International Oil and Gas Law and Policy
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In this course you will learn how governments regulate the oil industry. You will study the rules and regulations set out by producer governments dealing with oil and gas investors, and how the concerns of investors are dealt with.
You’ll examine the nature of the right to petroleum in the ground onshore and offshore, and the different ways in which governments can transfer or share the petroleum right with investors.
You will also learn about:
- comparing the legal structure of each transfer and its practical result
- risk sharing mechanisms amongst investors
- how a government enforces its policy goals – depletion, safety, and environmental protection
- the contractual matrix surrounding oil and gas production projects
- the tax structures for resource and corporate taxes
- the fundamentals of petroleum economics and the influence of changing oil prices
- the nature of decommissioning installations and paying for decommissioning
You do not need to be a lawyer to take this course.
CEPMLP has been a global voice of energy law and policy since 1977. We are now working towards the transition to low-carbon economies worldwide. With over 6,000 postgraduate alumni from more than 50 countries, we prepare our graduates for high–profile careers in the public and private sectors.
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Bachelor Degree with 2.4 - 2.99 / 4.0 in Law, Economics, Finance, Geology, Petroleum, or Mining Engineering.
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Dundee
east-central Scotland
DD1 4HN
United Kingdom
- 1 year
- More than 4 years
- Part Time
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
- Online Learning
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- Masters
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