Energy Supply and Offtake Agreements: Drafting, Negotiating, and Allocating Risk

About the Course

Introduction

This CLE webinar will examine the issues involved in drafting and negotiating energy supply and offtake agreements for natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewable natural gas (RNG), hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and other evolving energy products.

Description

As these energy markets continue to expand, counsel should familiarize themselves with how these agreements allocate pricing, delivery, performance, credit, operational, and regulatory risks within increasingly complex commercial relationships and supply chains.

The panel will discuss the key provisions commonly found in energy supply and offtake agreements, including pricing methodologies, quantity and delivery commitments, product specifications, credit support, force majeure, change-in-law provisions, defaults, remedies, and dispute resolution.

The faculty will compare drafting approaches used with natural gas, LNG, RNG, hydrogen, and SAF transactions, highlighting common contractual provisions and commodity-specific considerations important to practitioners.

Listen as our authoritative panel discusses drafting and negotiating energy supply and offtake agreements and avoiding common drafting pitfalls.

Credit Information

This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time

event
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
schedule
1:00 PM ET/ 10:00 AM PT

I. Energy supply and offtake agreements

A. Supply agreements vs. offtake agreements

B. Commercial objectives and transaction structures

C. Market trends across natural gas, LNG, RNG, hydrogen, and SAF

II. Negotiating core commercial terms

A. Quantity commitments and delivery obligations

B. Product specifications and quality standards

C. Pricing methodologies, adjustments, and index-based pricing

III. Allocating commercial and regulatory risk

A. Credit support and financial assurances

B. Force majeure and change-in-law provisions

C. Operational risk and performance obligations

D. Environmental attributes and regulatory considerations

IV. Defaults, remedies, and dispute resolution

A. Events of default and termination rights

B. Indemnification and limitation of liability

C. Available remedies and dispute resolution mechanisms

V. Commodity-specific drafting considerations

A. Natural gas, LNG, and RNG

B. Hydrogen and emerging hydrogen markets

C. SAF

VI. Lessons learned and practical drafting strategies

The panel will review these and other key issues:

Differentiating supply agreements and offtake agreements in energy transactions
Pricing mechanisms, quantity commitments, delivery obligations, and product specifications
Drafting force majeure, change-in-law, credit support, and performance provisions
Allocating commercial, operational, and regulatory risk
Recognizing commodity-specific drafting considerations for natural gas, LNG, RNG, hydrogen, and SAF transactions
Avoiding common drafting pitfalls