Doing business in oil and gas
Our series of 'Doing business in oil and gas' seminars examine the regional context, tax, legal, geological and operating factors that can help build business success in some of the world's hottest hydrocarbon provinces.
Details of past events and associated presentation downloads are available below:
- Doing business in Australia
- Doing business in the Black Sea region
- Doing business in Egypt
- Doing business in Angola
- Doing business in Brazil
- Doing business in Libya
- Doing business in Turkmenistan
- Doing business in Russia
Doing business in Australia
On 9 October 2009, we hosted the latest in our “Doing Business in Oil and Gas” seminar series, this time concentrating on Australia.
The event included the following presentations:
- Australia E&P Overview – Paul Rheinberg, Deloitte Petroleum Services
- A sub-surface perspective – Doug Peacock, Gaffney, Cline & Associates
- Petroleum Fiscal & Regulatory perspective – Marie Frang, Deloitte Petroleum Services
- An operator’s perspective – Swee Guan Lee, Woodside
- An operator’s perspective – Kim Morrison, Oilex
Download the "Doing
business in Australia" presentations
(119 slides | PDF | 11.5MB).
Doing business in the Black Sea region
Our seminar on "Doing business in the Black Sea region" was held in London on 22 September 2009. The following presentations from the event are available:
- Black Sea region: an overview - Camilla George, Deloitte Petroleum Services
- Fiscal provisions for Romania/Bulgaria - Farrukh Khan and Rodica Segarceanu, Deloitte Romania
- An operator’s perspective - Vedat Aydemir and Hüseyin Ekim, Turkish Petroleum Corp (TPAO)
- Upstream industry challenges in the region - Valentin Kunev, Balkan and Black Sea Petroleum Association (BBSPA)
Download the "Doing business in the Black Sea region" presentations (79 slides | PDF | 7MB).
Doing business in Egypt
Our seminar on "Doing business in Egypt" was held in London on 2 April 2009. The presentations and speakers were:
- Egypt in context: Anna Andersen, Deloitte, London
- Petroleum law and tax perspective: Kamel Saleh, Deloitte - Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz, Cairo
- A sub-surface perspective: Chris Rachwal, Gaffney, Cline & Associates
- An operator’s perspective: Paul Barrett, Europa Oil & Gas
- Experience in Egypt: Bassem Zaki, Hess
The "Doing business in Egypt" presentations are available for download (65 slides | PDF | 9MB).
Doing business in Angola
Our seminar on "Doing business in Angola" was held in London on 4 December 2008. The presentations and speakers were:
- Angola in context: Russell Holdaway, Deloitte, London
- A sub-surface perspective: John Weston, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Bentley
- Petroleum law and tax perspective: Sergio Miguel, Deloitte
- Case study: Timothy Johnson, Deloitte, London
The "Doing business in Angola" presentations are available for download (78 slides | PDF | 8.45MB).
Doing business in Brazil
Our seminar on "Doing Business in Brazil" was held in Aberdeen and London on 30 September and 2 October 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, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Bentley
- Case study: Mauro Andrade, Deloitte, Rio de Janerio
The "Doing business in Brazil" presentations are available for download (71 slides | PDF | 8.09MB).
Doing business in Libya
Our seminar on "Doing business in Libya" was held in London on 26 June 2008. The presentations and speakers were:
- Libya in context: Anna Andersen, Deloitte, London
- Petroleum law and tax perspective: Faik F. Krekchi, Kashadah & Co., Deloitte, Tripoli
- A sub-surface perspective: Ramin Lakani, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Bentley
- Libya E&P review: Dr Jim Wright, AMEC
- Case study: Caron Howard and Markus Fischer, Deloitte, London
The "Doing business in Libya" presentations are available for download (85 slides | PDF | 6.5MB).
Doing business in Turkmenistan
Our seminar on "Doing business in Turkmenistan" was held in London on 12 March 2008. The presentations and speakers were:
- Turkmenistan in context: Murad Dovodov, Deloitte, London
- Tax perspective: Ovezmurad Agayev, Deloitte, Ashgabat
- Petroleum law: John McIntyre, Deloitte, Almaty
- A sub-surface perspective: Chris Rachwal, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Bentley
- Case study: Tim Johnson, Deloitte, London
The "Doing business in Turkmenistan" presentations are available for download (60 slides | PDF | 2.0MB).
Doing business in Russia
Our seminar on "Doing business in Russia", which was entitled "Inside Russia", was held in London, Moscow and Houston on 2 November, 9 November and 4 December 2006. The presentations and speakers were:
- Overview of the business climate and fiscal framework: Bill Page, Deloitte, Moscow
- The legal perspective: Marc Polonsky, White & Case
- A sub-surface perspective: Chris Rachwal, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Bentley
- Case study: Graham Sadler and Timothy Johnson, Deloitte, London
The "Doing business in Russia" presentations are available for download (57 slides | PDF | 2.0MB).


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