This paper is concerned with the role of oil and gas in the development of the global economy. Its focus is on the context in which oil and gas producers in both established and developing countries must frame their policies in order to optimize the benefits of producing such resources. It...

This article is an analysis of relevant Intergovernmental and Host Government Agreements on oil and gas transit pipelines in several parts of the world. The following questions serve as the basis for the analysis: 1. To what extent can common principles and regional specificities be derived from...

Introduction -- Onshore oil and gas resource development -- Oil and gas development in the outer continental shelf -- Representing the interests of industry -- Representing the interests of the land -- How institutions matter: oil and gas regulatory regimes -- National energy policies and big...

Foreword / by Luis Alberto Moreno -- Introduction / Sidney Weintraub -- United States / Frank Verrastro -- Canada / Annette Hester and Sidney Weintraub -- Mexico / Sidney Weintraub and Rafael Fernández de Castro -- North America / Joseph M. Dukert -- Venezuela / Lowell R. Fleischer -- Colombia...