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This course provides a detailed overview of the international and domestic legal regulatory framework pertaining to the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations. Teaching and instruction will be by a variety of methods including podcasts, directed reading, and interactive discussion. Topics covered are: International law of the sea; global legal regime for offshore decommissioning; dumping – the UNCLOS, London and Oslo Conventions; Implementing international law in the UK and the Brent Spar Case; Legal and regulatory consequences of Brent Spar; the ongoing evolution of UK decommissioning law; the comparative dimension; waste. This course is available to students registering for the Online LLM Oil and Gas Law programmes (Dissertation or Professional Skills) and MSC Decommissioning.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the means by which the law seeks to regulate the decommissioning of offshore installations. The course will approach this issue from the perspectives of international, domestic and comparative law and will also involve a critical appraisal of whether the current UK law is appropriate from a policy perspective, or in need of reform. This course is available to students registering for the Online LLM Oil and Gas Law programmes (Dissertation or Professional Skills) and the MSc Decommissioning.
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Short Answers exercise worth 20% of the overall grade. |
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Class test worth 10% of the overall grade. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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Essay worth 40% of the overall grade. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Re-submission of failed element in re-sit diet; the failed course will be capped at grade 09 (D3). |
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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