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Midstream Oil & Gas Contracts

Midstream Oil & Gas Contracts

November 11, 2026 Online :: Central Time

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This course provides a comprehensive overview of key midstream oil and gas contract structures, including pipeline interconnection agreements, crude oil agreements, natural gas agreements, and natural gas liquids agreements.

Attendees will examine the key provisions that shape these agreements, including ownership responsibilities, cost allocation, volume commitments, service priorities, and risk allocation. The course also addresses common legal provisions found throughout midstream contracts, including indemnification, default, force majeure, assignment, audit rights, and dispute resolution.

By examining contract structures, commercial terms, and legal provisions, attendees will gain practical insight into how midstream oil and gas contracts are developed, negotiated, and managed to support effective commercial relationships and operations.

Secure your spot today to strengthen your understanding of midstream contracts and gain practical tools to optimize performance and manage risk.  

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify key provisions and responsibilities within pipeline interconnection agreements
  • Explain dedications, minimum volume commitments, and service obligations within midstream agreements
  • Compare common crude oil agreements, including gathering, purchase and sale, buy-sell, and transportation service agreements
  • Analyze key terms and structures within natural gas purchase, gathering, and processing agreements
  • Explain key components and commercial considerations in NGL purchase and sale agreements
  • Apply common legal provisions to evaluate risk allocation in midstream contracts
  • Evaluate how commercial and legal provisions work together to support successful midstream agreements

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Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

REGISTER NOW FOR THIS EVENT:

Individual attendee(s)$ 995.00 each(early bird rate)
(price after October 30, 2026 is $ 1,095.00)
Volume pricing also available

Individual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility
Pack of 5 attendees$ 4,230.00 (15% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after October 30, 2026 is $ 4,655.00)
Pack of 10 attendees$ 7,960.00 (20% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after October 30, 2026 is $ 8,760.00)
Pack of 20 attendees$ 14,925.00 (25% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after October 30, 2026 is $ 16,425.00)

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before October 09, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

EUCI retains the right to refuse registration by any individual or company.

Agenda

Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Central Time

Online

Log In and Welcome

8:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Adjourn for the day

4:00 PM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Log In and Welcome

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Course Timing

Module 1: Pipeline Interconnection Agreements

  • Ownership of Interconnection Facilities
  • Cost Allocation
  • Construction and Operation Obligations
  • Measurement and Metering Provisions
  • Maintenance and Liability
  • Termination and Removal of Interconnection

Module 2: Dedications, Minimum Volume Commitments (MVCs) & Service Provisions

 

Module 3: Crude Oil Agreements

  • Gathering Agreements
  • Purchase and Sale Agreements
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Transportation Services

Module 4: Natural Gas Agreements

  • NAESB Purchase Agreements
  • Customized Purchase Agreements
  • Gathering and Processing Agreements

Module 5: Natural Gas Liquids Agreements

  • Purchase and Sale Agreements

Module 6: Common Legal Provisions

  • Indemnifications
  • Default
  • Force Majeure
  • Assignment
  • Audit Rights
  • Dispute Resolution

Conclusion and Q&A

Instructor

Kyle Freeman

Board of Directors

Hall Estill

Kyle Freeman serves as a member of Hall Estill’s Board of Directors, where his practice focuses on corporate, commercial, and transactional matters, with extensive experience negotiating and drafting midstream oil and gas agreements. Kyle has represented both producers and midstream companies in the development and negotiation of a broad range of agreements, including gathering, processing, purchase and sale, transportation, storage, exchange, interconnection, and right-of-way agreements across oil and gas streams. Kyle has been recognized as a Best Lawyers in America ® for Energy Law since 2023.

Kyle has advised clients on transactions involving production and midstream assets across many of the nation’s largest energy basins, including the Permian, Anadarko, Eagle Ford, Bakken, Marcellus, Utica, and Powder River basins. In addition to his energy practice, Kyle negotiates and drafts software licensing, technology services, and acquisition agreements, giving him broad transactional experience and a business-focused approach to contract drafting and negotiation.

Drawing on years of experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements, Kyle provides practical insights into contract drafting, risk allocation, and the key commercial and legal provisions that govern midstream oil and gas transactions.

Continuing Education Credits

IACET

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EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.6 CEUs for this event

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Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Case studies and PowerPoint presentations will be used in this program.

Instructional Methods

Participants must log in each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

CPE

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 7.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

CpeEUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org

CLE

Only registered attendees can request CLE credits for an EUCI course/event.  Please email [email protected] prior to the course start date and list the state where you are licensed and your bar# as well as the name and date of your course/event in your request, and someone will be in contact.

Who Should Attend

  • Contract administrators
  • Contract negotiators
  • Sales, marketing and commercial personnel
  • Financial specialists
  • Operators, planners and analysts
  • Suppliers and shippers
  • Bankers, lawyers and specialist advisors to the midstream oil and gas industry
  • In-House Counsel