Upstream Oil and Gas in Africa

Introduction 7
Eduardo G Pereira
Siberian Federal University; University of São Paulo
Damilola S Olawuyi
Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Law

Part I Context, principles and key topics

Upstream agreements 11
Kevin Atkins
Matthew Daffurn
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Comparative economic and financial analysis 39
Christopher RK Moore
Moore Energy Consulting LLP; School of Law, University of Texas

Security of oil and gas projects: risk allocation strategies 53
Nadine Amr
Nonkululeko Zondo
Vinson & Elkins

Financing of oil and gas operations 65
Opeyemi Atawo
Bruce Johnston
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP

Trends in upstream M&A 77
Alexander Msimang
Christopher B Strong
Steven J Wilson
Nonkululeko Zondo
Vinson & Elkins

Public procurement and local content in the upstream oil and gas industry 89
Dominic O Akabuiro
Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria
Olayemi Anyanechi
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission
Eduardo G Pereira
Siberian Federal University; University of São Paulo

OHADA: The organisation for harmonisation of business law 109
Olivier Chambord
Allison Soilihi
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP

The growing and evolving role of national oil companies 129
Bjørn-Erik Leerberg
Simonsen Vogt Wiig

West Africa natural gas development: an appraisal of legal frameworks and regional agreements 149
Dominic O Akabuiro
Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria
Eduardo G Pereira
Siberian Federal University; University of São Paulo

ESG considerations for midstream and downstream oil and gas 161
Elena I Athwal
LLM candidate, Harvard Law School
Damilola S Olawuyi
Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Law
Eduardo G Pereira
Siberian Federal University; University of São Paulo

Maximising economic recovery: does the regulation of third-party access to oil and gas infrastructure in the UKCS and Nigeria meet that objective? 185
Okechukwu C Aholu
Nottingham Trent University
Nnennaya J Nwali
University of Aberdeen
Eduardo G Pereira
Siberian Federal University; University of São Paulo
Eddy L Wifa
University of Aberdeen

Decommissioning in Nigeria 209
Olubunmi Fayokun
Aluko & Oyebode

Dispute resolution involving oil and gas assets 219
Mark Beeley
Alexander A Witt
Orrick

Part II Jurisdictions

Algeria 237
Samir Bekhti
ALNAFT
Maude Lebois
Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes

Republic of the Congo 263
Océane Paprocki
Catarina Távora
Miranda & Associados

Egypt 281
Mohamed El Ehwany
Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Equatorial Guinea 287
Ricardo Alves Silva
Miranda & Associados

Gabon 299
Archa Dutta
Catarina Távora
Miranda & Associados

Ghana 319
Thomas Kojo Stephens
Stobe Law; University of Ghana School of Law

Kenya 355
Mwendia Nyaga
Oil & Energy Services Ltd; OML Africa Logistics Ltd

Libya 377
Waniss A Otman
Petroleum economist and analyst

Mauritania 407
Cheikhany Jules
Cheikhany Jules Law Office

Mozambique 431
Paulo Ezequiel
PEA
Paulo Rage
Mayer Brown

Nigeria 441
Latifat Folashade Yusuff
Legal practitioner, Nigeria

Senegal 471
Aboubacar Fall
AF Legal Law Firm

South Africa 483
Kennedy Chege
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town

Tanzania 501
Beatrice Mwella
University of Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
Noel Shiyo
CBS Law Offices

Tunisia 517
Waniss A Otman
Petroleum economist and analyst

Conclusion 551
Eduardo G Pereira
Siberian Federal University; University of São Paulo
Damilola S Olawuyi
Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Law

About the authors 559

About Globe Law and Business 573