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LS502R: PETROLEUM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:02


Course Overview

This course provides a detailed overview of key legal and regulatory issues in the development of hydrocarbon resources. Teaching will be by a variety of methods including podcasts, directed reading, and interactive discussion. The course will cover: the physical and technical context of hydrocarbon development; the geopolitical context of hydrocarbon development; energy security in the context of climate change; national oil companies; petroleum licensing; production sharing agreements; fiscal arrangements; international maritime boundaries and joint development agreements.

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 legal and regulatory issues in the development of hydrocarbon resources. The course will cover: the physical and technical context of hydrocarbon development; the geopolitical context of hydrocarbon development; energy security in the context of climate change; national oil companies; petroleum licensing; production sharing agreements; fiscal arrangements; international maritime boundaries and joint development 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

Briefing note

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Learning Outcomes
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Essay

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Short Answer Questions

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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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