OGEL 1 (2004)
Climate Change
Editorial
- Editorial, Volume II, issue #01 - February 2004 T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
In the Spotlight
- NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: From 'Good Intentions' to 'Good Consequences' T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
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Human Rights Litigation to Protect the Peoples of the Arctic
D. Goldberg, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
M. Wagner, Earthjustice
- Lifting the Natural Resource Curse T.I. Palley, Open Society Institute - Globalization Reform Project
- Business Investment, Humanitarian Problems and Conflict J.J. Maresca, Business Humanitarian Forum
- Environmental and Social Due Diligence Vis-à-Vis Political Risk Insurance: An Assessment of the Role of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) G.I. Malumfashi, Federal Ministry of Environment, Federal Government of Nigeria
Governance Issues
- Corporate Governance in the Oil, Gas and Energy Industries: Shareholder Participation Under Stock Exchange Listing Rules - The Historical Background J.L. Gunderson, National Association of Corporate Directors
Managing a Legal Department
- Managing the Legal Department: Budgets and other Difficult Things involving Numbers R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
Roundup of Articles
- Libya Energy Report Norton Rose, www.nortonrose.com
- A New Approach to Petroleum Licensing M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
- The State of The Peace Process in Sudan C. Batruch, Lundin Petroleum AB
- Status of the Exploration Efforts in the Faroese Part of the Atlantic Margin R. Hammer, Hammer Consulting
- The Caspian Basin - Gulf of the 21st Century? Resources, Production and Transport H. Rempel, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Hannover
- Speech of Bader Al Khashti to the AIPN Fall Conference Dubai B. Al Khashti, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (K.S.C)
- Iraq: Future of the Oil Industry W. Khadduri, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES)
- Comments on the Article in the New York Times on Putin vs. Khodorkovsky E.M. Khartukov, Center for Petroleum Business Studies, MGIMO University, Moscow
- Russia's Emerging Role in the Asia Pacific Energy Market A.B. Seck, Shell Exploration & Production Company
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Dealing with the Scourge of Sabotage in Nigeria's Oil Industry: the Role of the Law
A.O.O. Ekpu, Ambrose Alli University
I. Ehighelua, Ikhide Ehighelua & Co.
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IRAQ: Sizing the Potential, Assessing the Damage
A. Taylor, ATenergy
B. Haig, ATenergy
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IRAQ: Sizing the Potential, Assessing the Damage - presentation slides
A. Taylor, ATenergy
B. Haig, ATenergy
- Legal Regime for Hydrocarbons Operations in Ecuador D.G. Lamanna, SwissEnergySA
- Energy Charter Protocol on Transit: On the way to Agreement - What Kind of Treatment will be Accorded to Russian Gas in EU Countries? A.A. Konoplyanik, www.konoplyanik.ru
- Procurement Rules and the Oil and Gas Industry - An Update CMS Cameron McKenna, www.law-now.com
- Enhancing Local Content in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria: An Appraisal of Current Policy C. Hilary-Nwokonko, The Law Union
- Why should the Mediterranean Countries Join the Energy Charter Conference? P. Laffont, The Energy Charter Secretariat
- Statement on the Final Report on the Illegal Exploitation of Resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo P. Feeney, RAID, UK
- Communities and NGOS as New Political Risks for Oil and Gas Investors: A Case Study of Nigeria. I. Nwosu, Mooregate Limited
- Russia's Oil Balances (November 2003) E.M. Khartukov, Center for Petroleum Business Studies, MGIMO University, Moscow
- Energy Transit talks suspended Energy Charter, www.encharter.org
- Charter News - Winter 2004 Edition Energy Charter, www.encharter.org
- ASEAN becomes Observer to the Energy Charter Energy Charter, www.encharter.org
Good Governance
- The Curious Bonds of Oil Diplomacy Int. Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Caspian Oil Windfalls: Who Will Benefit? S. Tsalik, Open Society Institute
- Business and Human Rights - Dilemmas and Solutions R. Sullivan, Insight Investment
- Control Risks' Survey of International Business Attitudes to Corruption A.T. Martin, www.timmartin.ca
- Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2003 A.T. Martin, www.timmartin.ca
National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
- Saudi Gas Supplies and Investment Taxation Legislation M.R. Mazzanti, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
- European Natural Gas Network Security: A Holistic Approach J. Gault, John Gault SA
- Bolivia prohibits Gas Exports to New Markets crashing LNG Project G. Bilder, Alstom Power Systems
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The West African Gas Pipeline Project: Problems and Prospects.
