BELLFIELD 63 NEGOTIATIONS MEMORANDUM
INTRODUCTION
This memorandum has been prepared by one of the DEEGOIL OIL & GAS PLC (DEEGOIL or the team) team members that participated in the BELLFIELD 63 negotiations between DEEGOIL OIL & GAS PLC and the representatives of the MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (MONRM) in relation to a Production Sharing Contract for Bellfied 63 at the state of Aberoli.
This memorandum contains information regarding the preparation for the negotiation, creation of value and the division of the value created as well as information on how the negotiations were conducted, deadlock and the people issues.
BACKGROUND
Aberoli held a licensing round in which it invited oil and gas companies to bid for a
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There are some steps that should be followed during negotiation process: 5. Close- timing- Agreement on the terms
Figure 1: illustrates the five stages of the negotiation process
At Bellfield 63 negotiations the negotiation process was based in the following premises:
Does the team know what it wants to achieve? Does the team understand what the other party is really trying to achieve?
Can the team identify the key risks and obstacles that will need to overcome?
What concessions are the team willing to make? What does the team think the other party will ask for?
What does the team consider to be deal-breakers? How can the team overcome them?
Is the team ready to conduct a positive and constructive negotiation?
Concerning the preparation process, due regard should be given to the “Role Play” , as the Individual team member’s role must be clear and coordinated by a team leader. This must be done carefully to avoid stand-alone (dyadic) negotiation due to interpersonal differences.
The creation of value and the division of the value created are important factors to acknowledge since the business model focuses on the creation of value. A business model within the Petroleum Industry, takes financial and non-financial elements into contemplation, namely:
• Competitive Position – the predominant strategy in the industry to create and capture value, notwithstanding in the short-term. In an industry with a historical of
1. How did you plan for the negotiation? Explain how you decided on a strategy?
Draft the discussion section of the memorandum. The discussion section is an expanded version of the brief answer. It should apply key facts to the relevant legal principles and answer the questions presented by the issue statements.
Analyze the article and critique the distributive negotiations style used by Matt Harrington. Discuss your opinion of his strategy and the outcome of his negotiations.
Gina Blair and Daniel Trent cooperate and collaborate to achieve a common objective throughout their negotiation. A cooperative negotiation style is demonstrated as they combine their points of view regarding their clients concerns with outcomes to effectively solve the issues raised. The main focus of the negotiation is to reach an agreement rather than a continuous dispute. Accordingly, the conflicting objectives were resolved by compromises and solutions but forward by both Gina and Daniel. The negotiation style used between Gina and Daniel is described as principled negotiation where both parties jointly attack the problems arising to achieve a compromise.
3. What are the interests of the key stakeholders in the terms of the Vacutainer-APG negotiations?
Michael. Porter defines strategic position as attempts to achieve sustainable competitive advantage by preserving what is distinctive about a company. It means performing different activities from rivals, or performing similar activities in different ways. He maintains that strategic position emerges from three distinct but not mutually exclusive and often overlapped sources, ie: variety-based positioning, needs-based positioning and access
Negotiation is a fundamental form of dispute resolution involving two or more parties (Michelle, M.2003). Negotiations can also take place in order to avoid any future disputes. It can be either an interpersonal or inter-group process. Negotiations can occur at international or corporate level and also at a personal level. Negotiations often involve give and take acknowledging that there is interdependence between the disputants to some extent to achieve the goal. This means that negotiations only arise when the goals cannot be achieved independently (Lewicki and Saunders et al., 1997). Interdependence means the both parties can influence the outcome for the other party and vice versa. The negotiations can be win-lose or win-win in nature.
In this article, the author tries to show 6 major mistakes which may occur in a negotiation. This article is a kind of manual to understand and have successful negotiation. The author also gives advice for a good negotiation.
A successful competitive strategy focus on creating value to customers, by efficiently use and integrate of these components.
However, this paper chooses this definition as theoretical perspective of analysis for this paper subject to the following modifications: A business model is overall framework and philosophy by which a company (intends or) creates value in the market place through enhancement of its own combination of raw or in-put materials to create products (tangible and intangible including services), product packaging and systematic distribution in order to generate some or the best possible profit.
Competitive advantage(CA) is an advantage competitors gain by providing or offering customers or consumers greater value for their money through product and service differentiation or through lower prices. Maintaining competitive advantage is crucial to many businesses or organizations' success in order to survive in the market. Competitive advantage is characterized by superior performance which could be an attribute to outperform the competitors whether current or potential; or gaining a higher market share in a particular industry thereby ensuring market leadership; or ultimately, maximization of profit.(JOBBER 2010)
A competitive strategy, or business-level strategy, is the way a business used to successfully enter and penetrate into a market (Eastwood et al, 2006), and also, to succeed in this chosen market against its competitors (Johnson et al, 2014). A company needs to develop and apply appropriate strategy to help the company to generate distinctive competences (David, 2007). Compared with the strategies implemented in other levels of operation, competitive strategy is more focused on the competition against other competitors and strategic choices to better attain market share (Harrison and St. John, 2009). According to
Competitive advantage is the point of power for any organization as it is the point from which an organization can maximize it's profits if it's been planned for it well .
Competitive strategy is the moves and methods that the firm has taken and is taking to appeal buyers, improve its market position, and to endure competitive pressures. The strategy is about what a firm’s capability to try to knock off competitors and attain competitive advantage, which can be offensive or defensive. There are three approaches to competitive strategy, which are low-cost leadership strategy where struggling to be the overall low-cost manufacturer in the in industry. Moreover, pursuing to distinguish one’s product offering from competitors (differentiation strategy), and the last one is focus or niche strategy where aiming on thin portion of the market rather than the whole market (Porter, 1998).
A negotiation script is a metophorical storyline of a negotiation that aids in understanding of what is involved in negotiation process