OGEL Journal (Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence)

OGEL 3 (2012)

We are pleased to publish the 10-year special issue of OGEL. Founding editor of OGEL Thomas W. Wälde, wrote in his first editorial: "Oil-gas-energy law (OGEL) has over the last decade transcended national borders. With privatisation, restructuring, the emergence of competitive markets, cross-border energy trade and regional integration, legal instruments from one jurisdiction (countries; international organisations; professional and industry associations; civil society forums, internal corporate codes) have a bearing on others - they provide a model, a legal precedent, a directive, standard or guideline for further regulatory implementation." ... Much has changed in ten years but the trend identified by Thomas W. Wälde in his first editorial still continues to develop.

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OGEL 2 (2012)

The articles in this Arctic Region: Boundaries, Resources and the Promise of Co-operation OGEL special address several areas essential to understanding current and future Arctic issues: - The legal regime, maritime boundary delimitation, and dispute resolution; - The geopolitics of Arctic developments; - The economics of oil and gas exploration in the Arctic; and The environmental issues associated with resource management and development in the Arctic. Edited by James Lloyd Loftis, Timothy J. Tyler and Adrianne Goins of Vinson & Elkins LLP this special is surely a valuable contribution to the ongoing international discussion about Arctic issues.

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OGEL 6 (2011)

This third regular issue of 2011 is also the last one of 2011 and covers - as usual - a variety of topics with follow up material from previous specials. Geir Westgaard - vice president at Statoil and head of the company's EU Affairs Office in Brussels, Belgium - makes a "Case for Gas" providing a producer perspective to the Energy Debate in the European Union.

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OGEL 5 (2011)

Work on the OGEL Special Issue on the Arctic Region is well on its way, but before publishing that issue this regular issue covers a variety of topics including The Energy Charter Treaty, Electricity, EU Energy, a series of China columns and a number of book reviews.

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OGEL 4 (2011)

Indigenous People and Resources Development

The legal significance of the interaction of resource development and indigenous peoples has increased over recent years. There has been considerable jurisprudence and regulation in the area, both internationally and within many countries, making it timely for an OGEL special issue to examine the contemporary state of the law. In the editorial the editors John L. Southalan (Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation), Ken Culotta and Archie Fallon (King & Spalding) summarise the articles in this special issue but also provide a broader overview.

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OGEL 3 (2011) - Cross-Border Pipelines

International attention to the issues concerning cross-border pipelines has been on the rise over the last decade. The number of cross-border oil and gas pipeline projects recently completed or being currently developed, planned or discussed is continuously growing, mostly as a result of the increased concerns about security of energy supply, demand and diversification. The aim of this OGEL special issue is to promote the debate about cross-border pipelines from various perspectives. Dr. Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky and Dr. Sergei V. Vinogradov - both of CEPMLP, University of Dundee - were the guest editors of this issue.

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OGEL 2 (2011) - Comparative Energy Law

This Special Issue is devoted to the comparative analysis of regulatory systems in the oil, gas and electricity sectors. By 'comparative' we mean that kind of research which tries to identify similarities and differences among the regulatory systems of different countries or regions. Several reasons explain why comparative knowledge is of primary importance in the energy regulators' and energy lawyers' toolbox. Prof. G. Bellantuono (University of Trento) and Dr. Kim Talus (UCL School of Energy and Resources) edited this OGEL Special issue.

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Previous Journal issues ...

OGEL 1 (2011) covers a variety of topics that are at the heart of the contemporary energy discussions around the world. › Table of contents.

OGEL 4 (2010) - Host Government Contracts in the Upstream Oil and Gas Sector: Covering new and developing mechanisms such as windfall profits taxes, compulsory service agreements and joint venture operations, increased use of price-linked fiscal terms as opposed to R-factor formulas, and limitations on reimbursement through cost oil and depreciation allowances. › Table of contents.

OGEL 3 (2010) - Oil Spills: For the world-wide petroleum industry, the spring and summer of 2010, which could have been remembered as the beginning of the process to open more offshore areas of the United States to oil and gas exploration, will instead be remembered as the time of the BP oil spill. › Table of contents.

Contribute (Short) Comments & Papers

We are looking for both short comments on recent developments of broad interest and longer academic style papers. We would like, such comments and papers to be backed-up by provision of in-depth notes and articles and primary legal and regulatory materials.

Given OGEL's role as the principal "Global Energy Law & Regulation Portal", we are looking to re-publish quality and relevant studies published elsewhere - and would appreciate help in identifying such studies and, where possible, get the authors' (or other right-holders') consent.

For more information or suggestions, please contact our Editor in Chief, have a look at our submission guidelines and read our Call for Papers section.

OGEL Editorial Committee

Dr. Kim Talus, Editor-in-Chief
UCL School of Energy and Resources, Australia
(UCL SERAus)
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From 1.8.2012: Professor of European Law (UEF)

Dr. Anas Alhajji, Moderator OGELFORUM
NGP Energy Capital Management (Texas)
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Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed
Independent Energy Policy Analyst
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Also see: Editorial Team.