Petroleum law in Australia
By: Tina Hunter, John Chandler
Publisher: LexisNexis Butterworths
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chatswood, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780409333206
Subjects: Petroleum law and legislation
Description: Examines the law and policy related to the exploration and production of petroleum considering both offshore and onshore petroleum activities. The focus of the text is on offshore petroleum, which reflects the predominance of this type of activity in Australia. Hunter, University of Queensland; Chandler, University of Western Australia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction to petroleum; title: 2. Development of petroleum resources and policy in Australia; title: 3. Overview of petroleum in Australian; title: 4. Offshore petroleum licensing; title: 5. Regulation of offshore petroleum activities; title: 6. Regulation of offshore petroleum safety; title: 7. Regulation of onshore petroleum activities; title: 8. Petroleum activities and the environment; title: 9. Commercial arrangements for exploration and production (including joint ventures); title: 10. New horizons of petroleum in Australia.