OGEL 4 (2004)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Editorial
- Editorial, Volume II, issue #04 - October 2004 T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
In the Spotlight
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The Libyan Petroleum Industry in the Twenty-First Century: The Upstream, Midstream and Downstream, Handbook
W.A. Otman, University of Aberdeen
M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
Taxation
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How Chevron, Texaco, and the Indonesian Government Structured Transactions to Avoid Billions in U.S. Income Taxes
J. Gramlich, University of Southern Maine
J.E. Wheeler, University of Michigan Business School
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A Reply to the Attorney General's Report on Allegations that ChevronTexaco Defrauded the State of Hawaii of Income Taxes
J. Gramlich, University of Southern Maine
J.E. Wheeler, University of Michigan Business School
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Correspondence of Gramlich & Wheeler with ChevronTexaco on the statements and findings made
J. Gramlich, University of Southern Maine
J.E. Wheeler, University of Michigan Business School
- Project Financing Using the Forward Oil Curve L. Bossley, CEAG
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Will the Government reverse Venezuela's oil opening? A few tax considerations
C. Fernández Smith, Macleod Dixon-Caracas
A. Lezcano Huncal, Despacho de Abogados miembros de Macleod Dixon, S.C.
Managing a Legal Department
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European Law Department Benchmarking Study
Laurence Simons International, www.laurencesimons.com
Hildebrandt, www.hildebrandt.com
- Managing the Legal Department - Law Department Benchmarking R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
Roundup of Articles
- The Norwegian Experience of Economic Diversification in Relation to Petroleum Industry Ø. Noreng, BI Norwegian School of Management
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Brazil's 6th bidding round for oil and natural gas exploration and production activities - Results and the Ideological Debate
E.M. dos Santos, University of São Paulo
C. Oliveira Manoel
O. Bentes David
- Anatomy of an Oil & Gas Property Transaction C. Spurn, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
- Iran's post-revolutionary Legal and Economic System A.Z. Marossi, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
- China's Energy Security and the Taiwan Factor J. Nandakumar, DMV Business and Market Research
- Turkey's Draft Petroleum Law S. Stern
Corporate Social Responsibility
- Introduction to OGEL's special CSR edition C. Batruch, Lundin Petroleum AB
- Oil and Human Rights G. Chandler
- Critical perspectives on Oil and Human Rights S.S. Thorsen, GLOBAL CSR
- CSR in a Globalizing World Economy J. Dunning, University of Reading
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Corporate Responsibility: A New Challenge
G. Rachadell de Delgado, Macleod Dixon, S.C.
N. Vojvodic, Macleod Dixon, S.C.
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Good Governance, Business and Human Rights in Energy Exporting Developing Countries: a Supreme Challenge for Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Accountability.
A. Dias, Consultant UNDP and Global Faculty, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
B.O.N. Nwete, BP Exploration Operating Company
- Public - Private Partnerships in the Humanitarian Sector: An overview H. Shishtawy, UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Tackling gaps in the corporate social responsibility agenda: linking good governance, corporate responsibility and corporate accountability
T. Bigg, IIED
H. Ward
- CSR and the Oil Industry - a Worm's Eye View J. O'Reilly
- CSR From a Company Perspective: Interview of Caspar Ridley, Head of External Relations and Policy, Shell International Limited C. Batruch, Lundin Petroleum AB
- Transnational Corporations and the BTC Pipeline Project: Any Hope for Human Rights and Sustainable Development? B.O.N. Nwete, BP Exploration Operating Company
- Corporate Governance Indian Legal Perspective K. Singhania, Singhania & Company
- Corporate Social Responsibility: A Developmental Perspective A. Singh, University of Cambridge
- Storm Prevention: Why Companies Should Support the UN J. Bendell, Independent Consultant
- Current Human Rights Issues in the Extractive Industries A. Ganesan, Human Rights Watch
- The Role of International "Soft Law" in Natural Resources and Energy Investment T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Update on the Global Compact U.A. Wynhoven, Global Compact Office, United Nations
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Conflict-Sensitive Business Practice: Towards the Integration of Conflict Assessment and Prevention in Extractive Industry Practice
R. Goldwyn, CARE International UK
J. Switzer
- Overview of the OGEL-CEPMLP Database of Voluntary Guidelines and Related Primary Soft-Law Materials A. Kabir
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First to Know - Robust Internal Reporting Programs
International Business Leader Forum, www.pwblf.org
ISIS Asset Management, www.isisam.com
TRACE, www.traceinternational.org
- Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: A free online tool for companies Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, www.business-humanrights.org
