Suits
/Out of England’s many contributions to global business, which is the greatest? . . .
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Corruption
/Although much of the industry prefers not to admit it, corruption has been a historic problem in the upstream. . .
Read MoreThe Real Thing
/From my hotel room in Lagos I have a good view of the gangs repairing the road. . . .
Read MoreJack Arrives in Abu Dhabi
/When you work for one of the majors, you go where you are posted, whether you like it or not. . . .
Read MoreAbout the Author
Chris Thorpe is a respected independent lawyer in the upstream oil and gas industry, and an established lecturer and author. Chris has a LLB in law from Magdalene College, Cambridge and trained as a barrister in London. He worked for eight years' as an in-house lawyer for BP and Marathon. Since 1991, Chris has run his own upstream legal practice, CPTL, which has acted for many upstream clients. He has extensive experience of international upstream transactions, principally in the North Sea, the FSU, Africa and the Middle East. Chris has spoken at many UK and International Conferences and Seminars, both public and in-house. His most popular current lecture is Fundamental of Upstream Petroleum Agreements, a two-day course with accompanying book.
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Articles
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Drilling an exploration well is always a tense time for those involved in it, even the lawyers and contracts specialists whose contribution is usually finished before the well is begun. . .