Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to focus on the law and practice relating to offshore oil and gas floating production. It deals with all legal and commercial risk management issues from initial concept through design, construction, modification, installation, acceptance, production and offloading, including ancillary legal topics; JV/consortiums, financing, insurance, decommissioning and intellectual property.
Floating production projects are a popular method of achieving offshore oil and gas production, utilising vessels sitting over the offshore reservoir, receiving well fluids which are then processed, stored and offloaded to tankers. They operate in deep water, harsh conditions and marginal fields, and may be redeployed once the reservoir is depleted. There are numerous legal issues which arise in the context of floating production due to its specific characteristics, presenting a unique combination of challenges with the attendant risks and potential liabilities. This book analys
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CASES, TABLE OF LEGISLATION, ABOUT THE AUTHORS, LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS, CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO FLOATING PRODUCTION, CHAPTER 2 FPSO DESIGN, CHAPTER 3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, CHAPTER 4 CONVERSIONS, REFURBISHMENT AND MODIFICATION, CHAPTER 5 THE CHARTER PERIOD, CHAPTER 6 CONTRACTOR REMUNERATION, CHAPTER 7 FPSO OFFLOADING, CHAPTER 8 INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CLAUSES, CHAPTER 9 INSURANCE, CHAPTER 10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, CHAPTER 11 TERMINATION, CHAPTER 12 DECOMMISSIONING, CHAPTER 13 DISPUTE RESOLUTION, APPENDIX A - FLOATING PRODUCTION UNITS – HISTORY, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION, APPENDIX B – FPSO case study, APPENDIX C – Legal glossary
