OGEL 2 (2005)
Windpower
Editorial
- Editorial, Volume III, issue #02 - June 2005 T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
In the Spotlight
Taxation
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Petroleum Taxation in Libya
B.E. Leerberg, Simonsen Advokatfirma DA
C.E. McLure, Hoover Institution (Stanford University)
P. Winfrow
- Managing Decline Getting the North Sea Fiscal Regime Right C. Nakhle, Surrey Energy Economics Centre
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The Relationship Between Upstream Petroleum Agreements & Exploration and Production Costs
A.A.E. Al-Attar, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Houston)
O. Alomair, Kuwait University, Petroleum Engineering Department
- Can states unilaterally impose additional royalties? T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
Managing a Legal Department
- Managing the Legal Department: The Law Firm-Law Department Relationship R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
Production Sharing Contracts
- Russian PSAs - Quo Vadis? K. Hobér, Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå
Roundup of Articles
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Overview of Russian Oil and Gas Legislation
M. Polonsky, White & Case LLC
J. Josefson, White & Case LLC
S.A. Stepanov, Baker Botts LLP
- Offshore boundary dispute Japan - China and oil implications J. Ross, Ross Petroleum Limited
- What are the Mechanisms for Resolving Disputes Between Countries With Transboundary Resources? - a Closer Examination J. Ejegi, CEPMLP
- Bolivia's Lower House Approves "Renewed" Hydrocarbons Bill G. Bilder, Alstom Power Systems
- BOLIVIA: A bastard Hydrocarbons Law has been born G. Bilder, Alstom Power Systems
- Our Energy Partner - China D.R. Langenkamp, Consultant
- Iranian Sanctions Amended to Allow Broker-Dealers to Engage in Transactions Previously Permitted Only to U.S. Depository Institutions Sullivan & Cromwell llp, www.sullcrom.com
Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Companies and Post-conflict Reconstruction - Cross Sectoral Comparisons J. Bray, Control Risks Group
- Indigenous Peoples Policy (Bank Procedures - The World Bank Operational Manual) World Bank Group, www.worldbank.org
- Indigenous Peoples Policy (Operational Policies - The World Bank Operational Manual) World Bank Group, www.worldbank.org
- What laws are companies currently bound to? What changes have been proposed and what are the likely developments? M. Mendelson QC, Blackstone Chambers
- Corporate Responsibility 2005, Tackling Global Challenges - Conference Summary F. Calder, Cambridge Programme for Industry (CPI)
The Energy Charter Treaty
- The Gate to Arbitration - The Yukos Case and the Provisional Application of the Energy Charter Treaty in the Russian Federation U.G. Klaus, Transnational Economic Law Research Center (TELC)
- Arbitration Under the ECT and Other Investment Protection Treaties: Parallel Arbitration Tribunals and Awards B. M. Cremades, B. Cremades & Asociados
Cases & Commentaries
- Plama Consortium Limited v. Republic of Bulgaria (ARB/03/24) - The most-favoured-nation clause issue C. Crépet Daigremont, l'Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
- Republic of Ecuador v. Occidental Exploration & Petroleum Company, [2005] EWHC 774 (Comm) - A case comment D. Krishan, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Political Risk Insurance and Investment Arbitration M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com
National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
- The Growing Impact of EC Competition Law on Gas Sale and Transportation Agreements J.A. Rodriguez, Sullivan & Cromwell
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EU to punish restrictive business practices - An EU competition law perspective on destination clauses in LNG contracts
L. Guttuso, Herbert Smith
J. Scott, Herbert Smith
S. Murray, Herbert Smith
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Integrated Natural Gas-Electricity Resource Adequacy Planning in Latin America
L.A. Barroso, Mercados de Energia
T.J. Hammons, IEEE
H. Rudnick, IEEE
- What are the Implication of Transition from Take or Pay to Liberalisation: the Case of Infant Gas Markets J. Ejegi, CEPMLP
- Libyan Gas Industry W.A. Otman, University of Aberdeen
Geopolitics of Energy
- Turkey and the Geopolitics of Turkmenistan's Natural Gas R.M. Cutler, Carleton University (Canada)
- Background paper for the 4th Annual Conference on the Geopolitics of Energy (July 7-8, Florence) G. Luciani, The Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Russian Disputes
- Expert Opinion on International Law Issues, Professor Alan Vaughan Lowe, in re: Yukos Oil Company, Case No. 04-47742-H3-11 V. Lowe, All Souls College, University of Oxford
International Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management
