The Certificate in Upstream oil and Gas Contracts and Production Sharing Agreements is a comprehensive and practical programme that is ideal for those who wish to broaden their understanding of the legal and commercial fundamentals of the oil and gas industry. This course will enable participants to gain an insight into the key principles that regulate oil and gas activities. The programme will be facilitated by industry – renowned trainers and participants will be exposed to the agreements that are entered into by companies for the joint development, exploration, production, processing and marketing of oil and gas.

Relevant regional, international and global instruments will be examined and analysed to give participants a firm grasp of the legal environment. The course will primarily place emphasis on the commonwealth legal system, but other legal system systems will also be covered to give a comprehensive perspective from other hydrocarbon provinces.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants would be able to:

• Gain knowledge on oil & gas legal frameworks
• Review petroleum contract structures that governments and oil companies use to grant petroleum rights and govern petroleum activities
• Analyze key petroleum agreements relating to exploration, development and marketing of oil and gas
• Fast-track understanding of the oil and gas value chain
• Demonstrate an understanding of the domestic legal regime in Uganda.
• Explain and analyze key legal responsibilities and rights under the law currently in place.
• Demonstrate analytical and research skills in oil and gas regulatory practices in Uganda and as well as regionally and globally.
• Identify the gaps in the regulatory structure and propose remedial provisions to be considered for mitigating the shortcomings in the law.

Career Prospects/ Occupational Profile

1.    Bankers in departments such as Asset finance, Energy, Risk, finance department among others

2.    Individuals working in the oil and gas industry seeking a greater understanding of the fundamentals in the global oil and gas business.

3.    Professionals in other financial service sectors such as insurance, capital markets etc

4.    Law graduates intending to gain a broader knowledge of legal aspects of the oil and gas industry.

5.    Practicing lawyers/law firms who are interested in broadening their legal practice in oil and gas.

6.    For non-law graduates, the course will enhance their employability while at the same time gaining formal academic recognition for such upgrading.

7.    Staff from legal and contract departments of oil companies who want to enhance the understanding of the legal aspects of the petroleum industry and how such issues might affect the operations of their organizations, and how such issues might be resolved under the law.