08.01.2026 at 2:30 pm (2 hours including Q&A)
Upstream oil and gas professionals from non-legal backgrounds: supply chain management, procurement, commercial
Skill to review and negotiate FM clauses in upstream oil and gas with balanced risk allocation approach
Olga Labai brings forward 22+ years of international upstream oil and gas experience
To equip attendees with tools that allow to save millions of dollars and hundreds of hours on contracts
08.01.2026 at 2:30 pm (2 hours including Q&A)
By far the biggest error in upstream oil and gas contracts is a clear disconnect between the essential parts of the contract. Scopes do not correlate to pricing schedules, and the latter is often overridden by the T&C, which contain standard template wordings and – classic danger – take precedence over the rest of the contract. Lawyers draft terms and conditions of the templates for the future application so no specific scope or pricing arrangement can be taken into account at the time of drafting. As a result, mere cut and paste of templated T&C into the contract for specific scope and specific rates brings upstream sector to a disastrous consequences, where contracts do not serve their purpose. Learn to identify the most impactful gaps of “standard” contract engineering and eliminate risk of not having a clear contractual governance, when it is most needed.
And other non-legal specialists, who have exposure to revenue generating or procurement contracts as part of their roles (in upstream operators, suppliers and contractors)
Brings forward 22+ years of experience in upstream oil and gas to teach how to save millions of dollars and hundreds of hours in contracting.
Olga Labai is both a practicing lawyer and trainer, with 18 years of professional experience providing legal advice on both a contentious and non-contentious basis within the upstream oil and gas sector. Prior to the establishment of OGC, she worked for Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the “Sakhalin-2” project in Russia, operator of the first LNG plant in Russia, and for Weatherford in the Middle East, where she covered all legal issues for Weatherford’s Iraq and Kurdistan operations.
Brings forward 22+ years of experience in upstream oil and gas to teach how to save millions of dollars and hundreds of hours in contracting.
Olga Labai is both a practicing lawyer and trainer, with 18 years of professional experience providing legal advice on both a contentious and non-contentious basis within the upstream oil and gas sector. Prior to the establishment of OGC, she worked for Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the “Sakhalin-2” project in Russia, operator of the first LNG plant in Russia, and for Weatherford in the Middle East, where she covered all legal issues for Weatherford’s Iraq and Kurdistan operations.
Live class with Olga Labai
Exact time depends on length of Q&A part
Delegates will receive materials, including drafting, review and negotiations guide
To the session recording and materials (within 24 hours after session)
Oil and Gas Consultants has been on a consistent excellence journey for 10 years. People choose us because of our pragmatism – any training must contain practical take-aways to transform their organization’s contracting practice and, as a result, save millions of dollars and hundreds of hours a year.
“Olga is a professional legal instructor who can deliver the information in the right way. She has a good background and experience which needed to add a value to the audience…”
“I recently attended Olga’s course Understanding Contractual Terms and Conditions at Maersk Training Centre in Dubai South. It was a great experience learnin g from someone with a clear passion for the subject, and an interesting background in the in“dustry. This course is highly recommended for people that deal with contracts on a regular basis but do not have the necessary legal background to confidently manage it. Looking forward to future related courses…”
“I attended 2 day training on “Understanding Terms and Conditions in the Contract” with Olga, one day of which covered commercial part of the contract (legal theory of LDs, payment provisions, termination/suspension, SoW etc.) and second day covered all the legal contractual concepts (indemnity, liability, consequential and catastrophic losses) …”
“I attended 2 day training on “Understanding Terms and Conditions in the Contract” with Olga, one day of which covered commercial part of the contract (legal theory of LDs, payment provisions, termination/suspension, SoW etc.) and second day covered all the legal contractual concepts (indemnity, liability, consequential and catastrophic losses) …”
“I attended 2 day training on “Understanding Terms and Conditions in the Contract” with Olga, one day of which covered commercial part of the contract (legal theory of LDs, payment provisions, termination/suspension, SoW etc.) and second day covered all the legal contractual concepts (indemnity, liability, consequential and catastrophic losses) …”
“Olga’s insights and excellent delivery helped us to understand the legal and regulatory issues around JV agreements. I would gladly recommend Olga to any organization that is interested in improving the legal aspect of its business.”
“Olga delivered in-house contract course for my team, we went through newly drafted Revenue Generating Contract Procedure and covered many contractual concepts like liabilities, indemnities, special (catastrophic) events etc. I enjoyed Olga’s style of delivery, all the exercises, engagement and interaction. Recommended!”
Olga is an excellent teacher. Her broad knowledge on overall contracting chains in the LNG Industry, give us opportunity even to learn and discuss with her on matters beyond the course in the subject. Her energetic teaching style keeps all students remain attentive to the course topic under discussion… read more
