STATE PARTICIPATION IN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PROJECTS: CONCEPT, OBJECTS AND CHALLENGES

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1 Associate Professor in Private and Islamic Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran

2 Ph. D Candidate in Oil and Gas Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran

Abstract

The main goal of this article is to study the concept of State participation in oil and gas projects. We tried to define the concept, characteristics, reasoning and challenges around the phenomenon. State participation as a way of cooperation between the Host State (HS) and an International Oil Companies (IOC), may be used as a main contract or as a term of main contract. Government reasoning for State participation mainly focuses on taking control and managerial tasks by the government, achieving experience and expertise in operations and enhancing in government take. Conflict of interest, problems in financing government’s share of costs and political interference in operations are the main challenges of State participation. Meanwhile, State participation has some benefits: it helps the IOC and the HS to improve their relations and mutual understanding, National Oil Companies (NOC) can take risk and responsibility for operations, NOCs can achieve experience and expertise in the field also, managerial knowledge of IOCs will be transferred to the NOCs.

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Journal Of Researches Energy Law Studies
Volume 5, Issue 2
Autumn & Winter
October 2020
Pages 251-273

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