G.S. Akpan, ExxonMobil
E.S. Ukpanah, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
- TPA to LNG Terminals in Italy Z. Brocka Balbi
- Stiff Competition Ahead - As Russia moots Ways to increase Presence on European Gas Market A.A. Konoplyanik, www.konoplyanik.ru
- Russian and Iranian Gas - and Future US Energy Security F.C. Fee, F.C. Fee International, Inc.
- Towards an Open and Competitive Eurasian Gas Market L.K. Ervik, Ministry of Finance - Norway
International Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management
- Professor Philippe Fouchard W. Ben Hamida, University of Evry Val d'Essonne & Sciences Po, Paris (France)
- Managing International OGEMI-Investment Disputes (Presentation) T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- An Action Model of Mediation in International Business with the Emphasis on Psychological Mechanisms and the Impact of Cultural Differences D. Flader, Free University of Berlin
- Methanex v United States of America NAFTA/UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules Proceeding World Bank Group, www.worldbank.org
- Methanex Tribunal Sets Out Guidelines for Amicus Curiae Submissions L.E. Peterson, Investment Arbitration Reporter
- National Treatment under GATT and NAFTA: A Discussion Comment P. Clark, Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates, Limited
- Foreign Investment in Iran, in Light of the Passage of the 'Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act' (FIPPA, 2002) B. Sabahi, Mayer Brown LLP
- Little Hope for Multilateral Investment Rules P. Clark, Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates, Limited
- Lex Mercatoria and Lawyers - Moving away from Traditional Legal Theory K.P. Berger, Center for Transnational Law (CENTRAL)
- CMS Guide to ADR (second edition 2005) N. Aitkin, CMS Cameron McKenna
- Vattenfall and Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne establish Flexible, Market-based operation of the Interconnection faciliated by mediation T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- Class Wars looming? S. Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings
- The Renegotiation and Adaptation of Investment Contracts S. Kröll, Rechtsanwalt
- Judgment in S D Myers, Inc v Canada T. Weiler, treatylaw.com
- International Dispute Resolution Newsletter, December 2003 White & Case, www.whitecase.com
- Flow-Through of Damages from Host State Subsidiary to Foreign Parent? T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- International Law on Investment: the Minimum Standard of Treatment (MST) M.A. Orellana, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
- Comment on International Law on Investment: the Minimum Standard of Treatment (MST) T. Weiler, treatylaw.com
- Recent Developments in Investment Arbitration: Claims under Investment Treaties for Conduct that also involves Contracts with Government or Government-attributed Entities? B. M. Cremades, B. Cremades & Asociados
- Feldman and Deference T. Weiler, treatylaw.com
- American Arbitration Association ('AAA'): Bechtel Enterprises International Ltd, et al v Overseas Private Investment Corporation (AAA Case No. 50 T195) (3 September 2003) T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- United States (US) Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit: Bridas et al v Government of Turkmenistan et al (9 September 2003) T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- The Legal Status of Foreign Economic Interests in Occupied Iraq P.H.F. Bekker, Crowell & Moring LLP
Economic and Commercial Context for Oil, Gas and Energy Law
- ENERGY - THE BIG PICTURE G. Longmuir, International Petroleum Consultants Association, Inc.
- A future world energy scenario - a comment by Charles Zimmermann C.F. Zimmermann, Nexant Inc
- A future world energy scenario - a comment by Edmilson dos Santos E.M. dos Santos, University of São Paulo
- Global Oil Depletion: Is it Imminent? P.A. Davies, BP plc
- Reflections on the Oil Depletion Controversy P. Söderholm, Luleå University of Technology
- Global Energy Security: The Hottest Energy Topic R.L. Pritchard, ResourcesLaw International
- The Mediterranean Basin: A Strategic Component of a European Energy and Defence Area? M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
- An Overview of Oil Prices between 1990 and 2004 Anas F. Alhajji, NGP Energy Capital Management
Electricity Law and Regulation
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Benefits to South Asia from an Integrated Electricity Market Infrastructure
B.H. Bowen, Institute for Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies
F.T. Sparrow, Institute for Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies - Purdue University
Z. Yu, Choren USA LLC
G. Granum, Institute for Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies - Purdue University
- Offshore Renewable Energy Development: Part 2 of the Energy Bill G. Plant, Marine & Environment/Energy Law and Policy Ltd.