Context & Culture
- Enhancing partnership between Mamlakat al Bahrayn and Turkey M. Ögütçü, BG Group
Economic and Commercial Context for Oil, Gas and Energy Law
- Venezuela M. Kielmas, Journalist & Consultant
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Ex-Soviet Oil Exports: Constraints, Outlook and Global Impact
E.M. Khartukov, Center for Petroleum Business Studies, MGIMO University, Moscow
E. Starostina, PetroFinance Consultancy (PFG)
- The impact of dualism on the GCC private sector Anas F. Alhajji, NGP Energy Capital Management
- Energy Politics, Spring Edition 2005 Energy Politics
Pipelines
- Pipeline Supply into Europe, Untangling the Legal and Contract Intricacies - A Contractor's Point of View (Presentation) P. Galizzi, Saipem
- The changing nature of the "Caspian Oil Game" as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan line comes on stream M. Ögütçü, BG Group
Infrastructure
- Access to offshore infrastructure - is the Code or competition law the answer? J. Aldersey-Williams, CMS Cameron McKenna
- Privatising Development; Transnational Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights M.B. Likosky, University of London, SOAS
Electricity Law and Regulation
- Argentina: Judicial Change of Rules in Public Utilities' Liability P. Lorenti, Alfaro-Abogados
Climate Change
- Better than a hybrid P. Kurowski
Windpower
- The Editor's View C.A. Smoots, Perkins Coie LLP
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Wind Farm Strategy: The Status of Noise & Wind Easements in Australia
M. Cornilsen
K. Randazzo, O'Donnell Sweeney Evershed
- The Development Process for Wind Farms in South Australia A.S. Wawryk, University of Adelaide
- Planning for Wind Energy: Controversy Over Wind Farms in Coastal Victoria A.S. Wawryk, University of Adelaide
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The World's Largest Wind Energy Facility in Nantucket Sound? Deficiencies in the Current Regulatory Process for Offshore Wind Energy Development
J.A. MacLean, Perkins Coie LLP
G.R. Martin, Perkins Coie LLP
- US Legislative Incentives for Wind-Generated Electricity: State and Local Statutes E.E. Smith, University of Texas School of Law
- Wind Power and Reality D.R. Langenkamp, Consultant
- Wind Power Outlook 2005: Burgeoning Wind Energy Market Generates New Investment, Jobs R. Swisher, American Wind Energy Association
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Regulating Offshore Wind Power and Aquaculture: Messages From Land and Sea
F. Firestone, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware
W. Kempton, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware
A. Krueger, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware
C.E. Loper
- Present Law and Background Relating to Tax Credits for Electricity Production from Renewable Sources
- Offshore Wind - Implementing a new Power House for Europe Greenpeace, www.greenpeace.org
- Wind Energy in a Danish Perspective J.E. Svensson, Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard
- Long-Term Development of Wind Energy C.F. Zimmermann, Nexant Inc
- 23rd Seaward Oil & Gas Licensing Round and Offshore Wind Farms T.M. Pitt, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
- French Parliament Approves the 'Loi de Programme Fixant les Orientations de la Politique Energetique' on 23 June 2005 Containing New Rules Concerning Windpower R. Meese, Avocat à la Cour de Paris
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Wind Energy Policy, Planning and Management Practice in the UK: Hot Air or a Gathering Storm?
D. Lal, Aberdeen Business School
P.A. Strachan, Aberdeen Business School
- APEX Body of Wind Turbine Manufacturers a Catalyst for Growth & Development of Wind Power in India IWTMA, www.indianwindpower.com
Renewable Energy
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Post-Hearing Submission to the International Trade Commission: World Trade Law and Renewable Energy: The Case of Non-Tariff Measures
R. Howse, University of Michigan
Renewable Energy and International Law Project, www.reeep.org
- Export Finance and Sustainable Development: Do Export Credit Subsidy Rules Require Revision? P.C. Evans
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Climate Change and Russia's Energy Futures
E.S. Burger, Esq., University of Wollongong
M. Greenfield, IWPR (US)
- Disputes Arising Under the Kyoto Protocol's "Flexibility Mechanisms" C. Brown, University of Sydney / Essex Court Chambers
Environment
- A New Framework for Managing Oil Discharges in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry S.M. Goldberg, Herbert Smith
- Kyoto Protocol Offers Investment Opportunities in Developing Countries UNCTAD, www.unctad.org
Book Reviews and Related Material
- The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron, a book review T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee