1st Edition

Offshore Oil and Gas Installations Security An International Perspective

By Mikhail Kashubsky Copyright 2016
520 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

520 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Informa Law from Routledge

520 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Informa Law from Routledge

Oil and natural gas, which today account for over 60% of the world’s energy supply, are often produced by offshore platforms. One third of all oil and gas comes from the offshore sector. However, offshore oil and gas installations are generally considered intrinsically vulnerable to deliberate attacks. The changing security landscape and concerns about the threats of terrorism and piracy to... Read more

1: Offshore Petroleum Security Context



2: Offshore Assets and Operations



3: Offshore Security Threats



4: Offshore Targets Selection Considerations



5: Legal Status of Offshore Installations



6: Pre-9/11 International Regulatory Framework



7: Post-9/11 International Regulatory Responses



8: International Oil and Gas Industry Responses



9: Conclusions

Biography

Dr Mikhail Kashubsky is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (CCES), Charles Sturt University and Head of Secretariat of the International Network of Customs Universities (INCU). He is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and the High Court of Australia and an Honorary Customs Officer of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Customs Scientific Journal.

"A recent addition to Informa’s Marine and Transport Law Library, this is rather a terrific book. Yes, it will be of abiding interest to international and environmental lawyers, but the clarity of the author’s prose style will make it accessible, not to mention fascinating, to everybody and anybody interested in this subject which, according to author Mikhail Kashubsky, has hitherto been surprisingly neglected." - Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers, United Kingdom