Environmental Aspects of Host Government Contracts in the Upstream Oil & Gas Sector
Article from: OGEL 4 (2010), in Upstream Petroleum Regulation incl. Host Government Contracts
Abstract
The literature on environmental regulation of the upstream oil and gas sector in developing countries and economies in transition has focused largely on domestic legislation as well as a number of intergovernmental agreements and, more recently, voluntary industry initiatives. Much less notice has been taken of environmentally relevant content of contracts negotiated between international oil companies and petroleum producing states, which often have a significant if not dominant role in shaping the regulatory regime for oil and gas operations. The only major study on ...