8over8 is the Corporate Silver Sponsors of the forthcoming Marcus Evans event “Global Contract Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Industry”, taking place at the NH Barbizon Palace Hotel in Amsterdam on 19^th - 21^st May 2010.

8over8’s CEO, Clare Colhoun and Geoff Lill, Byzantec Consulting and an active member of 8over8’s advisory board will be presenting on Day 1 of the conference. They will assess the impact of contract relationships in managing contract risk and look at how the causes and impacts of budget and schedule overruns are being addressed.

The expert speaker panel, which includes representatives from Gazprom Sakhalin Holdings BV, Edison Spa, Hill International, BG International, Van Oord offshore BV and many more will discuss best practice contract management strategies which will enable you to minimise costs, enhance negotiating skills and ensure optimum risk mitigation.

Key features include case studies from:

• Kuwait Energy Company’s contract drafting techniques to ensure the success of the contract and that litigation is avoided
• Fluor B.V.’s experience of developing a risk response strategy to control and mitigate contractual risk
• Technip Benelux B.V.’s insight into what contractual terms usually go wrong and how to avoid common mistakes

·         Profit from other leading case studies from Transocean, BG International and Edison Spa

This is an excellent platform to network with your peers and also hear the latest form the world of capital contracting. As sponsors of the event, we would like to invite you to join us in Amsterdam and offer you the discounted rate of €1500 on our behalf (compared with the original price €2995 + VAT).

If you wish to attend please email Mark Steel MarkS@marcusevansse.com and he will have you registered at the reduced price. You can read more about this event on their website http://www.marcusevans.com/marcusevans-conferences-event-details.asp?EventID=16451&SectorID=3