Offshore Energy Law

Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui is Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway. Eduardo G Pereira is Professor at the Siberian Federal University and Research Fellow at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Eddy Wifa is Senior Lecturer in Energy Law at the School of Law, University of Aberdeen, UK. Madeline Taylor is Associate Professor of Energy Law and Director of Research Training at Macquarie Law School, Australia.

Part I - Offshore Energy: Fostering Environmental Stewardship and Community Collaboration
1. Introduction to the Offshore Energy Law: Challenges and Opportunities for Renewables and Hydrocarbons, Madeline Taylor (Macquarie University, Australia), Eddy Wifa (University of Aberdeen, UK), Eduardo G Pereira (University of São Paulo, Brazil), and Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui (University of Bergen, Norway)
2. Multiple Use in the North Sea: Evolving Towards a New Legal Framework? - A Case Study Based on the Belgian and Dutch Examples, Angelo Goethals (University of Ghent, Belgium), Frank Maes (University of Ghent, Belgium), and Frederik Vandendriessche (University of Ghent, Belgium)
3. Balancing Environmental Protection with Offshore Wind and Petroleum Development Two Peas in a Pod? Eddy Wifa (University of Aberdeen, UK), Daria Shapovalova (University of Aberdeen, UK), and Pedi Obani (University of Bradford, UK)
4. Avoiding (Offshore) Renewable and Critical Mineral-Based Resource Curse in Africa: The Role of Continent-wide Legal Regime, Solomon N Obulor (City of Edinburgh Council, UK), Joy A Debski (Robert Gordon University, UK), and Nnennaya J Nwali (University of Aberdeen, UK)
5. Health and Safety Regulation in the United Kingdom’s Offshore Hydrocarbon and Wind Energy Industries: Similarities, Differences, Reforms, John Paterson (University of Aberdeen, UK) and Eddy Wifa (University of Aberdeen, UK)
6. Beyond Social Licence to Operate: Charting ‘Social Gaps’ and the Social Contract in the Emerging Australian Offshore Wind Sector, Madeline Taylor (Macquarie University, Australia)

Part II: Offshore Energy: Business and Financing
7. A Double-Edged Sword: Alignments and Conflicts in the International, Regional, and Domestic Governance of Offshore Energy Projects, Catalin-Gabriel Stanescu (University of Southern Denmark, UK) and Cristian Rubanovici (Poul Schmith / Kammeradvokaten, Denmark)
8. Energy Transition and Tax Considerations for Oil, Gas, Wind Projects and Carbon Taxation for Offshore Energy–Focus on Brazilian experience, Diana Rodrigues Prado de Castro (Tauil & Chequer, Brazil)
9. Risk vs Rewards between Oil, Gas and Wind Investments: Dealing with Business, Finance and Economic Issues and How to Attract Invest in these Industries, João Oliveira (BP, UK)
10. Building Local Capacity and Expertise via Local Content Rules and Transferring Skills and Knowledge between Offshore Developments, Elena I Athwal (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar), Eduardo G Pereira (University of São Paulo, Brazil), Opeyemi Omotuyi, and Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui (University of Bergen, Norway)
11. The Prospects for Offshore Wind Investment in the Global South– Lessons from the Offshore Oil & Gas Sector? Reg Fowler (Calyx Global Inc., UK)
12. Offshore Energy Financing: Trends, Opportunities and Hurdles, Cameron Kelly (Australian Renewable Energy Agency)

Part III: Offshore Energy: Complex Infrastructure and Overarching Conclusions
13. From a Mature Offshore Oil and Gas Sector to an Embryonic Alternative Energy Sector: The US Experience, Keith B Hall (Louisiana State University, USA)
14. Coupling of Petroleum, Offshore Wind, and CCS: Scopes, Interfaces, and Coordination of Licensing Regimes – The Norwegian Experience, Knut Høivik (University of Bergen, Norway), Heidi Eikenes Seglem (Equinor ASA, Norway), Sondre Dyrland (University of Oslo, Norway), and Camilla Grytten (Schjødt AS, Norway)
15. Three Parts to the New Offshore Economy: Integrating Offshore Wind Energy with Hydrogen Electrolysis on Repurposed Oil and Gas Installations, Rudiger Tscherning (University of Calgary, Canada)
16. Circular Economy in the Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Platforms: Costs, Legislation, and Importance for Energy Transition, Eduardo G Pereira (University of São Paulo, Brazil), Ana Carolina Marins de Carvalho (Mattos Filho Advogados, Brazil), and Aurelia Reid (Griffin Chambers, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago)
17. Joint Development in the Energy Transition: From Joint Petroleum Zones to Joint CO2 Storage Zones, Constantinos Yiallourides (Macquarie University, Australia)
18. On the Future of Offshore Energy, Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui (University of Bergen, Norway), Eduardo G Pereira (University of São Paulo, Brazil), Eddy Wifa (University of Aberdeen, UK), and Madeline Taylor (Macquarie University, Australia)