Energy law journal · 1996 · 14 citations · 0 references
LawInternational LawPetroleum EngineeringEnergy PolicyForeign Direct InvestmentInternational Investment LawEnergy ContractsForeign Direct Investment LawForeign Direct Investment RegulationInvestment TreatiesOil EconomicsOil LawEnergy LicensingGas Infrastructure LicensingLegal InstrumentsNew InvestmentOil Investment DecisionsPetroleum GeopoliticsPetroleum Sales AgreementsPolitical Economy Of Energy Transition
This article surveys the changes in petroleum law governing development in most petroleum producing countries as well as current licensing and negotiating practices. The former socialist countries are currently the main testing ground for oil and gas investment and its legal instruments. The author addresses how existing legislative and contracting/licensing practices fare in the environment of these transition economies.