Law (Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy)

The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) is a unique and globally recognised academic institution for graduate teaching and research in natural resources, energy and the environment which attracts interdisciplinary students worldwide. It provides the best in advanced education in the legal, economic, technical and policy backgrounds of the energy and resources industries, preparing its graduates to meet the challenges faced in the new global economy. In recent years, support for research has come from the European Commission TACIS and SYNERGY programmes, major companies including Rio Tinto plc and BP and research bodies such as the Nuffield Foundation.

CEPMLP was the recipient of the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade Category, 2004

RAE 2008

The CEPMLP achieved a high research rating in the 2008 RAE as part of the submission from the University's Law Unit of Assessment. The Unit finished among the top four in Scotland (out of 11), and among the top 19 out of 67 in the UK. All of its research was classified as being of an international standard.

Research Degrees

Energy

Post-privatisation of, and financing structures for, the energy industries (Stephen Dow); electricity/gas law and regulation (Stephen Dow, Philip Andrews-Speed); energy security (Philip Andrews-Speed, Peter Cameron); energy policy and economics in East Asia (Philip Andrews-Speed, Janet Liao); energy policy and economics/determination of oil prices (Paul Stevens); forecasting energy demand in developing countries (Paul Stevens, Peter Davies); energy finance (Keith Palmer); European Community energy liberalisation (Peter Cameron); natural gas law (Peter Cameron); Energy Charter Treaty (Thomas Walde); regulation of transboundary pipelines (Sergei Vinogradov); real options valuations of physical assets including electricity generation facilities (Jennifer Considine); regulatory and restructuring of energy industries and energy environment interactions (Subhes Bhattacharyya).

Environment

Public international law; international environmental law of the sea; environmental and natural resource law of Russia and the CIS (Sergei Vinogradov).

International Business

International business and investment law; negotiation of natural resources joint ventures (Thomas Walde); WTO and its application to energy and natural resources (Melaku Desta); international business and financial transactions (William Fox); transnational investment law and policy (M Sornarajah, Abba Kolo); dispute settlement in the international natural resource and energy industries (M Sornarajah, Thomas Walde, Todd Weiler, James Gaitis); regulation of international business (Giuditta Moss).

Mining

Structure of the world mining industry; mineral law and policy in China (Chris Rogers); international developments - mining law and policy (Janeth Warden-Fernandez, Peter Cameron, Elizabeth Bastida); mining, sustainable development and communities (Janeth Warden-Fernandez).

Oil and Gas

The removal and disposal of offshore installations and structures in Asia and the Pacific; gas regulation; Kyoto Protocol (Peter Cameron); pipeline regulation in the UK (Paul Stevens); legal and fiscal regimes for petroleum (Philip Andrews-Speed).

Masters and PhD Research Programmes are available in all specialist areas. The research culture at CEPMLP is strong, with over 40 PhD students currently participating in fortnightly research seminars.

Key Staff

Executive Director

Dr Philip Andrews-Speed BA, PhD, LLM

Professors

Professor Thomas W Walde LLB, LLM, Dr jur
Professor Peter D Cameron LLB, PhD
Professor Paul Stevens BA, MA, PhD
Professor Phillip Crowson BA, MA
Professor Peter Davies BA, MSc
Professor Keith Palmer BSc, PhD, BDE

Contact

Name: Dorothy O'Neill
Tel: +44 (0) 1382 385 453 / +44 (0) 1382 385 453
Fax: +44 (0) 1382 385 854 / +44 (0) 1382 385 854
Email: d.z.oneill@dundee.ac.uk
Website: Visit the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy website