Approaches of foreign countries to legal regulation of the oil and gas development on the Arctic continental shelf
The article studies the legal approaches of the USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway and Iceland towards regulation of the oil and gas drilling on the Arctic shelf. Similarities and differences in the legislation are highlighted based on analyzing the legal provisions of each state. The criteria for the c...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c4ea2e9fdd854043a6918a65df8766ff 2023-05-15T14:37:41+02:00 Approaches of foreign countries to legal regulation of the oil and gas development on the Arctic continental shelf Andrey A. Todorov 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2018.30.40 https://doaj.org/article/c4ea2e9fdd854043a6918a65df8766ff EN RU eng rus Northern Arctic Federal University https://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/245/03_Todorov.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2221-2698 doi:10.17238/issn2221-2698.2018.30.40 2221-2698 https://doaj.org/article/c4ea2e9fdd854043a6918a65df8766ff Арктика и Север, Vol 30, Pp 33-48 (2018) the Arctic oil and gas activity national legislation the USA Canada Norway Iceland Greenland Social Sciences H article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2018.30.40 2022-12-31T09:47:31Z The article studies the legal approaches of the USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway and Iceland towards regulation of the oil and gas drilling on the Arctic shelf. Similarities and differences in the legislation are highlighted based on analyzing the legal provisions of each state. The criteria for the comparative analysis are the extent of legislation development, flexibility of provisions, division of regulative and control functions among the state bodies, etc. The author concludes that while legislation of Iceland and Greenland is only on its way to a final drafting and mainly refers to international standards, Norway, on the contrary, is an example of a state with well-developed legislation enabling it to be one of the leaders in oil and gas industry. Though the USA and Canada have elaborated system of regulation of oil and gas companies’ activities on the Arctic shelf. Both are notable for strict provisions that contributed to the outflow of private operators from the Arctic shelf. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Greenland Norway Arctic and North 30 40 59 |
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The article studies the legal approaches of the USA, Canada, Greenland, Norway and Iceland towards regulation of the oil and gas drilling on the Arctic shelf. Similarities and differences in the legislation are highlighted based on analyzing the legal provisions of each state. The criteria for the comparative analysis are the extent of legislation development, flexibility of provisions, division of regulative and control functions among the state bodies, etc. The author concludes that while legislation of Iceland and Greenland is only on its way to a final drafting and mainly refers to international standards, Norway, on the contrary, is an example of a state with well-developed legislation enabling it to be one of the leaders in oil and gas industry. Though the USA and Canada have elaborated system of regulation of oil and gas companies’ activities on the Arctic shelf. Both are notable for strict provisions that contributed to the outflow of private operators from the Arctic shelf. |
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