OGEL 3 (2005)
Coal
Editorial
Roundup of Articles
Legal and Economic Considerations of the Re-entry of US Oil Companies to their Assets in Libya
W.A. Otman, University of AberdeenGazprom buys Roman Abramovich's Sibneft: the new Russian Energy Paradigm comes true?
D.A. Bochkarev, EastWest Institute, Global Security ProgramIraq - A Comment on the Issue of the Draft Constitution and Oil
I. Al-ChalabiNew Developments in the Algerian Petroleum Industry: The Algerian Hydrocarbons Law (2005)
S. Korney, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLPC. Vock, Total E&P
S.A. Hadj-Hamou, Hadj-Hamou/Djouadi
Petrocaribe, Energy Co-operation agreement between the Caribbean & Venezuela
Oil in Sudan
Submission of Applications In accordance with the 19th Bidding Round Announcement (Thai Petroleum Concessions)
TPAO Offers Its Offshore Black Sea Deep Water Blocks for Joint Venturing
Economic and Commercial Context for Oil, Gas and Energy Law
Reflections on Rising Oil Prices
G. Longmuir, International Petroleum Consultants Association, Inc.The Relationship between Oil Price and Reserves
J. RossWhat Is Happening To Iraqi Oil?
I. Al-ChalabiOil Prices - Commodity Price Link?
C.F. Crowson, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP)Libya: Petroleum Industry & the Economic Diversification
W.A. Otman, University of AberdeenE.J. Karlberg, Robert Gordon University
Global Challenges in Energy
J.P. Dorian, Energy EconomistH.T. Franssen, International Energy Associates, Inc.
D.R. Simbeck, Energy Technologist
Black Gold - Still a Man's World?
C. Nakhle, Crystol EnergyPoverty eradication and energy
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeWorld Economic Forum - Energy Industry Agenda Monitor
C. Frei, World Energy CouncilEnergy Politics, Summer Edition 2005
Energy PoliticsEnergy Politics, Fall 2005
Energy PoliticsEnvironment
Burning in moral, drowning in rationality? - Ethical considerations in forming environmental policy
C. Berglund, Vattenfall ABThe Failure of Environmental Governance and Implications for Foreign Investors and the Host State - A Study of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
G.S. Akpan, ExxonMobilInternational Law & Regulations / Law of the Sea
Dual pricing practice and WTO law
S. Zarrilli, UNCTADEnvironmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Corporate Social Responsibility: Easy to criticise - but not that easy to achieve
E. Talmon-l'ArmeeAid Industry Reform and the Role of Enterprise
K. Hoffman, Recipco Capacity Exchange Ltd.Follow the Money: A Guide to Monitoring Budgets and Oil and Gas Revenues
Revenue Watch, www.revenuewatch.orgCovering Oil: a Reporter's Guide to Energy and Development
Revenue Watch, www.revenuewatch.orgRelease of Contracting Out of Human Rights: The Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
Global Oil Markets: A Strategic Interpretation
Global Oil Markets: A Strategic Interpretation - October 2005
A.F. Alhajji, www.anasalhajji.comManaging a Legal Department
Managing the Legal Department: Conclusions and Questions
R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plcProduction Sharing Contracts
Petroleum Contracts in Islamic Law: the Concession (Equity) and Contractor (Production Sharing) Agreements
M. Bunter, B and R Co, Petroleum ConsultantsKazakhstan Enacts PSA Law: Summary Analysis of Its Terms
J.H. Hines, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPA.A. Shyngyssov, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
White Paper - A Proposal for Annotated Upstream Petroleum Regime Model Form Provisions
F.C. Alexander Jr., Dentons Canada LLPLooking Back
Looking backwards: Forecasts on the Russian oil industry made in 1994
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeCorruption
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2005
Transparency International, www.transparency.orgThe Energy Charter Treaty
The GCC Countries and their Future Membership in the Energy Charter Treaty: Rights and Obligations under the Energy Charter Treaty
S.S. Haghighi, Nargan CompanyCharter News Charter News - no. 20, 2005
Energy Charter, www.encharter.orgCharter News - no. 21, 2005
Energy Charter, www.encharter.orgCases & Commentaries
Investment Protection for "Mailbox Companies" under the 1994 Energy Charter Treaty
A.C. SinclairNational and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
Transport Gas Liberalisation
M. Mantovani, ENI Spa Gas & Power DivisionThe Global Competition for Energy and the European Natural Gas Internal Market (Presentation)
J.M. Devos, EurogasPipelines
Contracting out of Human Rights: The Chad-Cameroon pipeline project
Amnesty International, www.amnesty.orgRussian Disputes
Summary and Analysis of Report on Criminal Case #18/41-03
P. ClatemanSummary and analysis of the "Statement on the Form of the Indictment Presented to Platon Lebedev" published on April 1, 2004
