Oil and Gas Law

Committee Overview

• Exploration and production for all forms of hydrocarbons 
• Onshore and offshore oil and gas 
• Joint Operating Agreements and other usual contracts used by the industry    
• Financing and insurance 
• Comparative tax regimes 
• State participation and national oil companies 
• Trans-national pipelines storage and refining 
• Sales and shipping agreements 
• Alternative dispute resolutions 
• Exploration and production – Licensing, PSA, other regimes 
• Downstream issues – Oil and Gas trade and marketing 
• Natural Gas Transportation and Distribution 
• LNG chain 
• Hydrocarbons regulatory bodies and agencies

Additionally, the Oil and Gas Law Committee works with the following Committees to form the Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section:

Environment, Health and Safety Law
International Construction Projects
Mining Law Committee
Power Law Committee 
Water Law Committee

Committee Conferences

The Oil and Gas Law Committee held an all day session titled LNG from A to Z at the IBA annual conference, Chicago , 17-22 September 2006. To view speakers papers click on the following links:

David Asmus
Scott A. Greer
Jorge Pérez-Tiaman
John P. Cogan, Jr.
James Vallee
Robert A. James

For further information on any forthcoming or past IBA event, go to the conferences homepage  or contact the marketing department.  

Committee Publications

For further details of all IBA publications including books, journals, newsletters, conference papers and free guides and materials go to the publications homepage.  

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