- The New Bulgarian Energy Law C. Filipov, Pierce Atwood
- Regulatory Models in a Liberalised European Electricity Market Eurelectric, www.eurelectric.org
- An Independent Regulatory Authority for the Energy Sector: Development, Models and Challenges - Approaches to the Energy Sector Regulation in a Comparative Perspective J. Handrlica, Law School, Charles IV. University in Prague
- Ireland: Market Arrangements in Electricity and Gas Sectors J.P. Gaffney, Donegans Solicitors
- WADE Annual Decentralized Energy Survey: Global Decentralized Power Generation Market Share Remains steady at 7 per cent WADE, www.localpower.org
- Kyoto Protocol Project Mechanisms: Eurelectric Paper Calls for Unlimited use of JI-CDM Credits in Emissions Trading Scheme Eurelectric, www.eurelectric.org
- India Electricy Bill 2001 S.L. Rao, Institute for Social and Economic Change
- Comments by S L Rao on the Electricity Bill 2001 S.L. Rao, Institute for Social and Economic Change
- Economic Reforms and the Political Economy - Politics of Power Reforms S.L. Rao, Institute for Social and Economic Change
- The Interplay between the Electricity Sector and the Environment under the NAFTA F.C. Morosini, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul School of Law
- Suddenly Brazil is more Oil and Gas Dependent? E.M. dos Santos, University of São Paulo
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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Nigerian Power Sector
S. Olumide
A. Elebiju
- Note on the EU competences Eurelectric, www.eurelectric.org
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An Economic Evaluation of Small-scale Distributed Electricity Generation Technologies
C.J. Hansen, CERA
J. Bower
Climate Change
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Editorial - Climate change
C. Egenhofer, Centre for European Policy Studies
L. van Schaik, Clingendael European Studies Programme
- Scientific evidence of Climate Change L. van Schaik, Clingendael European Studies Programme
- Useful links and publications on climate change L. van Schaik, Clingendael European Studies Programme
- Greenhouse Gas Market 2003 IETA, www.ieta.org
- A Strategic Assessment of the Kyoto-Marrakech System RIIA, www.riia.org
- Framing Future Commitments - a Pilot Study on the Evolution of the UNFCCC Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Regime B. Müller, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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Scenarios for the Global Climate Regime (Briefing Paper)
H. Hasselknippe, Point Carbon
A. Michaelowa, Hamburg Institute of International Economics
J. Pan, Research Centre for Sustainable Development at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
T. Sugiyama, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
K. Tangen, Point Carbon
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The European Union's Climate Change Policy
C. Egenhofer, Centre for European Policy Studies
N. Fujiwara, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
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Climate Change and enlargement: Some key issues
C. Egenhofer, Centre for European Policy Studies
N. Fujiwara, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
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The Role of Eastern European Countries and Russia in Climate Policy
C. Egenhofer, Centre for European Policy Studies
N. Fujiwara, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in Europe Conditions for Environmental Credibility and Economic Efficiency
C. Egenhofer, Centre for European Policy Studies
T. Legge, Chatham House
- Emissions Trading and its Possible Impacts on Investment Decisions in the Power Sector J. Reinaud, ClimateWorks
- Climate and Trade Rules - harmony or conflict? Kommerskollegium, www.kommers.se
- The Kyoto Protocol and International Trade Law S. Zhang, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- The Kyoto Protocol and the WTO: Institutional Evolution and Adaptation T.L. Brewer, Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University
- The Future of the International Climate Change Regime: The Contribution of 'regional approaches' towards an International Climate Change Agreement T.L. Brewer, Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University
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Power Switch: Impacts of Climate Policy on the Global Power Sector
R. Eaton, WWF US
M. Kenber, WWF International
M. Whittaker, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.
- Climate Change Policies: Some Trade-Related Implications S. Zarrilli, UNCTAD
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An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security
D. Randall, Global Business Network
P. Schwartz, Global Business Network
Environment
- Comments on the IFC Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline Project M.A. Orellana, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
- Comment on the World Bank Proposal to reduce its Involvement in Extractive Industry Projects M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
- The Eminent Person's Suggestion P. Kurowski
- ICMM comments on the WB Extractive Industries Report P. Mitchell, International Council on Mining & Metals
Book Reviews and Related Material
- Regime Change in Iraq: The Transatlantic and Regional Dimension M. Bunter, Geoconsulting
- Dealing in Virtue: International Commercial Arbitration and the Construction of a Transnational Legal Order T.W. Wälde, CEPMLP, University of Dundee
- WADE's 'National Survey of Decentralized Energy in Brazil 2003/2004' WADE, www.localpower.org
Discussion
- The Search for Transparency in an Oil-consuming World - A Comment by Miguel J Schloss M.J. Schloss, DamConsult Ltd.
Professional News
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IUCN-Cel Climate & Energy Specialist Working Group - Update on 2003-2004 Activities and Plans
R.L. Ottinger, Pace University & CEL Climate and Energy Working Group
A.J. Bradbrook, CEL Climate and Energy Working Group