NAPE Week Seminars
NAPE Expo is committed to providing the most valuable experience to its attendees by offering additional educational opportunities. NAPE partner organization events are appended to our traditional NAPE Summit schedule, adding value to your time in Houston. Get more bang for your travel bucks!

TOPIC: International utilization, negotaiting skills, above ground risk and the impact of ESG/Sustainability on industry investment
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
6 AAPL CEUs
Schedule
8:30am ‐ 9:00am CST
Registration
9:00am ‐ 10:30am CST
Session 1: AIEN’s new JOA
Synopsis: The International Joint Operating Agreement remains a cornerstone of AIEN’s
model contract offerings. Robert D. Tracy will provide a summary of the updates
to the 2023 model contract.
10:30am ‐ 10:45am CST
Coffee Break
10:45am ‐ 12:15pm CST
Session 2: Gas in the Energy Transition
Synopsis: Natural gas plays a critical role in the efforts to improve air quality and limit
emissions of carbon dioxide. Harry Sullivan and Monica Hwang will discuss the
important role gas plays in the energy transition and the implications this has for
energy negotiators.
12:15pm ‐ 1:45pm CST
Lunch Break (on your own)
1:45pm ‐ 3:15pm CST
Session 3: Above Ground Risk Primer
Synopsis: Eric Fry will provide an introduction to Above Ground Risk and discuss the
AIEN’s 4‐Day AGR Workshop. Eric will highlight and summarize content and
exercises from the eight‐section course, providing a “sneak preview” of how an
AGR Workshop attendee will be able to help their company or client identify,
evaluate, and mitigate above‐ground risks associated with international energy
projects.
3:15pm ‐ 3:30pm CST
Coffee Break
3:30pm ‐ 5:00pm CST
Session 4: Trends in ESG and Sustainability in Oil and Gas
Synopsis: Hind Farag and RoseAnne Franco will discuss issues including the drivers behind
the rise in ESG, the rise of carbon competitiveness and the latest on the
regulatory front (e.g., US SEC and EU, etc.). They will also provide a preview of
AIEN’s Regional Chapter Conference on sustainability, "Energy Transition: Oil
and Gas in a Shifting ESG Landscape", being held in Houston in April 2023.

U.S OIL & GAS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LAW SEMINAR
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
4 AAPL CEUs, up to 4 CLEs
For the second time, The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law has partnered with NAPE to provide lawyers, landmen, and other energy professionals with oil and gas and renewable energy legal education in conjunction with the NAPE Expo!
Presentations will examine cutting edge and timely legal issues, including an update of recent cases and other developments in oil and gas law; key legal and regulatory issues and important land use contracts involved in acquiring a site for a commercial renewable energy project; an overview of the current regulatory requirements for reporters and payors for onshore and offshore federal and Indian leases; and issues that arise after a deed, assignment, or contract is executed and how to properly cure or otherwise address those issues.
Enhance your NAPE Expo experience by earning up to 4 hours (3.5 hours in 50-minute states) of CLE or CE credit from NAPE and the largest independent nonprofit provider of legal education in the nation devoted to natural resources and energy law. The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law is a unique collaborative educational organization governed by representatives from bar associations, industry associations, law schools, and volunteers, and is known for the high-quality of its educational programs and publications.
Schedule
Noon – 12:20pm CST
Registration
12:20 – 12:30pm CST
Introductions and Opening Remarks
Alex Ritchie, Executive Director, The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, Westminster, CO
Jared Hembree, Program Chair; Partner, Hinkle Shanor LLP, Roswell, NM
12:30 – 1:30pm CST
Oil and Gas Law Update
Synopsis: This presentation will provide an overview of important recent cases and other legal developments in oil and gas law.
Austin Brister, Partner, McGinnis Lochridge, Houston, TX
1:30 – 2:20pm CST
Location, Location, Location — Securing Your Site for a Commercial Renewable Energy Project
Synopsis: This presentation will examine key legal and regulatory issues and important land use contracts involved in acquiring a site for a commercial renewable energy project, including:
- Comparative benefits and burdens of locating your project on federal, state, private, and tribal lands
- Consideration of existing resources, including cultural resources, sensitive areas, and endangered and threatened species
- Tying new generation into existing transmission
- Planning for existing and future competing uses on the same neighboring parcels
- Drafting land use contracts, including survey/exploration agreements, wind and solar easements, options, and leases, and joint use agreements
Nick Goodling, Real Estate Senior Counsel, Clearway Energy Group, Houston, TX
Stephanie M. Regenold, Partner, Perkins Coie, Portland, OR
2:20 – 2:40pm CST
Hosted Refreshment Break & Networking
2:40 – 3:30pm CST
An Introduction to the Federal and Indian Oil & Gas Royalty Valuation Regulations — Around the Regulations in 60 Minutes
Synopsis: This presentation will provide an overview of the current regulatory requirements for reporters and payors for federal and Indian leases, including:
- Background information on the production and royalty reporting forms and how they tie together
- Federal Gas Valuation under the new regulations effective retroactively to January 2017
- Indian Gas Valuation under the 2000 regulations for production in Index Zones and Outside Index Zones
- Federal Oil Valuation under the new regulations effective retroactively to January 2017
- Indian Oil Valuation under the amended regulations effective July 1, 2015
Judith M. Matlock, Senior of Counsel, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver, CO
Jennifer N. Horchem, Of Counsel, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver, CO
3:30 – 4:20pm CST
After Execution of the Instrument — Corrections, Ratifications, and Title Certainty
Synopsis: The presentation will examine issues that arise after a deed, assignment, or contract is executed and how to properly cure or otherwise address those issues, including:
- The use of ratifications, stipulations, amendments, corrections, division orders, revivors, and consents
- Court recognition of actions that constitute implied ratification, revivor, or consent
- When post-execution instruments unintentionally introduce additional issues or disputes
- Court doctrines that support title certainty, exceptions to those doctrines, and recent cases that indicate trends that could result in unexpected consequences
Niki Roberts, Counsel, Hogan Lovells, Houston, TX
NAPE PARTNER SESSIONS
NAPE Partners will be incoroporated into the Energy Business Conference (formerly known as the Global Business Conference) on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The morning session will feature business and technical dual tracks and combined afternoon sessions with IPAA, AAPG, AAPL and SEG.








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