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LS552S: DECOMMISSIONING OF OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS: COMMERCIAL ASPECTS (2018-2019)

Last modified: 22 May 2019 17:07


Course Overview

This course provides a detailed overview of a range of the most significant commercial legal issues arising from decommissioning operations.  Teaching and instruction will be by a variety of methods including podcasts, core readings, discussion boards and interactive discussion.  Focussing primarily upon the UK Continental Shelf, the course will cover such topics as: decommissioning security and its impact upon commercial deals; the decommissioning contacting chain; contracts for decommissioning (including campaign contracts) and a discussion and appraisal of the division of risk and reward in the principal contractual models.   This course is available to students registering for the online LLM Oil and Gas Law programme (Dissertation or Professional Skills) and also on the MSc in Decommissioning.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Online Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Greg Gordon

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 a range of the most significant commercial legal issues arising from decommissioning operations.  Teaching and instruction will be by a variety of methods including podcasts, core readings, discussion boards and interactive discussion.  Focussing primarily upon the UK Continental Shelf, the course will cover such topics as: decommissioning security and its impact upon commercial deals; the decommissioning contacting chain; contracts for decommissioning (including campaign contracts) and a discussion and appraisal of the division of risk and reward in the principal contractual models.   This course is available to students registering for the online LLM Oil and Gas Law programme (Dissertation or Professional Skills) and also on the MSc in Decommissioning.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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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

1st attempt: 2500 word essay (33%); Exam (67%)

 

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

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Course Learning Outcomes

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