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This book explores the development and effective implementation of local content policies in the global petroleum industry, providing a comprehensive overview of the foundations and drivers of local content in oil and gas.
List of contents
1. Introduction: The Local Content Imperative in Oil and Gas
2. Defining Local Content: Concepts and Rationales
3. Key Stakeholders in Local Content Development
4. Assessing Local Capabilities and Setting Realistic Targets
5. Building Capacity for Local Content
6. Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Local Content
7. Government Participation and Incentives
8. Financing Local Content: Challenges and Solutions
9. Local Content, CSR, and Sovereign Wealth Funds
10. Local Content and Indigenous Rights and Communities
11. Gender Equality in Local Content Policies
12. Technology and Local Content Development
13. Measuring and Monitoring Local Content Implementation
14. Enforcement and Compliance Strategies
15. Addressing Corruption in Local Content Practices
16. Local Content and International Obligations
17. Lessons from Other Extractive Industries
18. Local Content and Energy Transition
19. The Future of Local Content Policies
20. Circular Economy and Local Content
21. Conclusion
About the author
Eduardo G. Pereira is a worldwide recognized scholar specialising in Natural Resources and Energy Law. His experience in this area - both academic and practical - is extensive. He has practical experience in over 50 jurisdictions covering America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Dr. Pereira concluded his doctoral thesis on oil and gas joint ventures at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). He conducted postdoctoral research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (University of Oxford, UK), the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law (University of Oslo, Norway), the Institute of Energy and Environment (University of São Paulo, Brazil) and more recently at the Canadian Institute of Resources Law (University of Calgary, Canada). He possesses positions as a full-time, part-time, honorary, adjunct and/or visiting scholar in several leading academic institutions around the world. He is also the author and editor of several leading oil and gas textbooks. Further information about this profile can be found at www.eduardogpereira.com
Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb, is Professor of Law and the UNESCO Chair in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at Hamad Bin Khalifa University Law School (Qatar). He is also Chancellor's Fellow and Director of the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute) at Afe Babalola University (Nigeria). He has served as a visiting professor at Columbia Law School (USA) and China University of Political Science and Law (China) and as a senior visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (UK). Professor Olawuyi holds a DPhil in energy and environmental law from the University of Oxford, an LLM from Harvard University (USA), and another LLM from the University of Calgary (Canada). He has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Alberta, Canada; Ontario, Canada; and Nigeria. Further information about his profile and publications can be found at https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-981X.
Allan Ingelson Professor, Faculty of Law University of Calgary and Executive Director of the Canadian Institute of Resources Law and at the. He has published numerous energy articles in natural resources law journals including the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law and the Journal of World Energy Law & Business. He is the General Editor of the Canada Energy Law Service (Thomson Reuters (Toronto).
