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LS502R: PETROLEUM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

This course provides a detailed overview of key issues in the provision of access to petroleum resources and managing the relationship between the state and private sector.  Teaching  will be by a variety of methods including podcasts, core readings, discussion boards and interactive discussion.  The course will cover: the role and objectives of the state, the international oil company and the national oil company; licensing regimes (from a theoretical and comparative perspective); contractual access regimes, such as PSA and service contract; the comparison between the differing regimes.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor John B. Paterson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course provides a detailed overview of key issues in the provision of access to petroleum resources and managing the relationship between the state and private sector.  The course will cover: energy security; national oil companies; licensing; production sharing agreements. 


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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