OGEL 2 (2003)
Dispute Management in the Oil, Gas and Energy Industries
Editorial
In the Spotlight
Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution in Oil, Gas and Energy Transactions: Superior to Arbitration/Litigation from a Commercial and Management Perspective
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeWestern Arrogance and Polish Resistance to these Strategies - A Cause of Severe Communication Problems in Intercultural Business Negotiations
D. Flader, Free University of BerlinComment
E. ToutS. Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings
Comment
F. SellnerComment
C.F. Zimmermann, Nexant IncComment
Comment
S. Zaiwalla, Zaiwalla & Co LLPMediation - time to discuss the non-legal elements
R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plcWIPO Mediation Rules
WIPO Mediation Guide
UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules
Rules of the Mediation Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) Optional Conciliation Rules
London Court of International Arbitration Mediation Procedure
International Chamber of Commerce ADR Rules 2001
Hong Kong Arbitration Centre Mediation Rules
Rules of Mediation and Conciliation of the Tunis Centre for Conciliation and Mediation
New Rules of the Brussels Business Mediation Center
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOCIC) Conciliation Rules 2000
CAMCA (Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas) Mediation and Arbitration Rules
The Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Mediation and ADR Center Settlement of Trade and Investment Disputes
Governance Issues
Domestic Taxation of Energy Products and Multilateral Trade Rules: Is this a case of Unlawful Trade Discrimination?
S. Zarrilli, UNCTADCorporate Governance in the Oil, Gas and Energy Industries: Key Perspectives and Major Issues
J.L. Gunderson, National Association of Corporate DirectorsManaging a Legal Department
Legal Department Management: 'Managing' or 'Just Getting By'?
R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plcProduction Sharing Contracts
Comment, A Note on Iraqi oil contracts from 1908 to 1931
M. Bunter, B and R Co, Petroleum ConsultantsOGEL Profiles
International Organisations in the Energy Sector, OPEC
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeThe Coming Energy Crisis? Keep current on the Oil and Gas industry.
A.F. Alhajji, Energy Outlook AdvisorsJ.L. Williams, WTRG Economics
Comment
J.P. Perez CastilloComment, OPEC - It's time to say good-bye...
O. Nwasike, Chester Mead AssociatesComment
A.F. Alhajji, Energy Outlook AdvisorsNote on OPEC-Energy Charter Meeting: Energy Charter Secretariat Press Release, Brussels, 2 December 2002: Dialogue to develop between OPEC and the Energy Charter
R. KemperOPEC, Energy Charter Treaty and Energy Security: Treaty's ties with OPEC essential for long-term energy security
R. KemperOPEC Fact-Sheet
Comment, Royal Institute of International Affairs - Briefing Paper No 5, December 2002: The Future of Oil in Iraq: Scenarios and Implications
V. Marcel, Independent consultant & Associate Fellow at Chatham HouseCases & Commentaries
ICSID 'Annulment Committee'
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeWena Hotels v Egypt
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeRead and commented for OGEL by Thomas Wälde
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeOil Spills
EU Commission Proposal for anti-oil pollution measures and a regulation for an Oil Pollution Fund
Digests for Official Reports & Cases
EU Commission Communication: Legislative Package for the security of supply of natural gas and petroleum products
EU Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council: The Internal Market in Energy: Coordinated Measures on the Security of Supply
EU Commission Communication: Regulatory package for the improvement of oil transportation safety in response to the Prestige Accident
EU Commission Staff Working Paper: Commission Staff Working Paper: Inventory of public aid granted to different energy sources
Document: Commission Staff Working Paper 'Inventory of public aid granted to different energy sources' SEC (2002)1275 of 22/11/2002
EU Commission Proposal for Promoting Double-Hull Oil Tankers
EU Commission Working Paper on Inventory of State Aids in Energy
EU Commission Proposal for a Directive for Security of Supply of Petroleum Products
EU Commission proposal for a Directive for Security of Supply of Natural Gas
EU Commission Proposal for a Directive concerning seaborne trade (including oil and gas)
EU Blacklist concerning unsafe ships (including oil tankers)
Roundup of Articles
China's Energy Security: Geopolitical Implications for Asia and Beyond
M. Ögütçü, Global Resources PartnershipThe Caspian Sea: Oil and Gas Export Options
G. Bahgat, Indiana University of PennsylvaniaRussian-Kazakh Agreement on Caspian Opens Opportunities for Investors
S. Grachev, RusEnergyThe Iranian buy-back Agreement
M. Bunter, B and R Co, Petroleum ConsultantsCaspian Energy and Legal Disputes: Prospects for Settlement
M. Ögütçü, Global Resources PartnershipFinding Room for the Law in a War Debate: Belligerent Occupation and Iraqi oil
D.R. Langenkamp, ConsultantKuwait will not Benefit from Foreign Investment in the Northern Fields Even if an Agreement with Iraq is Reached
A.F. Alhajji, Energy Outlook AdvisorsComment from a senior counsel in an International Agency on the status of Iraqi oil contracts
Impact of ILSA on Iran (US Sanctions)
A.Z. Marossi, Hague Center for Law and ArbitrationJoint US-Algerian Declaration - Foundation of US-Iran Claims Tribunal
A.Z. Marossi, Hague Center for Law and ArbitrationImpact of US Sanctions on Iran
S.A. AlaviLegal Aspects of the Cooperation between Russian and European Companies in the Civil Nuclear Sector
H. Schroth, Beiten Burkhart GoerdelRussia re-states its Commitment to the Energy Charter Energy Charter Secretariat News item, February 2003
World Bank: Management of Petroleum Revenues
Managing Risk and Building Trust: The Challenge of implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
B. Freeman, Sustainable Investment StrategiesVoluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
Oil and Human Rights
A. Dias, Consultant UNDP and Global Faculty, CEPMLP, University of DundeeEnergy Charter Treaty: Counter-acting through Inaction
A.A. Konoplyanik, www.konoplyanik.ruWhy a state party to both the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the WTO Agreements (WTO) would choose one or the other set of rules in a dispute with another fellow ECT and WTO contracting party
P.M. Laffont, International Energy AgencyMaritime Boundary Delimitation and Trans-boundary resource deposits: The International Court of Justice decision in Cameroon v Nigeria lending clarity or compromise?
A. Okoye, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityMethods for Settling Boundary Disputes: Escaping from the Fetters of Zero-Sum Outcomes
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeOffshore Decommissioning - A Comment
M. Adedayo Ayoade, Faculty of Law, University of LagosThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company at a Crossroads: an Analysis of the Challenges of Funding, Commercialisation and Autonomy
A.A. Akinrele, Akinrele & CoWork Obligations in Production-Sharing, Concession, Service and Related Oil and Gas Development Agreements
M. Bunter, B and R Co, Petroleum ConsultantsNew Hydrocarbons Policy in Peru
J. Gastelumendi, ESTUDIO GRAUInvestment Opportunity in India's Upstream Oil and Gas Sector
K. Singhania, Singhania & CompanyPrivately Owned Petroleum Rights in Trinidad and Tobago
I.N. Rampaul, Ministry of Energy and Energy IndustriesVenezuela's Dual Hydrocarbons Regime
E. Eljuri, Sierra OilM. d'Empaire, Despacho de Abogados miembros de Macleod Dixon, S.C.
Renegotiation and Contract Adaptation in the International Investment Projects: Applicable Legal Principles and Industry Practices
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeA. Kolo, CEPMLP
Comment, Debate between Professors Mark Kantor and Robert Howse
Comment by NGO Press Officer
Use of Mediation for Investment Disputes
N.D. Rubins, Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerRestrictions on Submissions of Amicus Briefs to NAFTA investment Arbitral Tribunals
T. Weiler, treatylaw.comADR - a useful tool in legal risk management
K. Mackie, Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionR. Shoylekov, Wolseley plc
Managing Relations between Project Parties: Balancing conflicting interests from Concession to Decomissioning
R. Shoylekov, Wolseley plcArbitration under the Islamic Sharia
Z. Al-Qurashi, King Abdul-Aziz University, JeddahArbitration and Pricing Mechanisms in International Gas Sale Contracts
L. Gouiffès, Lovells LLPG. Coop, Law practice
Litigation Expense Insurance
O.C. Prior, Willis LimitedArbitration before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes
A. Cohen Smutny, White & Case LLPInternational Law Association Committee on International Commercial Arbitration: Final Report on Public Policy as a Bar to Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards
Public Policy and the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
A. Sheppard, Clifford ChanceDiscussion on MFN
K. Mayo, Department of Trade and Industry (UK)Local Court Intervention in International Arbitration
M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.comLong term agreements in energy and water in developing and transition countries
F. SellnerC.A. Smoots, Pierce Atwood LLP
Compensation for non-compliance on PPAs and similar long-term contracts
Balancing Human Rights and Investor Protection: A New Approach for a Different Legal Order
T. Weiler, treatylaw.comMediation in England: Some Current Issues
H.R. Dundas, International Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert DeterminerInternational Oil, Gas & Energy Dispute Management
Investment Arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty in the light of new NAFTA Precedents: Towards a Global Code of Conduct for Economic Regulation
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeT. Weiler, treatylaw.com
Arbitration of International Oil, Gas and Energy Disputes in Asia
A.F.M. Maniruzzaman, University of PortsmouthDeal Mediation: How ADR Techniques can help achieve Durable Agreements in the Global Markets
M. Hager, International Development Law InstituteR.L. Pritchard, ResourcesLaw International
Managing Political Risk in the Oil and Gas Industries
A. Berlin, Aitken Irvin Berlin & Vrooman, LLPCombining Arbitration with Conciliation
M.E. Schneider, LALIVE Attorneys-at-lawPublic Interest and Investment Treaty Arbitration
N. Blackaby, Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerAn Economist Questions the Arbitration Award to Karaha Bodas Company in Indonesia
H.F. Johnson, Harvard Business SchoolL.T. Wells, Harvard Business School