CEPMLP PhD Graduates
The award of a PhD at the University of Dundee implies that the candidate "has displayed mastery of a special field and made an original personal contribution to the understanding of a problem, or to the advancement of knowledge, or to the generation of new ideas." (University of Dundee Code of Practice for Supervised Postgraduate Research)
Our alumni play a leading role in the resources industry around the world, as counsel in law firms and international organizations, in national oil companies, in university departments, legal practice and consultancies. Below is a sample of our alumni around the world.
"If you can survive the fortnightly PhD seminar, the viva will be a piece of cake" |
Recently Completed Awaiting Formal Graduation
Adebayo Adaralegbe
, NigeriaThesis title: Concurrent Jurisdiction between Treaty and Domestic Tribunals: An Examination of Jurisdiction Regulating within the Investor-State Treaty System and their Effectiveness
Bi-Dia-Ayo Ibata
, CongoThesis title: The Natural Gas Market in the Republic of Congo: To Develop or Not To Develop?
Obindah Wagbara
, NigeriaThesis title: To what extent could an LNG export organisation, operating a uniform pricing or volume control mechanism, influence LNG trade in the Atlantic Basin?
Graduates
Dr Adeoye A. Adefulu, Nigeria (Graduated: 2007)
Thesis Title: An analysis of legal instruments for protecting national interests in a post-privatisation context with a view to the reform of the Nigerian oil industry
Dr Abdullah Al Faruque, Bangladesh (Graduated: 2006)
Thesis Title: Stability in petroleum contracts: rhetoric and reality (lessons from the experiences of selected developing countries and economies in transition (1980-2002))
Dr Zeyad Al Qurashi, Saudia Arabia (Graduated: 2005)
Thesis Title: Investment protection under international petroleum agreements : An analysis of the pertinent arbitral jurisprudence
Dr Yahya Al-Samaan, Saudi Arabia (Graduated: 1994)
Thesis Title: The Legal Security of Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr Naif Al-Shareef, Saudi Arabia (Graduated: 2001)
Thesis Title: Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Saudi Arabia: Grounds for Refusal Under Article (V) of the New York Convention of 1958
Dr Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijry, Saudi Arabia (Graduated: 2002)
Thesis Title: Regional Approach to Marine Pollution Control: The Arabian Gulf Regulatory Perspective
Dr Ali Alzahrani, Saudi Arabia (Graduated: 2008)
Thesis Title: Corporate Patent and the Agreement on Trade-Relarted Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS): the Enforcement Challenge
Dr Djamila Amimer, Algeria (Graduated: 2002)
Thesis Title: Economic Evaluation and Optimisation of Assets in the Petroleum Industry
Dr Fouad Animashaun, Nigeria (Graduated: 2009)
Thesis Title: The Parameters for Access to National Electricity Networks Towards Establishing a Wholesale Bilateral Electricity Market in West Africa: A Study of the ECOWAS WAPP Electrification Project
Dr Morakinyo A. Ayoade, Nigeria (Graduated: 2002)
Thesis Title: Addressing the Decomissioning Problem: Towards a Theory of 'Sustainable Decomissioning for Disused Offshore Installations/Pipelines
Dr Mohiuddin K. Aziz, Pakistan (Graduated: 1997)
Thesis Title: Investment Promotion in Petroleum Exploration: A Study of Technical, Economic and Policy Aspects
Dr Daniele Barberid, France (Graduated: 1997)
Thesis Title: Negotiating Mining Agreements: Past, Present and Future Trends
Dr Ana E. Bastida, Argentina (Graduated: 2004)
Thesis Title: Competitive mineral tenure regimes in the context of sustainable development : A modern study of mineral tenure regimes in Argentina, Chile and Peru.
Dr Yakubu Belgore, Nigeria (Graduated: 2003)
Thesis Title: Problems with Oil Pollution Injury Litigation in the Nigerian Legal System: Can Nigerian Litigants Gain Access to Courts in England and the USA?
Dr Hesham Bin-Dehaish, Saubi Arabia (Graduated: 2007)
Thesis Title: Legal issues associated with the investment and financing of natural gas projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr Edward T Bristol-Alagbariya, Nigeria (Graduated: 2008)
Thesis Title: Stakeholder Perspective of Community Participation in Petroleum Development in Nigeria: The Role of Impact Assessment of Corporate Responsibility in the Delta Ethnic Minority Region
Dr Tyler W. Burton, USA (Graduated: 2007)
Thesis Title: Transnational energy infrastructure projects: firm perspective towards international environmental regime participation and the Kyoto Protocol – Clean Development Mechanism
Dr Zhenning Cao, China (Graduated: 2008)
Thesis Title: Introducing Natural Gas into Shanghai: Demand Estimation, Competitiveness Evaluation, and Policy Implications
Dr Ji Chen, China (Graduated: 2009)
Thesis Title: Considerations in Introducing Emissions Trading in China's Power Sector - Learning from the International Experience
Dr Sidney Dodd, UK (Graduated: 2006)
Thesis Title: What are the legal and institutional contstraints to the reform of China's power sector?
