This book focusses on key practical issues faced by oil and gas companies in different parts of the world in negotiating and implementing Joint Operating Agreements.

Historically oil and gas upstream activities were developed in common law jurisdictions. In the same manner the first model form of Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs) was developed in 1956 by the American Association of Professional Landmen. This historical model form provided the industry with guidance for future generations of JOAs. Although the JOAs were initially used in common law jurisdictions (US, Canada, UK, etc.) later on it was used in civil law jurisdictions throughout South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. There is no JOA model available in the industry to address all of the requirements from a large variety of civil law perspectives. The Norwegian and Greenlandic authorities offer their own JOA models, which are suitable within these jurisdictions. The AIPN JOA model form 2012 issued a short guidance note for civil law issues. Although this initiative was very much welcomed by the industry, it was not possible to provide extensive guidance on every detail and provide advice on exactly what your JOA provisions should look like at the very end. Therefore, the main issue for the petroleum industry is the fact that large upstream investments could be done based on a contract that might not be enforceable in a civil law jurisdiction. This book analyses the main issues that a JOA might face within seventeen civil jurisdictions with large oil and gas reserves or at least large potential (including but not limited to Angola, Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Holland, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Norway, Russia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, etc.). It is a unique and valuable publication for practitioners, legal counsel, businessmen, and academics involved in the upstream industry around the world.

The joint operating agreement (JOA) is one of the cornerstone contracts in the petroleum projects world. This title provides an examination of the provisions of a typical JOA in the order that they appear, with focus on the critical issues of scope, the operator's role, joint and exclusive operations, default, transfers and decommissioning.

Analyzes the main features of the joint operating agreement for offshore operations in the UK. This edition includes more alternative clauses and commentary, a new chapter on offtake of petroleum and a comparison of the provisions of UK offshore joint operating agreements and agreements elswhere

This new title examines the most complex provision of the JOA, explaining everything that individuals working in the petroleum industry should know about exclusive operations and their consequences.

Contains the standardized joint operating agreement as developed by the American Association of Petroleum Landmen, instructions, analysis and recommendations for amendments to the form.

A report which examines step-by-step the Joint Operating Agreement as the contractual source of each party's rights and liabilities in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas fields. Coverage includes key clauses of the Agreement plus the legal relationships it creates.