1st Edition

Petroleum, Energy Transition and Law The Future of Petroleum in the Middle East and Africa

By Peter Kayode Oniemola Copyright 2027
242 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the future of petroleum exploration and production in the Middle East and Africa within the context of the global transition to alternative energy sources. The Middle Eastern and African countries possess abundant petroleum resources, serving as significant source of foreign exchange and domestic energy supply. However, the growing global call for net zero emissions, aimed at... Read more

1.  Introduction

2.  Petroleum Exploration and Production in the Middle East and Africa and the Objectives of States

3. Global Energy Transition, International Climate Change Obligations and Implications

4.  Energy Transition Negotiations in International Climate Law and the Position of the Middle East and Africa

5. Legal and Policy Approaches to the Energy Transition in the Middle East

6. Legal and Policy Approaches to the Energy Transition in Africa

7. A Proposal Towards a Legal Response to the Energy Transition and Reordering of the Future of Petroleum

8. Conclusion

 

Biography

Peter Kayode Oniemola is a Reader (Associate Professor), Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has a Bachelor of Laws (University of Ilorin, Nigeria). Peter has a Master of Laws (University of Ibadan) and a PhD in Law (University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom). Peter was a McArthur Scholar at the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan. Peter was a Petroleum Technology Development Fund Scholar at the University of Aberdeen. He was a consultant to the Legal and Regulatory Subcommittee, Nigerian Oil and Gas Reform Implementation Committee. He has accumulated experience advising government agencies and the private sector on energy-related issues.