"Contents" [2019] ELECD 1571; in Pereira, G. Eduardo; Bjornebye, Henrik (eds), "Regulating Offshore Petroleum Resources" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) v

Book Title: Regulating Offshore Petroleum Resources

Editor(s): Pereira, G. Eduardo; Bjørnebye, Henrik

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Contents

List of contributors viii

PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Introduction 2
Eduardo G. Pereira and Henrik Bjørnebye

PART II NORWAY

2 Background: Norway 6
Erik Jarlsby
2.1 Introduction 6
2.2 Economy and industries 7
2.3 Employment and human resources 16
2.4 Demographics 20
2.5 Infrastructure and access to markets 24
2.6 Welfare systems 27
2.7 Cultural practices and transparency 30
2.8 The political context 32
2.9 Environmental standards 33
2.10 Cooperation between the industry and the government 36
2.11 Conclusion 37

3 Hydrocarbon policy and legislation: Norway 39
Tonje Pareli Gormley and Merete Kristensen
3.1 Introduction 39
3.2 Historical evolution of Norwegian hydrocarbon policy
and legislation 43
3.3 Norwegian state organization of upstream activities 52
3.4 Norwegian state participation in upstream activities 56
3.5 Norwegian local content 75
3.6 Norwegian government take 83

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3.7 Revenue management 89
3.8 Norwegian investment protections and other incentives 92
3.9 Conclusion 94

4 Licensing regime: Norway 96
Henrik Bjørnebye and Catherine Banet
4.1 Introduction 96
4.2 Opening of new areas for petroleum activities 98
4.3 The exploration and production licence 103
4.4 The Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) 107
4.5 Development and operation 110
4.6 Third-party access to infrastructure 113
4.7 Cessation 116
4.8 Petroleum, the environment and climate: emissions regulation 117
4.9 Conclusion 125

PART III ...