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September 2008

Welcome to this month's newsletter, which has a distinct and very topical Latin American focus. 

- Thought leadership -

Doing business in Brazil: Seminar presentations

Our seminar on "Doing Business in Brazil" was held in Aberdeen and London on Tuesday September 30th and Thursday October 2nd, 2008.

The presentations and speakers were:

• Brazil in context - Mauro Andrade, Deloitte, Rio de Janeiro
• Petroleum law and tax perspective - Luiz Fernando Rezende, Deloitte, Rio de Janeiro
• A sub-surface perspective - John Weston, GCA
• Case study - Mauro Andrade, Deloitte, Rio de Janerio

The presentations are available for download (71 slides | PDF | 8MB).

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Concessions and contractual agreements: A Brazilian case study

Paula Motta and Mauro Andrade, from our Rio office, presented the findings of a paper examining the competitiveness of Brazil's oil and gas fiscal regime at the Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference 2008.

Their report discusses the government take burden of E&P agreements in Brazil, Angola, Nigeria and Indonesia.  Using a hypothetical project and our economic modelling system, PetroScope, the team developed cash-flow models to examine the fiscal and regulatory rules of each country, finding that Brazil was the most profitable.  However, when Brazil’s government take is increased to Angola’s and Indonesia’s values, the amount of corporate tax due diminishes leaving the government with a dilemma.

To find out more, please download the full paper (6 pages | PDF | 153KB).

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- Topical -

Petroleum Services at the 12th Worldwide Independents Forum and 7th London Oil Week, November 17th-20th, 2008

Anna Andersen, head of our Middle East and Africa team, will be speaking at the 12th Worldwide Independents Forum on November 18th, 2008.  The Forum, which is part of the 7th London Oil Week, will showcase 20 leading independents from around the world.

During London Oil Week (November 17th-20th, 2008), we will also be attending the following events:

• PetroAfricanus Dinner;
• 7th National Oil Companies Summit; and
• 2nd Angola Upstream.

To meet us there and find out more, please register for the event on the official website.

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- Technical -

PetroView User Group Meeting

It is our pleasure to invite you to our PetroView User Group Meeting, which we are hosting in two locations:

Tuesday November 4th, 2008
The Deloitte Academy, 1 Stonecutter Street, London EC4A 4TR

Thursday November 6th, 2008
The Marcliffe Hotel, North Deeside Road, Pitfodels, Aberdeen AB15 9YA

The User Group Meeting is a forum for you to learn about recent software developments, meet other users from different organisations and to discuss relevant issues with our technical and support staff.

Attendance at this event is free of charge and lunch and refreshments will be provided.  Should you and/or a colleague wish to attend the User Group Meeting, please contact Debbie Race on +44 (0) 20 7007 5984 specifying the date you would like to attend.

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PetroView South America: Suriname added

We are delighted to announce the addition of Suriname to PetroView South America.  The dataset includes all standard data layers such as wells, licences and fields.  The cultural data layer (basin outlines, bathymetry, coastline, cities, roads, provinces and rivers) is also provided.

The PetroView South America dataset is available for the MapInfo and ArcGIS (ESRI) GIS platforms.  The Suriname release forms part of our continued data coverage expansion in South America.

For further information regarding PetroView South America, please visit our website.

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New upstream maps

In September, we published a number of new wall maps and pocket maps, which you can download and print at no cost:

• Africa (pocket map A3 | PDF | 3MB)
• North Africa (wall map A1 | PDF | 2.8MB)
• Russia (wall map A1 | PDF | 3.1MB)
• South America (pocket map A3 | PDF | 1.5MB)
• Sub-Saharan Africa (wall map A1 | PDF | 2.6MB)

(Russian wall map)

The entire range of maps are available on our website.  To request a printed copy, please fill in our contact us form stating clearly which maps you require.

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- Training -

This autumn, we are running a suite of training courses covering key topics of the oil and gas industry; the 2008 programme follows:

• The power of gas - Essentials of gas and LNG
• Future potential - Integrated evaluation of upstream hydrocarbon assets
• On the map - Practical ArcGIS for oil and gas professionals

Note: Early bird discounts of 10 percent are available for all courses when registered up to one month prior to the course date.

The power of gas - Essentials of gas and LNG

October 27th-29th, 2008
Our three-day course programme explores the technical, political and commercial influences on today’s gas value chain and how they will shape its future.  Each facet of the industry is considered, from the challenges of exploration and extraction, to complexities of transportation, market dynamics and regulation.  Topical issues, such as the role and importance of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and market deregulation, are introduced and examined in an engaging and thought-provoking way.

Cost
First delegate rate: £1950 (Exc VAT)
Second delegate rate: £1800 (Exc VAT)

For detailed information about the course, please visit our website.

Future potential - Integrated evaluation of upstream hydrocarbon assets

November 17th-19th, 2008
Oil and gas fuels our world and with the impact of high hydrocarbon prices generating an uncertain future, it is important that assets can be evaluated to determine value when scarce data is available.  This three-day business orientated course, builds the understanding of multi-discipline skills for asset evaluation, relying heavily on interactive learning.

Cost
First delegate rate: £1950 (Exc VAT)
Second delegate rate: £1800 (Exc VAT)

For detailed information about the course, please visit our website.

On the map - Practical ArcGIS for oil and gas professionals

December 1st-2nd, 2008
This two-day course provides an introduction to ESRI ArcGIS, with a specific focus on data queries using SQL, map projections and data handling, data import/export capabilities and map creation.  The course will be taught using case studies to provide context to each of the processes reviewed.

Cost
First delegate rate: £1450 (excl VAT)
Second delegate rate: £1350 (excl VAT)

For detailed information about the course, please visit our website.

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