OGEL 2 (2003)
Dispute Management in the Oil, Gas and Energy Industries
Editorial
In the Spotlight
- Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution in Oil, Gas and Energy Transactions: Superior to Arbitration/Litigation from a Commercial and Management Perspective T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Western Arrogance and Polish Resistance to these Strategies - A Cause of Severe Communication Problems in Intercultural Business Negotiations D. Flader, Free University of Berlin
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Comment
E. Tout
S. Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings
- Comment F. Sellner
- Comment C.F. Zimmermann, Nexant Inc
- Comment S. Zarrilli, UNCTAD
- Mediation - time to discuss the non-legal elements R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
- CAMCA (Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas) Mediation and Arbitration Rules
Governance Issues
- Domestic Taxation of Energy Products and Multilateral Trade Rules: Is this a case of Unlawful Trade Discrimination? S. Zarrilli, UNCTAD
- Corporate Governance in the Oil, Gas and Energy Industries: Key Perspectives and Major Issues J.L. Gunderson, National Association of Corporate Directors
Managing a Legal Department
- Legal Department Management: 'Managing' or 'Just Getting By'? R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
Production Sharing Contracts
- Comment, A Note on Iraqi oil contracts from 1908 to 1931 M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
OGEL Profiles
- International Organisations in the Energy Sector, OPEC T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- The Coming Energy Crisis? Keep current on the Oil and Gas industry. Anas F. Alhajji, NGP Energy Capital Management
- Comment J.P. Perez Castillo
- Comment, OPEC - It's time to say good-bye... O. Nwasike, Chester Mead Associates
- Comment Anas F. Alhajji, NGP Energy Capital Management
- Comment, Royal Institute of International Affairs - Briefing Paper No 5, December 2002: The Future of Oil in Iraq: Scenarios and Implications V. Marcel, Royal Institute of International Affairs
Roundup of Articles
- China's Energy Security: Geopolitical Implications for Asia and Beyond M. Ögütçü, BG Group
- The Caspian Sea: Oil and Gas Export Options G. Bahgat, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Russian-Kazakh Agreement on Caspian Opens Opportunities for Investors S. Grachev, RusEnergy
- The Iranian buy-back Agreement M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
- Caspian Energy and Legal Disputes: Prospects for Settlement M. Ögütçü, BG Group
- Finding Room for the Law in a War Debate: Belligerent Occupation and Iraqi oil D.R. Langenkamp, Consultant
- Kuwait will not Benefit from Foreign Investment in the Northern Fields Even if an Agreement with Iraq is Reached Anas F. Alhajji, NGP Energy Capital Management
- Impact of ILSA on Iran (US Sanctions) A.Z. Marossi, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
- Joint US-Algerian Declaration - Foundation of US-Iran Claims Tribunal A.Z. Marossi, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
- Impact of US Sanctions on Iran S.A. Alavi
- Legal Aspects of the Cooperation between Russian and European Companies in the Civil Nuclear Sector H. Schroth, Beiten Burkhart Goerdel
- Managing Risk and Building Trust: The Challenge of implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights B. Freeman, Sustainable Investment Strategies
- Oil and Human Rights A. Dias, Consultant UNDP and Global Faculty, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Energy Charter Treaty: Counter-acting through Inaction A.A. Konoplyanik, www.konoplyanik.ru
- Why a state party to both the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the WTO Agreements (WTO) would choose one or the other set of rules in a dispute with another fellow ECT and WTO contracting party P. Laffont, The Energy Charter Secretariat
- Methods for Settling Boundary Disputes: Escaping from the Fetters of Zero-Sum Outcomes T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Offshore Decommissioning - A Comment M. Adedayo Ayoade, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos
- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company at a Crossroads: an Analysis of the Challenges of Funding, Commercialisation and Autonomy A.A. Akinrele, Akinrele & Co
- Work Obligations in Production-Sharing, Concession, Service and Related Oil and Gas Development Agreements M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
- New Hydrocarbons Policy in Peru J. Gastelumendi, ESTUDIO GRAU
- Investment Opportunity in India's Upstream Oil and Gas Sector K. Singhania, Singhania & Company
- Privately Owned Petroleum Rights in Trinidad and Tobago I.N. Rampaul, Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
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Venezuela's Dual Hydrocarbons Regime
