Help for new readers - Introduction to using the OGEL website

The OGEL website has three main sections:

  1. OGEL Journal
  2. OGEL Legal & Regulatory database
  3. OGELFORUM (Archive)
  4. E-mail confirmation procedure with link
  5. E-mail confirmation procedure with code

Next to the above there is a news section, a conference calendar and various ways to stay up to date with the latest additions to the OGEL website.

You will find the menu of the OGEL website on the left hand side which allows easy access to all sections of the site.

#1 - OGEL Journal

OGEL publishes several issues of its Journal each year and in each issue the articles are grouped in Categories. You can browse through the archive:

An issue may focus on a particular topic, for a quick overview of published specials there is the published special features page.

In between issues OGEL will publish articles using our advance publication section, these papers will be assigned to an issue at a later date. The latest additions will be listed on the OGEL websites' homepage.

Apart from the various listings you can of course search for an article by using the advanced full text search feature.

#2 - OGEL Legal & Regulatory database

A subscription to OGEL includes access to a database of Legal and Regulatory Materials, a continuously growing collection of: laws, regulations, contracts, guidelines, tribunal / court awards. These documents can be browsed by Country or by Category. A full text search is also available.

#3 - OGELFORUM (Archive)

The OGELFORUM mailinglist (listserv) is the meant for our readers as a place for discussion, sharing of insights and intelligence, of relevant issues related in a significant way to oil, gas and energy issues: Policy, legislation, contracting, security strategy, climate change related to energy. If you wish to join the list, simply fill in the registration form here.

For subscribers a fully searchable archive of all postings going back to 1998 is available.

#4 - E-mail confirmation procedure with link

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Access the article you want to download by clicking the "Download article" link. You will be presented with a pop-up window in which you need to enter your organisation / company / firm e-mail address.

Please note: these addresses are checked against a default domain name and the top-level domain of your organisation so you can only use your professional/academic e-mail address

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Fill in your e-mail address and press 'Go' - the following screen will be presented:

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An e-mail will be sent to the address you filled in (if valid, see above). Check your mail after pressing 'Go'. The mail from TDM/OGEL will look like this one:

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  1. If you are within the network of your organisation you can click the link and you will be directed back to the article you wanted to download. You should now be able to download

    Please note: You are now able to download more articles. You do NOT have to go through the confirmation procedure again until you close your browser or log off.

  2. If the link does not work you can paste the URL from the e-mail into your browser.

    Please note: If you are working from a remote location and you log into the organisation network from there clicking on the 'confirm download' link will usually not work. You should always copy and paste the URL into a browser you opened within your network environment.

If the above still fails to work correctly please contact your library support staff with the request to contact us to resolve the matter.

#5 - E-mail confirmation procedure with code

help readers 4 intro download

Access the article you want to download by clicking the "Download article" link. You will be presented with a pop-up window in which you need to enter your organisation / company / firm e-mail address.

Please note: these addresses are checked against a default domain name and the top-level domain of your organisation so you can only use your professional/academic e-mail address

help readers 4 step1

Fill in your e-mail address and press 'Go' - the following screen will be presented:

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An e-mail will be sent to the address you filled in (if valid, see above). Check your mail after pressing 'Go'. The mail from TDM/OGEL will look like this one:

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  1. Copy the code from the email into the form and press 'Go'.

    Please note: You are now able to download more articles. You do NOT have to go through the confirmation procedure again until you close your browser or log off.

If the above still fails to work correctly please contact your library support staff with the request to contact us to resolve the matter.