SIGNUM Successfully Held a Training Session for In-House Lawyers of Energy and Natural Resources Sector (Oil and Gas Lawyers School)

SIGNUM lawyers recently participated in training for in-house lawyers from companies involved in the energy and natural resources sector. This training was held in Astana from 28 September to 2 October 2009. The training was organized by Confidence Capital, Centre for oil and gas education in association with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the RK. A number of in-house lawyers from leading and mid-size oil companies, as well as legal representatives from oil transportation and storage companies’, took part in the training. The training was also attended by lawyers from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine and other countries.

Abylkhair Nakipov spoke to the lawyers about history of development of legislation in subsoil use and discussed with them some questions of current actual interest: gas utilization, exploration, appraisal and oil production. The audience was specifically interested in participation of the subsoil user in the development of the region and its social infrastructure, the latest amendments to introduce the list of subsoil users which are strategic assets of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Sofiya Zhylkaidarova held a discussion on the current practice and problems of the legislation on transfer pricing, Kazakhstani content and other issues of subsoil use. The lawyers were very encouraged by the joint discussion of the new draft of Subsoil Use Law.