International Petroleum Transactions Author:Ernest E. Smith, John S. Dzienkowski, Owen L. Anderson, John S. Lowe, Bruce M. Kramer, Jacqueline L. Weaver This book is a leading reference for and analysis of global petroleum law, including sovereignty over petroleum resources and the resolution of boundary disputes between sovereigns; the structure, context, and contracts relating to international petroleum transactions, including how governments develop hydrocarbons through national oil companies... more » and how they grant exploration and development rights to other investors; the variety, context, and content of contracts among petroleum companies and between these companies and the petroleum services sector; extra-territorial law, including anti-bribery, human rights, and environmental laws relevant to petroleum transactions; dispute resolution; political risk and expropriation; and the sale and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and LNG.« less