Oil and Gas Decommissioning Law, Policy and Comparative Practice

Author: Marc Hammerson
Publisher: Globe Law and Business
ISBN: 9781905783786
Published In: April 2013
Format: Hardback , 391 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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As certain oil and gas provinces near the end of their production lives, companies, governments and other stakeholders are turning their attention to decommissioning. The price of disposing of oil and gas installations is enormous. Yet the costs (both financial and otherwise) of getting this wrong can be even greater.

Numerous stakeholders are affected. There is a general public interest in upholding environmental and safety standards. Governments wish to comply with their international convention commitments – while ensuring that costs are borne by industry. Taxpayers, who may indirectly pay for up to two-thirds of decommissioning costs, want a proportionate response. Oil companies need a clear allocation of costs among joint venturers – and security for the same from those lacking creditworthiness. Corporate and asset acquisition and disposal activity require certainty in these areas. Outside the world of energy, other industries (particularly shipping and fishing) have strong interests in ensuring that decommissioning is performed to a certain standard.

These topics touch on a range of professional disciplines. Legal, tax, accounting and environmental issues overlap with each other. Common industry agreements – such as the licence, the joint operating agreement and the security agreement (as well as any M&A and financing transactions) – need to fit together.

Part I of this new practical book therefore analyses each professional area relating to decommissioning. As well as these professional disciplines and agreements, Part I contains chapters on UN law, OSPAR regulations, government policy, offshore contracting, health and safety and technical issues. These topics are further examined using a case study from a completed North Sea decommissioning project. Part II provides an international comparative analysis. It features coverage of how international laws on decommissioning are implemented in the major oil-producing jurisdictions around the world.

As well as decommissioning professionals, this book will be of interest to oil and gas executives, lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, insurers, investment bankers, academics and other professionals connected to the oil and gas industry.

Contributing firm	Author(s)

Australia
Minter Ellison	Sam MacGibbon
Austria
STR Holding	Eduardo G Pereira
Canada
Norton Rose Canada LLP	Alan Harvie
	Wylie Spicer
England
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Anthony Martinez
	Marc Hammerson
Ashurst LLP	Nicholas Ross-McCall
	Peter Roberts
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP	Ben Holland
Ernst & Young	Robert Hodges
OSPAR Commission	Luisa Rodriguez Lucas
Reed Smith	Maricela Robles Garza
	Nicholas Rock
Standard Bank Plc	Charlie Houston
Stephenson Harwood	Simon Moore
University Of Aberdeen	John Paterson
Indonesia
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tanjung	Mira Fadhya
Malaysia
SKRINE	Faizah Jamaludin
Netherlands
Platform Brokers	Jan Groot
Nigeria
Aluko & Oyebode	Gbenga Oyebode
Norway
Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS	Erlend Bakken
	Karl Erik Aanjesen Navestad
	Merete Kristensen
Portugal
AVM Advogados	António Vicente Marques
Scotland
CMS Cameron McKenna (Scotland) LLP	Judith Aldersey-Williams
Decom North Sea	Brian Nixon
Marathon Oil Corp	Callum R Falconer
The Robert Gordon University	Leon Moller
Singapore
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP	Jessica Raza
USA
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Gabriel Joseph Procaccini
	Steven Otillar