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Study Details: LLM Full Time 12 months
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.
An honours degree in Law, Economics, Finance, Geology, Petroleum, or Mining Engineering at lower second class or above
Consideration will also be given to applicants with other academic backgrounds who explain clearly their motivation for undertaking the relevant LLM, outlining any relevant legal work experience
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