Legal Status of Offshore Drilling Units - An Iranian Perspective
Article from: OGEL 4 (2020), in International Law & Regulations / Law of the Sea
Abstract
The Offshore Drilling Unit is the main equipment in the upstream oil and gas industry, which is utilized in exploration, development, and improved oil recovery for the purpose of drilling or workover of wells. The issues concerning Offshore Drilling Unit are complicated because of their operation site and the requirements governing this location, and the operation. Thus, the status of the Unit is controversial from the legal point of view, which is vague not only in international law but also in Iranian law. The legal status of the Offshore Drilling Unit plays an important role ...