Latin America
Transparency and Accountability
Policy, Legal and Contractual Framework
Sector Organization and Institutions
Fiscal Design and Administration
Revenue Management and Distribution
Sustainable Development
Introduction
Please see below for example policy, legal and contractual attachments specifically concerned with Latin America. Some relate to oil and gas, some to mining and some to both of these two parts of the extractive industries. In the former cases, this specificity is indicated below either in the document title or in parentheses directly afterwards. These attachments represent a range of model contracts issued by states, actual (example) contracts and agreements between states and the private sector and, finally, laws, byelaws and codes ("laws"). It is this split which is shown below.
Model Agreements
- Model Contract with Pemex Exploration & Production, Mexico (Oil and Gas); and
- Trinidad & Tobago Model Production Sharing Contract (Oil and Gas).
Example Agreements, Laws & Regulations
- Legal Stability Agreement, Chile (in Spanish), 1987 (Oil and Gas), (Santiago: Official Gazette, 1987).
- Legal Stability of Contracts Law, Colombia (in Spanish), 2005, (Bogota: Official Gazette, 2005). NB read an extensive commentary on this Law on the Colombia Law and Press blog;
- Legal Stability Agreement, Peru (in Spanish), 2007, (Lima: Agencia de Promocion de la Inversion Privada, 2007 ;
- Venezuela JVC Accord & Bylaws, 2006 (Oil and Gas), (Caracas: Official Gazette, 2006);
- Chile Mining Code (State Ownership and Mineral Rights), (Santiago: Official Gazette, 2005); and
- Law No. 18.097 Organic Constitutional Law on Mining Concessions (Chile), (Santiago: Official Gazette, 1982).
Analysis, Policies & Strategies (58)
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ASM, Towards Real Solutions, Formalization...
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Afghanistan, Bolstering the Aynak Contract,...
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Argentina Hydrocarbons Law 2014 in brief
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Bangladesh Energy Policy Options for Sustai...
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Can OHADA Increase Legal Certainty in Afric...
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Canada Minerals and Metals Policy
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Canada Minerals and Metals Policy (in Chine...
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Canada Minerals and Metals Policy (in Frenc...
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Canada Minerals and Metals Policy (in Japan...
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Canada Minerals and Metals Policy (in Portu...
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Canada Minerals and Metals Policy (in Russi...
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Canada Minerals and Metals Policy (in Spani...
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China, The Development of Gas Pricing
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Colombia, ASM what is legal
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Communities & Small scale Mining (CASM)...
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Gas Pricing Disputes
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Greece Concession Agreement Review 2014
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How to Scrutinize a Production Sharing Agre...
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India, Gas Pricing Reform
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India, Policy Guidelines for Exploration an...
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India, Shale Policy 2013
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Indonesia Mandatory divestment of foreign m...
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Indonesia, Mining Law and Policy Evolution
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Investment, New Controversies
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Iraq and KRG Energy Policies
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Iraq, KRG Statement on Oil & Gas Policy
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Iraq, Kurdistan, Contracts & Constituti...
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Kazakhstan, Opening up oil & gas policy
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Kenya Draft National Energy Policy 2014
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Liberia Artisanal Mining Regulatory Roadmap
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Liberia Mineral Policy
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Liberia National Petroleum Policy 2012
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Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks for Resourc...
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Malawi Energy Policy 2013
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Malawi Mines & Minerals Policy 2013
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Malawi Mines and Minerals Policy, 2013
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Malawi, Status of Energy Policy, 2013
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Mining Investment & Policy Developments...
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Mongolia Fiscal Regime for Mining by IMF
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Mongolia Mineral Law Amendments 2014 Analys...
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Nigeria, Appraising The Oil & Gas Laws,...
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Organisation for the Harmonization of Busin...
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Pakistan and Bangladesh Natural Gas, Issues...
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Representation of States before the ICSID T...
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Russia, The Controversy of Putin Energy Pol...
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Supplement 1, Macroeconomic Policy Framewor...
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Supplement 2, Macroeconomic Policy Framewor...
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Tanzania Draft National Energy Policy 2015 ...
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Trinidad and Tobago Oil and Gas Legal Terms
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Uganda Mineral Policy
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Uganda National Oil and Gas Policy 2014
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Uganda Oil and Gas Laws, A Legislators Guid...
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Uganda Upstream Petroleum Sector, Implement...
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UK Government Policy on the Kurdistan Regio...
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UK, Welsh Metals Mines Strategy
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Wholesale Gas Price Survey
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Zambia, Policy-Making Lessons in Resource-R...
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Zimbabwe Diamond Policy Analysis - Centre f...
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Country Briefings (13)
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Bangladesh Presentation by Petrobangla re. ...
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Brazil, Pre-Salt Unitization ANP presentati...
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DRC Oil Contracts, Conflict, Pollution and ...
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Ghana Licence & Contract Instrument exa...
