8over8 Limited, provider of the ProCon contracts management solution, have confirmed their sponsorship of the upcoming Marcus Evans event “Global Contract Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Industry� to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The event is scheduled to take place from 22 - 24 April 2009 and will comprise a half day workshop, followed by a two day conference and exhibition.

8over8 have established themselves as leaders in the provision of world-class, web-based contract management solutions to the global oil and gas industry and are the Business Solution Sponsor of April’s conference and exhibition.

As the world’s economy faces the current financial crisis, the energy sector is at the forefront of its rippling effects. Increased credit strain has seen many large oil and gas operators cut their planned capital project expenditure by as much as half to concentrate on larger, more profitable ventures.

The three day event will assemble a knowledgeable group of Project Managers, Contracts Professionals and Legal Counsel from a wide range of international companies including Shell, BG Group, Petrofac, Hill International and Simmons & Simmons.

Representatives will present their experiences through case studies and partake in panel discussions illustrating the changing landscape of today’s contracting environment, and the need for better tools and mechanisms to manage risk as capital project contracts become increasingly complex.

8over8 Sales Director, Gerry McGurgan, speaking of the forthcoming conference, said: “The forum will provide a platform for experienced professionals to advise of the tools and safeguards the industry needs to protect its investment in new and existing capital projects.

“Between panel discussions and networking opportunities this is a must-attend event for everyone in the field of energy sector contractingâ€?.

The event will run from Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 April 2009 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Details of the venue will be announced shortly.

About ProCon:
ProCon is a highly flexible, web-based collaborative environment that enables contract stakeholders to work together to ensure that contracts perform as expected throughout their lifecycle, and the status of each reported in real-time to allow informed risk management and decision-making. ProCon can be configured to support a wide range of business processes whilst ensuring adhesion to an organisation’s best practice contracting procedures. More information about ProCon is available at www.8over8.com.

About 8over8:

• 8over8 Limited (www.8over8.com) supplies its ProCon contract management solution to many of the major oil and gas companies and major capital projects around the world including BP plc, Shell International Exploration & Production BV, BG Group plc, Nexen Inc., Husky Inc., ADCO, the Karachaganak project in Kazakhstan, the Nigerian OKLNG joint venture, Dragon LNG and Buzzard in the UK, TNK-BP in Moscow and numerous oil projects in the Middle East.
• 8over8 is headquartered in Derry, UK, with offices in London, Calgary and Muscat.
• 8over8 was included in the 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA program which recognises technology companies that have achieved the fastest rates of annual revenue growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa during the past five years.