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Subject Classification
This classification scheme is used for Books (B), Conference Proceedings (C) and Pamphlets etc. (PCC)
1. Continental Shelf
1.1. General
1.2. National or regional issues and viewpoints
1.3. Federal or sub-national issues and viewpoints
2. Control of Resources
2.1. Licences, concessions granted by the State
2.1.1. United Kingdom
2.1.2. Elsewhere
2.2. State participation
2.2.1. United Kingdom (including the BNOC [British National Oil Company] and the BGC [British Gas Company]
2.2.2. Elsewhere
2.3. Nationalisation
2.4 Privately controlled resources
3. Exploration and Production
3.1. Installations (including oil companies, planning)
3.2. Safety
3.3. Pooling, unitisation (including operating agreements)
3.4. Economic controls
4. Transports
4.1. Pipelines
4.2. Tankers
4.3. Othermeans
5. Storage
5.1. Offshore
5.2. Onshore
6. Refining and Allied Operations
7. Employment
7.1 Creation or loss of jobs
7.2 Training
7.3. Rights of employees
8. Hostilities
9. The Environment
9.1 Sources of pollution
9.1.1. Onshore
9.1.2. Offshore
9.1.2.1. Ships
9.1.2.2. Pipelines
9.1.2.3. Installations
9.2. Control or prevention of pollution, environmental protection
9.2.1. Regulations, guidelines and compliance
9.2.2. Containment, treatment
9.3. Effects of pollution
9.3.1. Fishing
9.3.2. Fauna, flora
9.3.3. Environment - general
9.4. Compensation, liability
9.5. Sustainable development, energy efficiency, climate change
9.6. Water
10. Defence and Security
10.1. Offshore
10.2. Onshore
11. Insurance
12. Financial
12.1 Fiscal
12.1.1. Taxation
12.1.2 Rating
12.2 Government assistance
12.3 Payment for oil and gas
12.4. Financing (including investment)
12.5. Sales, trades and markets
12.6. Management
13. Resources
13.1. Supply
13.1.1. Conservation, depletion
13.1.2. Imports and exports
13.1.3. Prices
13.2 Stock levels
13.3. Future developments
13.4 National policies (including utilities, power)
14. International Organisations
14.1. OPEC [Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries]
14.2. OAPEC [Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries]
14.3. OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]
14.4. ICSID [International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes]
14.5. Others
15. European Community
15.1. Energy policy
15.2. Stock maintenance
15.3. Importing and exporting oil and gas
15.4. Prices
15.5. Taxation
15.6. Employment
15.7. Environment
16. General Background
17. See closed access: ask the librarian for details
18. Competition Law, Oil and Minerals
19. Nuclear Energy & Nuclear Energy Law
19.1. Nuclear Energy Enviroment (Including Accidents)
20. International Trade Law / IBT
20.1. Disputes / Resolutions
