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This is the first book to focus on the law and practice relating to offshore oil and gas floating production. It deals with all legal and commercial risk management issues from initial concept through design, construction, modification, installation, acceptance, production and offloading, including ancillary legal topics.
List of contents
TABLE OF CASES, TABLE OF LEGISLATION, ABOUT THE AUTHORS, LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS, CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO FLOATING PRODUCTION, CHAPTER 2 FPSO DESIGN, CHAPTER 3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, CHAPTER 4 CONVERSIONS, REFURBISHMENT AND MODIFICATION, CHAPTER 5 THE CHARTER PERIOD, CHAPTER 6 CONTRACTOR REMUNERATION, CHAPTER 7 FPSO OFFLOADING, CHAPTER 8 INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CLAUSES, CHAPTER 9 INSURANCE, CHAPTER 10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, CHAPTER 11 TERMINATION, CHAPTER 12 DECOMMISSIONING, CHAPTER 13 DISPUTE RESOLUTION, APPENDIX A - FLOATING PRODUCTION UNITS – HISTORY, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION, APPENDIX B – FPSO case study, APPENDIX C – Legal glossary
About the author
Stuart Beadnall is one of the UK's leading legal experts in the offshore oil and gas industry. His experience includes construction, installation and operation of fixed and floating platforms, LNG charters, drilling contracts and offtake agreements. He has worked on over 70 floating production projects, including innovative FPSOs whilst working at BHP Petroleum, and as a partner at Stephenson Harwood, new developments in the North Sea, West Africa, Brazil, Indonesia and Australia, including FLNG.
Simon Moore is a leading specialist in offshore energy law. He has extensive experience of offshore floating production projects worldwide. Simon has also advised on numerous high value arbitrations (ICC, LCIA, LMAA and ad hoc) arising out of construction and conversion projects for FPSOs and is a specialist in handling disputes concerning design risk, delay, disruption, force majeure, indemnities and performance warranties.
Max Lemanski is a partner at Stephenson Harwood, specialising in shipping and offshore energy. He co-leads the firm's market-leading FPSO team advising on floating production projects all around the world. In disputes, his cases include complex, high-value FPSO claims in the English High Court and LMAA, ICC and LCIA arbitrations concerning detailed technical analysis, variations, delay and prolongation, hire adjustment clauses, production problems and termination. He is also an expert in the decarbonisation of the offshore energy sector.
Summary
This is the first book to focus on the law and practice relating to offshore oil and gas floating production. It deals with all legal and commercial risk management issues from initial concept through design, construction, modification, installation, acceptance, production and offloading, including ancillary legal topics.
