Oil and Gas Confidentiality Agreements

Summary

The negotiation of a confidentiality agreement is often rather perfunctory, as compared to the more sophisticated oil and gas industry contracts. However, these agreements are one of the most important—and fundamental—contracts within the oil and gas space. This practice note discusses the reasons why confidentiality agreements are important, important provisions a complete confidentiality agreement should include, and teaches you how to draft a fair and commercially reasonable confidentiality agreement.