A discussion of the 2023 Model Form of Joint Operating Agreement of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN). This Article examines its main provisions, including rights and duties of the operator, operating committee, work programs and budgets, contract awards, greenhouse gas provisions, exclusive operations, default, decommissioning and abandonment, transfers of interests, changes in control, withdrawal, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, economic sanctions, and human rights. It also addresses key issues that parties must consider when drafting and negotiating a joint operating agreement based on this model form.