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NGO's Working in the Oil, Gas, and Energy Sector
S. Aminzadeh, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
M.A. Orellana, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
- Ofgem's probe into wholesale gas prices - Conclusions and next steps Ofgem, www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem
- Ofgem's probe into wholesale gas prices - Appendices Ofgem, www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem
International Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management
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The First Energy Charter Treaty Arbitral Award
K. Hobér, Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå
T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Arbitration of Transnational Energy Projects - the CPR Rules for Ad Hoc Administration M.P. Hoyt, Independent Arbitrator & Mediator
- Nationality Requirements for Investors in ICSID Arbitration - The Award in Soufraki v. The United Arab Emirates A.C. Sinclair, Allen & Overy LLP
- Arbitrators and the Judiciary, Standards for Regulatory Takings and the Role of Investment Arbitration: A Discussion on OGEMID M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com
- International Dispute Resolution Newsletter, October 2004 White & Case, www.whitecase.com
Economic and Commercial Context for Oil, Gas and Energy Law
- The Impact Of Dollar Devaluation On The World Oil Industry: Do Exchange Rates Matter? Anas F. Alhajji, NGP Energy Capital Management
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Trans-boundary Industrial Integration between Bolivia and Brazil
E.M. dos Santos, University of São Paulo
M.A. Naoum Mazaferro, OLADE
V. Oxilia, University of Sao Paulo
- Why Recent Increase in Oil Price Has Not Affected Economic Growth in the Industrial Countries? Anas F. Alhajji, NGP Energy Capital Management
- Petroleum Reserve/Resource Classification and Definitions J. Ross, Ross Petroleum Limited
Pipelines
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Legal Issues in Cross-border Oil & Gas Pipelines
M. Dulaney, Johnson Winter & Slattery
R. Merrick, Freehills
Infrastructure
- Recommended Practices for Public-Private Collaboration A.C. Carpenter
Commercial Law
- Renegotiation and Adaptation of International Investment Contracts The Role of Contract Drafters and Arbitrators K.P. Berger, Center for Transnational Law (CENTRAL)
- Renegotiation and Adaptation Clauses in Investment Contracts, Revisited J.Y. Gotanda, Villanova University School of Law
International Investment Law
- NAFTA Chapter 11 Dispute Settlement Mechanism and Mexico: Legitimacy, Evaluation and the Case for Transparency S.P. de la Parra, Stanford University
- Burgeoning ICSID Decisions O.E. Garcia-Bolivar, BG Consulting, Inc
- Bilateral Investment Agreements: Agents of new global standards for the protection of intellectual property rights? C.M. Correa, Law Faculty, University of Buenos Aires
- NAFTA Chapter Eleven - Waste Management II, Case Comment A.K. Bjorklund, University of California, Davis
- ICSID Arbitration and Bits Challenged by the Argentine Government and its Supreme Court C.E. Alfaro, Alfaro-Abogados
Electricity Law and Regulation
- Regional Energy and Trade Laws in South Asia R. Holton, Nexant
- Power market design and industrial consumers in Europe IFIEC Europe, www.ifiec-europe.be
- European Electricity: Sustainability and Competitiveness Eurelectric, www.eurelectric.org
- CEER Single Energy Market WG/TF Report Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER), www.ceer-eu.org
- Conclusions Eleventh Meeting of the European Electricity Regulatory Forum Rome, 16-17 September 2004 Eurelectric, www.eurelectric.org
Renewable Energy
- The Ongoing Development of UK Wind Power J.C. LaMaster, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Environment
- From a Reluctant Supporter of Bush's Energy Policy S. Boehmer-Christiansen, University of Hull, Department of Geography
- Sakhalin Oil Spill Spreads as Shell's Response Falters Sakhalin Environment Watch, www.sakhalin.environment.ru
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Outline of an Emissions Trading Scheme for Japan F.C. Matthes, Öko-Institut - Institute for Applied Ecology
- The potential debut of 'emissions spinning' L. Bossley, CEAG
EU Energy
- European Infrastructure Projects and the Legal Risks Arising From Competition, State Aid, and Related EU Laws Standards & Poors, www.standardandpoors.com
Book Reviews and Related Material
- Energy Security. Managing Risk in a Dynamic Legal and Regulatory Environment. Edited by Barry Barton, Catherine Redgwell, Anita Ronne and Donald Zillman P. Andrews-Speed, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP)
Conference Papers
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Asset Acquisition and Divestiture in Oil and Gas - The Effect of New Entrants (Presentation)
P. Griffin, Allen & Overy LLP
B. Scott, Herbert Smith
- The Role of the Transaction Advisor in Maximizing Asset Value (Presentation) B. Keating, Randall & Dewey (UK) Ltd
- The Practicalities of a Successful Transaction (Presentation) P.C. Deemer, Vinson & Elkins
- Successfully Acquiring Assets in New Geographic Areas (Presentation) M.E. Arruda, Jones Day
- Evaluating risks during the Acquisition Process (Presentation) P. Fry, Kairiki Energy