Environmental regulation of oil and gas
This book contains in-depth articles written by scholars, international lawyers, and practitioners from around the world. It deals with the environmental aspect of the hydrocarbon cycle in general and oil and gas exploration and production in particular. Its main thrust is management of environmental legal risks and issues in upstream operations
xxxiv, 615 pages : illustrations, forms ; 25 cm.
9789041107268, 9781853337963, 9041107266, 185333796X
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Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 Environmental Regulation of Oil and Gas in the Twentieth Century and Beyond : An Introduction and Overview / Zhiguo Gao
Part II International Regulation
Chapter 2 The Oil and Gas Industry in the Tangled Web of Environmental Regulation : Spider of Fly? / Ayesha Dias
Chapter 3 International Legal Regime for the Protection of the Marine Environment Against Operational Pollution from Offshore Petroleum Activities / Sergei V. Vinogradov and Jay Paul Wagner
Chapter 4 International Law on Offshore Abandonment : Recent Developments, Current Issues and Future Directions / Zhiguo Gao
Part III Regional Regulation
Chapter 5 European Union Environmental Law and Policy in Relation to Oil and Gas / Donald A. Reid
Chapter 6 The European Energy Charter and Treaty and the Environment / Robin Griffith
Chapter 7 Regional Perspectives on Trade and Environment : The European Union / Joachim Scherer. Part IV National Regulation
Chapter 8 Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry in the U.S.A. / James E. Hickey, Jr
Chapter 9 The Oil Industry and the Extraterritorial Application of US Environmental Law / Ernest E. Smith
Chapter 10 Environmental Issues in Internatinonal Oil and Gas Exploration and Production / Jill A. Kotvis
Chapter 11 Directions in European and the United Kingdom Environmental Policy and Legislation / Christopher Napier
Part V Corporate Environmental Management
Chapter 12 Approaches to Minimizing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Oil Development in the Tropics / Amy B. Rosenfeld, Debra L. Gordon and Marianne Guerin-McManus
Chapter 13 Quality Standards for Corporate Environmental Management / Eric Borremans
Chapter 14 Managing Environmental Legal Risks in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities / Kit Armstrong
pt. VI Contractual, Downstream and Sustainability Issues
Chapter 15 Environmental Concepts and Terms in Petroleum Legislation and Contracts : A Preliminary Study / Ibibia Lucky Worika
Chapter 16 Downstream Energy : Resuming a Leadership Role / John C. Gault
Chapter 17 Sustainable Development of Petroleum Resources : The Rumpus and Resolution / Stanley Nwabuishi Onuosa. Appendix 1 International Treaties and Documents in Relation to the Oil and Gas Industry
Appendix 2 IMO Guidelines and Standards for the Removal of Offshore Installations and Structures on the Continental Shelf and in the Exclusive Economic Zone
Appendix 3 Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil
Appendix 4 Protocol Concerning Marine Pollution Resulting From Exploration and Exploration of The Continental Shelf
Appendix 5 World Bank Guidelines for Environmental Assessment of Oil and Gas Development Projects
Appendix 6 Shell's Environmental Policy and Guidelines
Appendix 7 Pertamina's Policy for Environment and Safety
Appendix 8 Environmental Checklist for Protroleum Exploration and Production Activities
Appendix 9 Petroleum Environmental Glossary