Oil and gas are key drivers of the world economy and the technical, commercial and legal applications which support their exploitation are becoming increasingly sophisticated. This new edition of our best-selling title outlines in a single volume the essential principles involved in documenting oil and gas transactions, from the upstream exploration phase to transportation by pipeline and liquefied natural gas to sales and marketing. It is intended as a practical guide for anyone seeking a better understanding of the commercial and legal principles involved. Edited by Geoffrey Picton-Turbervill, head of the global energy team at international law firm Ashurst in London, the fully updated second edition features contributions from leading practitioners including experts at Shell, Hogan Lovells, King & Spalding and Ashurst. New to the second edition are chapters on shale gas and on farm-ins and farm-outs. Whether you are a lawyer in private practice or in industry, a commercial negotiator or from a financial institution or energy advisory practice, this title will provide a comprehensive insight into the oil and gas business.
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Whether you are a lawyer in private practice or in industry, a commercial negotiator or from a financial institution or energy advisory practice, this forthcoming title will provide a comprehensive insight into the oil and gas business.
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Höhe: 240 mm
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978-1-909416-23-9 (9781909416239)
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Edited by Geoffrey Picton-Turbervill, head of the global energy team at international law firm Ashurst in London, the book features contributions from leading practitioners including experts at Denton Wilde Sapte, Chadbourne & Parke, Shell and Lovells, among others.
Preface 5 Geoffrey Picton-Turbervill Ashurst LLP Petroleum contracts: 7 licences, concessions, production-sharing agreements and service contracts Jubilee Easo Andrews Kurth Shale gas 21 George Antonopoulos Vivek Bakshi Jennifer Morrissey Dentons Boundary delimitation 39 and hydrocarbon resources Mhairi Main Garcia Ashurst LLP Joint bidding and 63 operating agreements Kevin Atkins Charez Golvala Chadbourne & Parke LLP Unitisation and 81 unitisation agreements Danielle Beggs John Stockdate Dentons Financing upstream 95 developments Nick Ross-McCall Huw Thomas Ashurst LLP Trans-boundary pipeline 121 and risk mitigation: the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline William E Browning Thomas J Dimitroff Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP Oil and gas projects 141 and human rights Jennifer Zerk Jennifer Zerk Consulting LNG - overview and 159 project essentials Erin Dyer Total SA Daniel Reinbott Samuel Tan Ashurst LLP Gas sale and purchase 193 agreements Daniel O'Neill Tullow Oil plc Crude oil sale and 219 purchase agreements Alistair Feeney Holman Fenwick Willan LLP Shipping arrangements 231 Denys Hickey Thirty Nine Essex Street Commingling, attribution 243 and gas allocation agreements Lis Blunsdon Hogan Lovells International LLP Peter Taff Independent consultant Richard Tyler Hogan Lovells International LLP Gas processing 267 Nina Howell Garry Pegg King & Spalding International LLP Buying and selling 283 upstream assets Erin Dyer Total SA Sharon Wilson Herbert Smith Freehills Farm-outs 303 Julia Derrick Ashurst LLP Decommissioning of 313 upstream oil and gas facilities Mark Osa Igiehon Oil & Minerals for Good Global Forum About the authors 337
