Contents

pp v-xii

List of Abbreviations

pp xiii-xiv

List of Authors

pp xv-xvi

Introduction

pp 1-2

PART I - CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A JOA

pp 3-4

1 - Bribery Laws and Compliance

pp 5-26

2 - The Relationship with Other Joint Venture Agreements

pp 27-42

3 - Unitisation and Unit Operating Agreements

pp 43-60

4 - Key Issues Relating to JOAs in Civil Law Countries

pp 61-80

5 - The Relationship between a JOA and a Host Government Instrument

pp 81-94

6 - Decommissioning Obligations, Practices and Procedures

pp 95-108

7 - Standards and Practices in JOAs across the Petroleum Industry

pp 109-144

8 - Modifying the Standard JOA to Accommodate Unconventional Petroleum Projects

pp 145-156

PART II - SETTING UP A JOA

pp 157-160

PART II.A - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

pp 161-162

9 - The Scope of the JOA

pp 163-172

10 - Addressing Health, Safety and Environment Matters

pp 173-190

11 - Insurance: What Should Be Insured, Who Should Be Liable For It and to What Extent?

pp 191-206

12 - Transfer of Interest and Change of Control in JOAs

pp 207-246

13 - Governing Law and Dispute Resolution Clauses in JOAs

pp 247-292

14 - The Challenges of Implementing an Exclusive Operation

pp 293-306

PART II.B - CONTROL OF OPERATIONS AND EXPENDITURES

pp 307-308

15 - Authorising Work and Contracts: How is the North American System Unique?

pp 309-330

16 - Making the Default Mechanism Fair and Enforceable

pp 331-346

17 - The Relationship and Challenges between a Th ird Party Operator, the Joint Operating Company and JOA

pp 347-362

18 - Accounting Procedure: Can the Operator Make a Profit? How Can a Non-Operator Control the Costs of the Consortium?

pp 363-372

19 - Senior Supervisor, Financial Cap and Other Restrictions on the Operator's Liabilities and their Implications

pp 373-386

20 - Secondment and Project Team: A Positive Mechanism to Support the Operator or an Effective Tool to Control the Operator?

pp 387-401