Table of Contents

Part 1 General Aspects of Petroleum and the Petroleum Industry: Part 2 General Principles of Petroleum Legislation: Objectives and Structure of Petroleum Legislation. Contents of Basic Petroleum Laws and their Regulations. Licences. Contracts of Work. Petroleum Taxation. Part 3 Past and Current Petroleum Legislation: The Traditional Concessions in the Middle East. United Kingdom Legislation. Norwegian Legislation. Netherlands Legislation. Egyptian Legislation. Malaysian Legislation. Part 4 International Regulation of Offshore Petroleum Operations: The 1958 Convention on the Continental Shelf. The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Protection of the Marine Environment. Part 5 Co-operation Agreements: Joint Operating Agreements. Farmin/Farmout Agreements. Joint Development Agreements. Part 6 Petroleum Policies of Multi-State Organizations: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The European Union.