Petroleum Contracts and International Law
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780198715979
Subjects: Petroleum law and legislation; International law
Description: This book addresses aspects of international law relating to petroleum contracts, examining oil and gas agreements between states and private companies and their intersection with rules of international law. 00It provides detailed and insightful coverage of the current practice as well as commentary and analysis based on the authors' extensive experience. The book covers topics such as the nature of international petroleum contracts, petroleum agreements as state contracts, issues of contract stability, the development of bilateral investment treaties, natural resource cycles, political risks and the specific petroleum policies of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund and the International Development Association.00This is a timely and comprehensive book on this important area of law.