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Litigation - Whistleblower - CFTC
Real Estate
Min 6 yrs required
Senior Landrep/Landman The candidate will be supporting engagement with internal and external stakeholders as well as meetings and engagements with joint venture industry partners. Interfacing directly with the Exploration Venture Leaders, Development and Production Asset Leader(s) or other functional managers/team leaders responsible for exploring and managing the specified assets. Supporting Land & Contracts in providing advice and recommendations on potential new business opportunities. Supporting Land & Contracts by contributing to efforts of Technical or Asset Teams associated with full EP lifecycle or alternative energy projects. Provide support in preparing commercial guidance to the Asset and Technical Leaders relative to EP upstream commercial agreements to deliver the business plan. Contributing role in external interface with EP commercial contract parties, joint venture partners and other key stakeholders. Support administration of petroleum contract provisions (i.e. AFEs, well elections, partner meetings, field reviews, AMI offerings, audit issues etc.). Contribute support towards negotiating and preparing legal documents and contracts to record the terms and conditions of upstream land and contract agreements. Support efforts in preparing for internal reviews of commercial agreements by finance, legal, tax, and other business functions. Support the evaluation of and framing of EP opportunities. Support due diligence efforts in the acquisition and divestiture of EP assets. Commercial support for a certain geographical area within the onshore US to acquire, develop and/or divest of EP assets and provide commercial advice to Land Management. Understanding and knowledge experience in oil & gas accounting issues, COPAS and Property Administration.
Qualification and Experience
Requirements: Bachelor of Science – Petroleum Land Management or Energy Management/Commerce or Business, Marketing, Finance. MBA or Law Degree preferred. CPL or RPL designation desired. 6+ years of practical knowledge of land and contracts and/or title curative/abstract experience, preferably with exposure to onshore oil and gas land operations and related activities. Competent knowledge and awareness of diverse onshore commercial transactions that include a foundational understanding of: Lease play trends and current market values; Oil/Gas Lease agreements and key provisions; Aspects of title abstracts, curative and clearance activities; Lease administration and division order processing. Requires the ability to: Coordinate and manage lease take-offs, onshore lease plays, drilling and development clearances, and lease and records due diligence, Evaluate, prepare and negotiate oil/gas agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Rights of Ways, Easements, and Damage Settlements, Area of Mutual Interest Agreements, Joint Operating Agreements, Farmout / Farmin Agreements, and a knowledge of acquisition and / or disposition of producing / non- producing minerals, Seismic Agreements, Pooling / Unitization Agreements, acreage trades, swaps. Solid knowledge understanding of US EP oil and gas commercial agreements, contracts (JOAs, CA’s, Participation Agreements, Pooling Agreements, Unit Agreements, Production Handling Agreements, Farmout/Farmin Agreements, oil and gas title/curative/abstract, oil and gas leases, surface use agreements. Knowledge of EP experience across the EP value chain and joint venture structures and agreements. Enterprise First Team Behaviors. Ability to perform in a fast paced, sometimes intense working environment. Management of Contract Staff and eager to mentor less experienced staff. Collaboration with multiple functional disciplines (e.g. technical, finance, tax, legal, property administration). Understanding of horizontal and vertical “pugh†challenges and varying degrees of lease analysis and complexity associated with lease retention. Travel and field assignments are expected as business needs require. Support in identifying and mitigating project risks. Deadline: January 17, 2015
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