1st Edition

The Official History of North Sea Oil and Gas Vol. II: Moderating the State’s Role

By Alex Kemp Copyright 2012
730 Pages
by Routledge

728 Pages
by Routledge

728 Pages
by Routledge

Written by the leading expert in the history of UK energy, this study provides new, in-depth analysis of the development of UK petroleum policies towards the North Sea oil and gas industry from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. Following on from volume I ( The Growing Dominance of the State ) to discuss the more recent history of the North Sea oil and gas industry, here Alex Kemp offers... Read more

1. Natural Gas in the New market Environment  2. Oil Policies in the New Market Environment  3. Taxation for Changing Market Conditions  4. Licensing in Changing Market Conditions  5. The Demise of State Intervention  6. Further Taxation Developments  7. The Onshore Impact and Policies  8. Licensing and Related Issues into the 1990s  9. Health and Safety  10. Decommissioning and Environment  11. Concluding Reflections

Biography

Alex Kemp is Professor of Petroleum Economics and Director, Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance (ACREEF) at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely on the licensing and taxation aspects of the relationship between the oil companies and Governments, with particular reference to the North Sea. From 1993 to 2003 Professor Kemp was a member of the Energy Advisory Panel to the DTI. He has also advised many other Governments, companies, and the World Bank on petroleum licensing and taxation. In 2006 he was awarded the OBE for services to the oil and gas sector.

'A voluminous and impressive piece of work, and it is based on a unique pool of archival material. Policy makers and government officials can clearly learn important lessons from the fascinating history of North Sea oil and gas.' - René Taudal Poulsen, International Journal of Maritime History, Volume 24, 1, June 2012