Evolving Contracting & Partnerships in Major LNG Export Projects
Project stakeholders are still searching for flexible, balanced contracting paradigms that distribute commercial risk equitably and sustain competition, while protecting viability and ensuring no party is exposed to excessive risk exposure or cost overruns.
Topics include:
- Evolving models of project delivery
- Breaking up EPC scopes and awarding distinct segments to different contractors
- Impacts of the trend toward consortium & joint ventures
- Bridging the gap between financing & evolving contracting models
- Strategies for appropriately apportioning risk in each model
Moderator: Lee Pardue, Counsel, Golden Pass LNG
Edward Woodland, Deputy Head of Legal, Bechtel Corporation
Mike Pappas, Executive Director, CII
Terra Cothran, Partner, King & Spalding
Managing Complexity - Best Practice in LNG Project Coordination and Delivery
As LNG megaprojects grow in scale and intricacy, the success of project delivery hinges on the ability to coordinate multiple contractors, align stakeholder interests, and apply hard-won lessons from previous projects, all while ensuring quality and profitability in an unpredictable environment.
Topics include:
- The impact of complex contracting on owner & EPC teams
- The rise of the ‘integration manager’
- Mitigating interface & accountability issues created by the increasing volume of contractor partnerships
- Strategies for extracting, interpreting, and fulfilling contractual obligations
- Best practice in project delivery & oversight framework to ensure success
Adam Edmison, VP Project Management, Worley
Robert Scott, MD Americas, Technip Energies
Jim Lewis, VP Operations, McDermott
Bhupesh Thakkar, Senior Vice President - LNG, Bechtel Corporation
Speaker TBC, VP OGC, Kiewit