CEPMLP Research

Law (Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy)

The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy is a unique and internationally recognised academic institution for graduate teaching and research in areas concerning energy, natural resources and their interface with the environment. It attracts students from a wide range of disciplines and a wide range of countries across the globe. It aims to provide its students with the best in advanced education in fields of law, economics and other disciplines in so far as they relate to the energy and natural resources industries, preparing its graduates to meet the challenges faced in the world's highly competitive energy economy. Its research covers a wide variety of issues in international business law, environmental law and many aspects of energy economics, leading to the publication of monographs, articles and chapters in books. In recent years, support for its research has come from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Nuffield Foundation, the British Academy, as well as the European Commission and companies in the sector such as Rio Tinto and BP.

UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) rating: grade 5 (2001)
QAA rating: Commendable in all areas
Recipient of the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade Category, 2004

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Current staff research includes:

Energy

Energy Security and environmental effects
Regulatory and restructuring of energy industries and energy environment interactions
European Union energy law and policy
State intervention in energy markets
Trans-boundary transportation regulation
Regional energy issues, especially in Asia

Environment

Climate change law and energy impacts
Public international law and energy
International environmental law of the sea
Regional environmental case studies, especially Russia/CIS

International Business

International investment law and dispute management
WTO and its application to energy and natural resources
Regulation of international business

Natural Resources

Mineral law and policy
Sustainable development and communities
Regional case studies, especially China
Structure of international mining industry

Oil and Gas

Settlement of oil and gas disputes/contract stability
Decommissioning of facilities
Legal and fiscal regimes
Environmental issues

Key Staff

Professor Philip Andrews-Speed, Executive Director, BA, PhD, LL.M
Professor Peter Cameron, Director of Research, LL.B, PhD, FCIArb
Dr Subhes Bhattacharryya
Dr Melaku Desta, LL.B., LL.M., PhD
Dr Sergei Vinogradov, LL.B., PhD. Moscow
Professor Thomas Wälde LL.B, LL.M, Dr jur

Emeritus

Professor Paul Stevens BA, MA, PhD

Visiting Professors

Phillip Crowson BA, MA
Peter Davies BA, MSc
Kurt Deketelaere
Jan Paulsson
Jonathan Stern

SECURITY OF INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS

An advisory project for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)