What does South Africa's Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill mean for international oil and gas companies?
Following a major gas discovery in offshore South Africa in early 2019, it was clear current legislation needed attention. If South Africa is to become a major exploration hub, its regulation needs to be suitable for the attention it is due to receive.
The anticipated Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill is expected to be published imminently. The content of the Bill will have an impact on all oil and gas companies with a current or prospective interest in South Africa. It is expected to include details on financial terms for investors and how the state is planning on investing in energy infrastructure.
Once the Bill has been published, during this Webinar Bowmans - who were involved in drafting it - Freshfields and ABSA will discuss key parts of the Bill, highlighting major changes and developments, how it will impact international oil and gas companies and what actions they need to take.
This Webinar is organised jointly with the South African Chamber of Commerce.
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David Bamford - Director - Finding Petroleum
Welcome & Introduction
David Bamford is well known around the oil & gas industry both as an explorer and a geophysicist. He holds a Physics degree from the University of Bristol and a Ph.D in Geological Sciences from the University of Birmingham.
Since 2004, he has been a non-executive director at Tullow Oil plc, being recruited for this position especially for his exploration knowledge. He serves on the Nominations and Remuneration Committees, and was chairman of the latter, and Senior Independent Director, for 3 years prior to his retire from the board at the end of April 2014.
He was on the board of Premier Oil from May 2014 to May 2016.
He retired from BP plc in 2003, his last four positions being Chief Geophysicist (1990-1995), Business Unit Leader (General Manager) for first West Africa and then Norway (1995-1999), and finally Head of Exploration until 2003.
He has served on the boards of Paras Ltd, a small exploration and IS/IT consulting company in which he held 22% equity, until its sale to RPS Energy in 2008 and Welltec a/s, a Danish well engineering company, as the nominee of the private equity investor Riverside.
From 2012 to 201 he was on the board of ASX-quoted Australia Oriental Energy as a non-executive director.
He was a founder of Richmond Energy Partners, a small oil & gas research house, and several media companies that focus on the oil & gas sector, and has served as an advisor to Alliance Bernstein, Opus Executive, the Parkmead Group plc, and Kimmeridge Energy LLP. Since retiring from BP, he has undertaken asset and company valuation projects for investment banks, hedge funds and small oil companies.
Finding Petroleum
Finding Petroleum was established to help the oil and gas industry network, and stay up to date on the latest technological developments. It does this via hosting regular events and with an online social network of nearly 10,000 members.
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The SA Chamber of Commerce is an umbrella organisation and conduit for trade, community and investment into and out of South Africa. The SACC aims to bring under one concerted effort, a forum and meeting point for businesses who have an interest in both the UK and South Africa in an attempt to facilitate the development of business opportunities.
Hugh Ebbutt
Director
A T Kearney
United Kingdom
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Analene Enslin
Technical Research Principal
IHS Markit
South Africa
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Answa de Lange
Asset Manager
PetroSA
South Africa
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Gordon Stove
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Adrok
United Kingdom
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Kyle Hodge
Technical Research Analyst
IHS Markit
United Kingdom
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Kevin Sylvester
Director
Pinnacle Energy Limited
United Kingdom
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Henrik Pettersson
Antelna Holding
Sweden
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Siraj Ahmed
Impact Oil & Gas Ltd
United Kingdom
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Dave Forecast
sales supervisor
Polarcus
United Kingdom
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George Booth
Partner
BoothLaw
United Kingdom
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Philip Birch
Director
Impact Oil and Gas
United Kingdom
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David Henderson
Business Development Manager
RPS
United Kingdom
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Adrian Robinson
New Ventures Manager
Chevron
United Kingdom
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Nick Steel
Consultant
Independent
United Kingdom
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Martin Smith
Business Development Manager - Operations
RPS Energy
United Kingdom
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John Glass
MD
Cloverfield Consulting Ltd
United Kingdom
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Abimbola Durogbitan
GM Geosciences
Independent Consultant/Nigerian Association of Petroleum Exolorationists UK/EUROPE COORDINATOR
United Kingdom
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Aaron Lockwood
Software Sales Manager - EAME
Shearwater Geoservices
United Kingdom
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Fearghal Hayes
General Manager Geoscience, Europe Africa
CNOOC International
United Kingdom
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John Griffith
Upstream Advisor
JJG Consulting International Ltd
United Kingdom
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Andrew Hall
Exploration Manager
Shell
United Kingdom
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David Wotherspoon
Director
Energy and Water Associates
United Kingdom
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jarryd thomas
Equity Analyst
JP MORGAN
South Africa
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Tom Martin
Director
Shikra Consulting
United Kingdom
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Jimmy Boulter
Regional Manager
Enverus
United Kingdom
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Mark Hornett
Director
Kimmeridge
United States
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Sigve Hamilton Aspelund
Independent consultant
Sigve Hamilton Aspelund
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Martin Riddle
Technical Manager
Envoi
United Kingdom
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Mark Jones
Global Sales Director - Oil and Gas
Logstor
United Kingdom
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Steve Husbands
SLR Consulting
United Kingdom
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Tim Painter
Commercial Manager
FUGRO
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Alan Smith
Director
Luchelan Limited
United Kingdom
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Brant Hayes
Smarteye
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Greg Coleman
CEO
Future Energy Partners
United Kingdom
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Mike Larsen
Director
Metastream Ltd
United Kingdom
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Anongporn Intawong
Team Leader Geoscientist
Spectrum Geo
United Kingdom
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Gabriela White
Business Services Manager
Future Energy Partners
United Kingdom
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David Lawton
Principal Consulting Geologist/Director
Milnwood Partners Limited
United Kingdom
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Chris Holmes
Sales Manager
Stratum Reservoir
United Kingdom
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Andrew Shrager
Geodynamics Worldwide
Italy
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David Grassick
CEO
Oil & Gas Enterprises Ltd
United Kingdom
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Anupam Jain
SUN Group
United Kingdom
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Conor ward
Upstream Analyst Sub-Saharan Africa
GlobalData
United Kingdom
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Laurence Pearce
Consultant - Subsurface
OTM Consulting
United Kingdom
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Andy Harris
Sales Manager
TGS
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Nikolas Pachipis
Upstream Oil & Gas Analyst
Globaldata
United Kingdom
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Sithembiso Ngubane
MANAGER: National E&P Database
Petroleum Agency SA
South Africa
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Iain Esau
Upstream
United Kingdom
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Amy Taylor
Sr. Product Specialist
Halliburton
United Kingdom
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Mike Rego
Independent Consultant
PetroMall Ltd
United Kingdom
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Ugur Algan
Director
Volantice Ltd.
United Kingdom
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Ross Compton
EAME Consultant
IAGC
United Kingdom
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