International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law
About This Course
At the end of this course, paticipants would:
1. Examine and analyze the principles and rules governing the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas, with a focus on upstream operations;
2. Evaluate different legal arrangements between states and international oil companies, including modern concessions, production-sharing agreements, joint ventures, service contracts, and hybrid contracts, to understand their implications and applications;
3. Assess the agreements regulating relationships between companies engaged in upstream petroleum operations, such as joint operating agreements and unitization agreements, and their role in facilitating cooperation and resource optimization; and
5. Investigate and analyze key issues in international and comparative oil and gas law, including dispute settlement mechanisms, expropriation, contract stability, and the relevant international institutional and legal frameworks that govern the industry.
What You'll Learn
The course explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the course is on the examination of different arrangements governing the legal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, production sharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The course will further explore the issues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.
Entry Requirements
A good Bachelor's or Juris Doctor degree in Law