OGEL Studies
OGEL has also published a series of 'Special Studies'
The Libyan Petroleum Industry in the Twenty First Century: the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream Handbook
by by W.A Otman & M.A.G Bunter
In this Handbook, the authors analyse Libyan investment opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector. They discuss all aspects of the Libyan petroleum sector ranging from upstream, midstream and downstream evaluating technical, legal and commercial developments and their bearing on Libyan investment opportunities. Their Handbook is market-oriented and is primarily designed for the foreign investor interested in taking advantage of the recent major changes in Libya's geo-political circumstances. To a limited extent it might also be of assistance to Libyan government policymakers.
The Handbook contains much new technical, legal and financial material recently released to the authors by the Libyan government.
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IRAQ: The Petroleum Exploration and Production Handbook - 2nd edition!
by Michael A. G. Bunter
Provides an authoritative evaluation of Iraq as an E&P petroleum investment opportunity.
It describes for the international oil companies market the attractiveness of inward
investment into Iraq in terms of its technical, legal / contractual, fiscal and geopolitical
prospectivity.
Written by Michael A. G. Bunter, an ex-oil company petroleum geologist with over 30 years of oilfields' experience, the author has had considerable involvement in exploration and production in the Arabian Gulf and is well positioned to address the technical and commercial issues of the Iraq petroleum sector in language familiar to oil company management and to technical specialists.
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Arbitrating International Petroleum Disputes: an Analysis of Key Substantive Law Issues
by Dr. Zeyad A. Alqurashi
The exploration and development of oil and gas in developing countries have often been conducted by international oil companies rather than the countries themselves. International petroleum companies and host governments and/or governmental agencies conclude agreements for this purpose. Such agreements have over time retained certain fundamental characteristics. They involve large, complex and risky investments. They involve a relationship between a host government and/or governmental agency and a foreign private company. In addition, due to the strategic importance of petroleum to both consumers and producers, such agreements have always been politically charged. These characteristics help to understand why international petroleum agreements have almost always provided for arbitration as a method for the settlement of disputes.
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Oil and the Niger Delta People in International Law - Resource Rights, Environmental and Equity Issues
by Dr. Kaniye S.A. Ebeku
This book is about oil extraction in Nigeria’s Niger Delta and the associated environmental and equity issues. Importantly, it is not just another contribution to the growing literature on these issues. It is, indeed, a significant new study of these issues from the perspective of international law. As is well-known, Nigeria is the 6th oil producing country within the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the 7th oil producing country in the world. Hence, the global importance of Nigeria’s oil cannot be over-emphasised. Apart from its global importance, oil revenue is the main source of Nigeria’s annual foreign exchange earnings and contributes about 95 per cent of the country’s annual revenue.
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Nigerian Oil and Gas Law, 2nd edition
by Adedolapo Akinrele, Senior Advocate of Nigeria
The book is a comprehensive treatise and the most current work on the law and practice of oil
and gas in Nigeria. It addresses the many different aspects of Nigerian oil and gas law in a
structured, lucid and exceptionally perceptive text covering a number of specialised practice
areas. The book is interspersed with examples from a variety of oil and gas jurisdictions thus
benefiting academics as well as legal practitioners worldwide. The application of legislation and
regulation to the practice of oil and gas and the judicial interpretation of such statutory
provisions is a consistent theme permeating through the book, giving it not only a solid academic
emphasis but also a strong orientation towards practice.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 793
More information can be obtained via the author, Adedolapo Akinrele.