Dr Walied El-Malik, Sudan (Graduated: 1997)
Thesis Title: Sharia Aspects of Natural Resources Investment and Finance
Dr Engobo Emeseh, Nigeria (Graduated: 2006)
Thesis Title: Regulatory and institutional framework for enforcing criminal liability for environmental damage: a study of the oil industry in Nigeria
Dr Howayda H. Fawzi, Sudan (Graduated: 1997)
Thesis Title: The Evolution of the Legal and Contractual Framework for the Exploration and Production of Oil in Sudan and the United Kingdom: A Comparative Approach to Developing and Developed Countries
Dr Mahmoud R. Firoozmand, Iran (Graduated: 2007)
Thesis Title: The impact of supervening events on the performance of contractual obligations: the concept of force majeure in international petroleum contracts
Dr Aminu Kabir, Nigeria (Graduated: 2006)
Thesis Title: Social responsibility and the role of governments in mineral resource development
Dr Leonard S. Kalindekafe, Malawi (Graduated: 2007)
Thesis Title: Mining policy formulation: analysing the role of stakeholder dynamics
Dr Abba A. Kolo, Nigeria (Graduated: 1995)
Thesis Title: State Regulation of Foreign Property Rights: Between Legitimate Regulation and Nationalisation - An Analysis of Current International Economic Law in Light of the Jurisprudence by the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
Dr Ken Koyama, Japan (Graduated: 2001)
Thesis Title: Japan's Energy Strategies Towards the Middle East
Dr Labaran Lawal, Nigeria (Graduated: 2008)
Thesis Title: Decommissioning Accountability "Expectations Gap": The Perceptions of Stakeholders in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry
Dr Xin Ma, China (Graduated: 2008)
Thesis Title: National Oil Company Reforms, the Drivers, Measures and Effectiveness: The Case of China
Dr Salim Mahmud, Bangladesh (Graduated: 2008)
Thesis Title: Economic and Political Challenges for Gas Development Projects in South Asia: A Comparative Study on Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
Dr Falah J. Mohammed, Iraq (Graduated: 1995)
Thesis Title: The Sea Carriage and Insurance of Bulk Oil Cargoes: Identification, Analysis and Recommendations regarding Practical and Legal Obstacles
Dr Leon Moller, Namibia (Graduated: 2003)
Thesis Title: The Legal Regime for the Exploitation of Offshore Mineral Resources in Southern Africa in View of the Obligations under the UNCLOS 1982
Dr Thanawat Nakawiro, Thailand (Graduated: 2008)
Thesis Title: High Gas Dependence in Electricity Generation in Thailand: the Vulnerability Analysis
Dr George Ndi, Cameroon (Graduated: 1995)
Thesis Title: Investment Policy Transformation in the Natural Resources Sector: Legal Implications as Regards the Tension between International Property Rights and Sovereign Rights
Dr Ikenna Nwosu, Nigeria (Graduated: 2003)
Thesis Title: Redefining Political Risk in the 21st Century
Dr Mirian K. Omalu, Nigeria (Graduated: 1998)
Thesis Title: Compliance with, Implementation and Effectiveness of International Investment Agreements - NAFTA and the ECT
Dr Ekpen J. Omonbude, Nigeria (Graduated: 2007)
Thesis Title: Cross-border oil and gas pipelines and the role of the transit country: an analysis of the consequences of shifts in bargaining powers of the parties
Dr David D, Peng, China (Graduated: 1997)
Thesis Title: Offshore Oil Insurance - Law and Practice - A Study of the UK and PRC Regimes
Dr Nikolaos Pitsas, Greece (Graduated: 2006)
Thesis Title: Joint operating agreement considerations in dealing with a financially troubled operator
Dr Zhanibek Saurbek, Kazakhstan (Graduated: 2009)
Thesis Title: Legal and contractual framework of the oil and gas pipeline infrastructure in Kazakhstan: comparative analysis with the UK and future development
Dr Horst M. Scheffold, Austria (Graduated: 1998)
Thesis Title: The Non-Fuel Mineral Position of the European Union
Dr Andrew B. Seck, Canada (Graduated: 1998)
Thesis Title: Financing Upstream Oil and Gas Ventures in the Transitional Economies of the Former Soviet Union: A Study of Foreign Investment and Associated Risks
Dr Wei-Hun Siew, Malaysia (Graduated: 2002)
Thesis Title: Financial Evaluation Techniques Used to Value Risk and Appraise Projects in the Oil Industry: a Comparative Assessment of Modern and Conventional Approaches
Dr Mohd Suhaili bin Ismail, Malaysia (Graduated: 2006)
Thesis Title: Input-output analysis of the Malaysian non-fuel minerals sector and its potential for sustainable development
Dr Xiansheng Sun, China (Graduated: 2000)
Thesis Title: The Development of Petroleum Policy in China
Dr Nasirdeen Usman, Nigeria (Graduated: 2003)
Thesis Title: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Mineral Resource Development : Global Trend and the Nigerian Question
Dr Ibibia L. Worika, Nigeria (Graduated: 1999)
Thesis Title: Managing the Environmental Aspects of Upstream Petroleum Investments: The Way Forward for Africa
Dr Mohammad Yusuf, Nigeria (Graduated: 2009)
Thesis Title: The International Legal Framework for Environmental Protection during the Exploration and Production of Offshore Petroleum Resources in Joint Development Zones
