Oil and Gas

A Practical Handbook, 3rd Ed

Edited by Renad Younes

Publication date:

01 December 2018

Publisher

Globe Law and Business

ISBN-13: 9781787421554

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 third 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 Renad Younes, Partner at international law firm Ashurst, the fully updated third edition features contributions from leading practitioners including experts at Dentons, King & Spalding and Ashurst. 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.

Preface 5 Renad Younes Ashurst LLP Petroleum contracts: licences, concessions, production-sharing agreements and service contracts 7 Jubilee Easo Eversheds Sutherland Boundary delimitation and hydrocarbon resources 23 Mhairi Main Garcia Dentons Joint operating agreements 53 Priya Shah Ashurst LLP Unitisation and unitisation agreements 77 Danielle Beggs Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Christopher Thomson Dentons Financing upstream developments 91 Nicholas Ross-McCall CMS Huw Thomas Ashurst LLP Trans-boundary pipeline development and risk mitigation 121 William E Browning Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP Thomas Dimitroff Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP; Roland Berger GmbH LNG – overview and project essentials 145 Daniel Reinbott Ashurst LLP Shale gas 183 George Antonopoulos Vivek Bakshi Dentons Canada LLP Jennifer Morrissey Dentons US LLP Gas sales agreements 203 Daniel O’Neill Tullow Oil plc Crude oil sale and purchase agreements 233 Alistair Feeney Holman Fenwick Willan LLP Shipping arrangements 247 Denys Hickey 39 Essex Chambers Farm-outs 261 Julia Derrick Ashurst LLP Gas processing 273 Nina Howell King & Spalding Decommissioning of upstream oil and gas facilities 291 Mark Osa Igiehon Aberdeen Commercial/Oil & Minerals Group and University of Aberdeen Centre for Energy Law Oil and gas projects and human rights 325 Jennifer Zerk Jennifer Zerk Consulting Oil and gas disputes 349 Mark Clarke James Hart White & Case LLP Introduction to downstream projects 363 Anne Marie Wicks White & Case LLP LNG to power projects 381 Philip Thomson Ashurst LLP About the authors 395