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Handl, Gunther; Svendsen, Kristoffer --- "Managing the Risk of Offshore Oil and Gas Accidents" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) [2019] ELECD 1438

Editor(s): Handl, Günther; Svendsen, Kristoffer

Title: Managing the Risk of Offshore Oil and Gas Accidents

Sub-title: The International Legal Dimension

Series: New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series

Topics: Energy Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 26 July 2019

Number of pages: c 488

Abstract/Description:

This book addresses the international legal dimension of the management of the risk of accidents associated with offshore oil and gas activities. It focuses on the prevention and minimization of harm as well as the post-accident management of loss through liability and compensation arrangements and the processing of mass claims for compensation. Government officials of countries with offshore industries, international civil servants and academics in related fields will find the book a valuable resource.