E. Eljuri, Macleod Dixon, S.C.
M. d'Empaire, Despacho de Abogados miembros de Macleod Dixon, S.C.
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Renegotiation and Contract Adaptation in the International Investment Projects: Applicable Legal Principles and Industry Practices
T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
A. Kolo, CEPMLP
- Use of Mediation for Investment Disputes N.D. Rubins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Restrictions on Submissions of Amicus Briefs to NAFTA investment Arbitral Tribunals T. Weiler, treatylaw.com
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ADR - a useful tool in legal risk management
K. Mackie, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
- Managing Relations between Project Parties: Balancing conflicting interests from Concession to Decomissioning R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
- Arbitration under the Islamic Sharia Z. Al-Qurashi, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah
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Arbitration and Pricing Mechanisms in International Gas Sale Contracts
L. Gouiffès, Lovells LLP
G. Coop, Energy Charter
- Litigation Expense Insurance O.C. Prior, Willis Limited
- Arbitration before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes A. Cohen Smutny, White & Case LLP
- Public Policy and the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards A. Sheppard, Clifford Chance
- Local Court Intervention in International Arbitration M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com
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Long term agreements in energy and water in developing and transition countries
F. Sellner
C.A. Smoots, Perkins Coie LLP
- Balancing Human Rights and Investor Protection: A New Approach for a Different Legal Order T. Weiler, treatylaw.com
- Mediation in England: Some Current Issues H.R. Dundas, International Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert Determiner
Cases & Commentaries
- Wena Hotels v Egypt T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Read and commented for OGEL by Thomas Wälde T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
Digests for Official Reports & Cases
International Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management
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Investment Arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty in the light of new NAFTA Precedents: Towards a Global Code of Conduct for Economic Regulation
T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
T. Weiler, treatylaw.com
- Arbitration of International Oil, Gas and Energy Disputes in Asia A.F.M. Maniruzzaman, University of Portsmouth
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Deal Mediation: How ADR Techniques can help achieve Durable Agreements in the Global Markets
M. Hager, International Development Law Institute
R.L. Pritchard, ResourcesLaw International
- Managing Political Risk in the Oil and Gas Industries A. Berlin, Aitken Irvin Berlin & Vrooman, LLP
- Combining Arbitration with Conciliation M.E. Schneider, LALIVE Attorneys-at-law
- Public Interest and Investment Treaty Arbitration N. Blackaby, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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An Economist Questions the Arbitration Award to Karaha Bodas Company in Indonesia
H.F. Johnson, Harvard Business School
L.T. Wells, Harvard Business School
International Law & Regulations / Law of the Sea
- The Law of Public Participation in Global Energy and Resources Development: A New IBA Book G.R. Pring, University of Denver College of Law
Electricity Law and Regulation
- Relevance of the Granting of Oil Concessions in a Maritime Delimitation: the Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice R. Meese, Avocat à la Cour de Paris
- EU Energy Policy and Future European Energy Markets: Consequences for the Central And East European States M.M. Balmaceda, Seton Hall University
- Electricity Trade - Looking Eastwards R. Kemper
Book Reviews and Related Material
- Sea bed Energy and Minerals: The International Legal Regime: Volume 2 by Edmund Brown I. Ramrekersingh
- The Arbitration CD-ROM: Resources on International Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer Law International Z. Al-Qurashi, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah
- International Mediation - The Art of Business Diplomacy, by Eileen Carroll and Karl Mackie, reviewed M. Clancy, CEPMLP
- The mediation process, Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict, 2nd edition, by Christopher Moore T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Law of International Business and Dispute Settlement in the 21 Century - Liber Amicorum for Karl-Heinz Boeckstiegel, R. Briner et.al T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee