General Chapters: 1 Shale Gas - The Key to Unlocking Energy for the UK's Future? - Martin Kudnig & Denva Poyntz, Ashurst LLP 2 The Impact of Recent Shipping Reforms on the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Australia - Shane Bosma, Ashurst Australia 3 Recent Developments in North American Energy Policy - John P. Cogan, Jr. & Elizabeth Molino, Cogan & Partners LLP 4 East Africa - Realising the Potential - Jubilee Easo & Joanna Kay, Andrews Kurth 5 Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Regulation in the European Union - Ana Stanie, E&A Law Limited 6 Maximising Recovery: Has the UK Been Upping its Game? - Kimberley Wood & Jenny Doak, Vinson & Elkins RLLP 7 Environmental Implications of Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations - Georgie Messent & Richard Cockburn, Bond Dickinson LLP 8 Algeria: Oil and Gas Overview - Amine Ghellal, Ghellal & Mekerba Country Question and Answer Chapters: 9 Albania Zaka & Kosta Attorneys at Law: Av. Holta Ymeri 10 Argentina Maciel, Norman & Asociados: Mariana Ardizzone & Justo Federico Norman 11 Australia Ashurst Australia: Peter Vaughan & Graeme Gamble 12 Austria Schoenherr: Christian Schmelz & Bernd Rajal 13 Bolivia Criales, Urcullo & Antezana Abogados: Adrian Barrenechea B. 14 Brazil Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados: Jose Roberto Martins & Danielle Valois 15 Bulgaria CMS Cameron McKenna: Kostadin Sirleshtov & Pavlin Stoyanoff 16 Colombia Pena Mancero Abogados S.A.S.: Gabriela Mancero Bucheli & Milton Montoya 17 Croatia Wahl Cesarec i partneri in cooperation with Schoenherr: Bernd Rajal & Petra antia 18 Denmark Bruun & Hjejle: Nicolaj Kleist & Morten Ruben Brage 19 France JeantetAssocies AARPI: Thierry Lauriol 20 Gabon Project Lawyers: Jean-Pierre Bozec 21 Germany Linklaters LLP: Kai Pritzsche & Sebastian Pooschke 22 Ghana Amarteifio & Co.: George Amissah Eshun 23 Indonesia Ashurst LLP with Oentoeng Suria & Partners: Sean Prior & Avinash Panjabi 24 Israel Agmon & Co., Rosenberg, Hacohen & Co.: Dan Hacohen & Eddie Ashkenazi 25 Italy Legance - Avvocati Associati: Monica Colombera & Alfredo Fabbricatore 26 Kazakhstan GRATA Law Firm: Yerbolat Yerkebulanov 27 Malaysia Skrine: Faizah Jamaludin & Fariz Abdul Aziz 28 Mexico Rodriguez Davalos Asociados: Jesus Rodriguez Davalos & Raul Fernando Romero Fernandez 29 Namibia Koep & Partners: Irvin David Titus & Hugo Meyer van den Berg 30 Netherlands Loyens & Loeff N.V.: Max W. F. Oosterhuis & Roland W. de Vlam 31 Nigeria Bloomfield - Advocates & Solicitors: Kunle Obebe & Bimbo Agboade 32 Norway Ernst & Young Advokatfirma AS: Jane Wesenberg 33 Papua New Guinea Ashurst PNG: Richard Flynn & Graeme Gamble 34 Peru Garcia Sayan Abogados: Alberto Varillas & Maria Soledad Gastaneta 35 Romania Pachiu & Associates: Laurentiu Pachiu & Cristina Dragos 36 South Africa Bowman Gilfillan: Lizel Oberholzer 37 Spain Uria Menendez: Juan Ignacio Gonzalez Ruiz & Maria Jose Descalzo Benito 38 Tanzania A.S.K. Advocates: Amne Suedi Kagasheki 39 Turkey Herguner Bilgen Ozeke Attorney Partnership: Ebru Unal & Alper Koc 40 Ukraine CMS Cameron McKenna: Vitaliy Radchenko & Inna Antipova 41 UAE Ashurst LLP: Mhairi Main Garcia 42 United Kingdom Ashurst LLP: Geoffrey Picton-Turbervill & Julia Derrick 43 USA Cogan & Partners LLP: John P. Cogan, Jr. & Elizabeth Molino 44 Venezuela DLA InterJuris Abogados, S.C.: Juan Jose Delgado & Gabriela Maldonado