Introduction to Legal and Contractual Issues relating to Cross-Border Gas Pipelines in Emerging Nations and the Financing Thereof
Article from: OGEL 4 (2003), in Pipelines
Summary
p>With oil companies intent on commercialising stranded gas reserves and developing countries anxious to maximise their exports or find cleaner energy sources for their industries, increased attention is being focused on cross-border natural gas pipeline projects in emerging nations. This article examines a number of issues in developing such projects from a legal, structural and contractual standpoint with emphasis on the financing considerations necessary to make the project bankable.