P. ClatemanFurther Legal Observations on the Yukos Affair (Tax Claims)
P. ClatemanFurther comment on the arrest of Yukos's assets
P. ClatemanPart V: Legal Observations on the Yukos Affair
P. ClatemanYukos Part VI: Tax Claims Revisited
P. ClatemanRESOLUTION # 14-3-05/1609-1 to hold the taxpayer fiscally liable for a tax offence
The circumstances surrounding the arrest and prosecution of leading Yukos executives
International Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management
Arbitration Under the Energy Charter Treaty - A Case Report on Petrobart vs. Kyrgyzstan
F. Wennerholm, AdvokatJ. Sidklev, Roschier
Petrobart vs. The Kyrgyz Republic - a few reservations regarding the Tribunal's constructions of the material, temporal and spatial application of the Treaty
B.J. Poulain, AvocatCourt of Appeals judgment - Occidental v. Ecuador
D. Krishan, LawyerDispute Settlement in Trade Agreements: A Day in Court or Negotiation by Other Means
W.A. Dymond (†), Centre for Trade Policy and LawMediating Community/Company Environmental Disputes in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Guide for Promoting Environmental Mediation in Emerging Economies - Focus on Nigeria
U.C. IlegbuneInvestment Arbitration - A Voyage of Discovery
C.H. SchreuerGas Natural SDG, S.A. (Claimant) v. The Argentine Republic (Respondent) - Case No. ARB/03/10 - Decision of the Tribunal on Preliminary Questions on Jurisdiction
Gas Natural SDG, S.A. (Claimant) v. The Argentine Republic (Respondent) - Case No. ARB/03/10 - Decision sobre preguntas preliminares sobre jurisdiccion
Petrobart Limited v. The Kyrgyz Republic. Arbitration No. 126/2003 (Arbitral Award)
Russia Federation v. Sedelmayer - Judgment of the Svea Court of Appeal (Svea Hovrätt) [English translation]
Russia Federation v. Sedelmayer - Judgment of the Svea Court of Appeal (Svea Hovrätt) [German translation]
Health & Safety
Occupational safety and health: A key to sustainable mining
N.S. Jennings, International Labour Organisation (ILO)Security of Energy Supply
Securing the Oil Price
L. Bossley, CEAGWindpower
The 13 July 2005 French Law on Energy and Windpower
R. Meese, Avocat à la Cour de ParisWind power regulation in Lithuania
J. Gumbis, Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiunas ir Partneriai LAWINBarriers in International Law to the Development of Renewable Energy: Wind Farms and Biodiversity
C. Kelly, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Electricity Law and Regulation
Recent change to French Electricity Legislation
CMS Cameron McKenna, www.law-now.comClimate Change
Asia-Pacific Partnership: Complementing or Competing With Kyoto?
L. Bossley, CEAGRenewable Energy
Promotion of Renewable Energy
G. Longmuir, International Petroleum Consultants Association, Inc.Coal & Geosequestration
Editorial - Special Feature on Coal
V. Brieno Rankin, GeoSeq International LLCCoal, climate change and the peak in global oil production
R. Douthwaite, FeastaKey Legal and Regulatory Considerations for the Geosequestration of Carbon Dioxide in Australia
J. Fahey, ERP Advisory Pty LtdJ. McLaren, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Towards a Practical CDM Methodology for Coal Mine Methane
D. CreedyC. Vrolijk, Natural Capital Partners
Climate Change Policy for China: A Key Step in Building International Support for China's Zero-Emission Coal Power
S.A. Zimmermann, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)Coal Sector - Kosovo
M.R. Mazzanti, ConsultantClean Coal Technologies for Future Energy Needs
S.S. Kumar, Regional Research Laboratory - CSIR, TrivandrumClimate-Friendly Energy Technologies: A Post-Kyoto Comment
R.L. Pritchard, ResourcesLaw InternationalCoal: Issues and Options in a Carbon Constrained World
R. Wicks, Independent Mining & Metals ProfessionalFuture Scenarios of World Coal Industry Under the Context of Stricter Environmental Regulation? - Road to Harmonize the Coal Industry with Environment
X. Shi, Energy Studies Institute, National University of SingaporeClean Coal Technology: Unlocking the Potential
G. Cook, ERM's Energy and Climate ChangeP. Zakkour, Carbon Counts
Coal Technologies for a CO2-Constrained World: Current Challenges of Advancing These Technologies
J.C. Stephens, University of VermontUnraveling the Legal Issues in CDM Implementation in India
N. Chowdhury, University of Twente, School of Management and Governance, Legal and Economic Governance StudiesV. Kumar
Dirty Certificates? Comments on the "Golden Standard" for CDM Projects
S. Bode, ArrheniusCoal and the Energy Industry: Can the Benefits of Geological Sequestration Outweigh the Risks?
V. Brieno Rankin, GeoSeq International LLCCoal Phoenix-like
J.M. Martin-Amouroux, Energy and Environment Policy (EPE), University Pierre Mendes-FranceMercury in US Coal and the US EPA Clean Air Mercury Rule
D. Akers, CQ, Inc.J. Quick, Utah Geological Survey
B. Toole O'Neil, Det Norske Veritas (DNV)