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Kenya Investment Protection Guide
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Liberia Mineral Laws Review (allAfrica.com)
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Malawi Tanzania - territorial dispute
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Russia, Production Sharing Agreements
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Tanzania Natural Gas Policy 2013
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Uganda Secret Oil Contracts Explained
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Venezuela Operating Service Agreements
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Venezuela Rebalancing Oil Contracts
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Zimbabwe PWYP Key Mining Reforms
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Energy Sector Laws (6)
Extractives Laws & Regs (3)
Guides/ Handbooks (14)
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Adam Smith International work on Extractive...
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Brief Regarding Good Practice Note on Natur...
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Canada Mine Closure Policy Guidance
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Good Practice Note on Natural Gas
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Guide to Extractive Industries Documents
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Guide to Mining Documents
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Guide to Production Sharing Contracts
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Lessons from Ecuador, Getting to Yes Practi...
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Malawi HSE Guidelines for Gas and Liquid Fu...
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Mineral Resource Tenders and Mining Infrast...
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Oil Contratcs, How to Read and Understand t...
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Overview, Guiding Principles for Government...
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Policy Tools for Indigenous Government
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Unconventional Gas Best Practice Guide
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Hydrocarbons Laws & Regs (1)
Investment & Procurement Laws & Regs (22)
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Boosting West African Mining Local Content
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Brazil Draft Tender Protocol, 1st Bidding R...
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Brazil, Final Tender Protocol, ANP 10th Rnd...
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Brunei Investment Incentives Law
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Brunei Investment Incentives Order 2001
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Canada and Egypt BIT 1996
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Greece Strategic and Private Investment Law...
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Kazakhstan Investment Climate Statement 201...
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Kazakhstan Law on Investments, 2003
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Liberia Public Procurement & Concession...
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Mozambique Bilateral Investment Agreements ...
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Namibia Tender Board Act 16 of 1996
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Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Content Develo...
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Senegal Investment Climate Statement 2015
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Senegal Investment Code (in French)
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South Africa Promotion and Protection Inves...
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Uganda Draft Petroleum Supply Regulations 2...
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Uganda Investment Code Act
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Uganda Petroleum Supply Act 2003
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Uganda, Enhancing National Petroleum Partic...
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What is Energy Investment Law and Why Does ...
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Yemen Investment Law
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Laws & Regulations (4)
Learning Modules and Training (2)
Legal Stability Agreements (3)
Local Content (31)
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Angola Law Decree (Local Content)
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Angola Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Brazil Local Content 2012
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Brazil Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Cameroon Local Content and Local Participat...
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Cameroon Local Content Monitoring report
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Ghana Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Ghana Local Content Policy 2010
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Ghana, CCSI Local Content Mining Analysis
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ICTSD. E15Initiative. Local Content in Extr...
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Indonesia Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Indonesia, CCSI Local Content Mining Analys...
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Kenya Petroleum E&P Training Fund Regs....
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Kyrgyzstan Local Content Policy
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Local Content Frameworks in Latin American ...
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Local Content Policies in the Oil and Gas S...
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Malawi Procurement Regulations (2004)
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Malawi Procurement Regulations (2004)
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Mexico Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Nigeria Between Local Content and Globalisa...
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Nigeria Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Philippines, CCSI Local Content Mining Anal...
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South Africa, CCSI Local Content Extractive...
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Tanzania Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Tanzania Oil and Gas Local Content Policy 2...
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Tanzania, CCSI Local Content Mining Analysi...
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Trinidad and Tobago Local Content Petroleum...
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Trinidad and Tobago Local Content Policy Fr...
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Uganda Local Content Petroleum Analysis
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Zambia, CCSI Local Content Mining Analysis
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Zimbabwe Indigenisation & Economic Empo...
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Maps (2)
Mining Contracts (17)
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CCSI Open Fiscal Models
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DRC Acts of Incorporation & Bylaws of S...
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DRC CTCPM, MSC Agreement
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DRC CTCPM, MSC Agreement (in French)
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DRC CU Musoshi project, MoU, 3 partners
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DRC CU Musoshi project, MoU, 3 partners (in...
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DRC JV, Cominiere & DBB Corp (in French...
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DRC JV, Gecamines & Chinese Commercial ...
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DRC JV, Sodimico & Fortune Ahead Ltd (i...
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DRC Lease contract, OKIMO & MIIABC SPRL...
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DRC Lease contract, OKIMO & SIVAHERA SP...
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DRC SODIFOR Statutes (in French)
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DRC Statutes & Constitution of METALKOL...
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Global EI Contracts Repository
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Mongolia, Investment Agreement between Gove...
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OpenOil Contract Modeling
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ResourceContracts.org repository
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Mining Laws & Regs (118)
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Afghanistan Minerals Law 2015 (in English)
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Albania Mining Law
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Algeria Mining Act 2001 (amended)
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Algeria Mining Act 2014 (in French)
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Argentina Mining Code (in English)
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Bangladesh Mines and Mineral Resources (Con...
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Benin Mining Code (in French)
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Botswana Mines and Minerals Act
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Brunei Mining Act 1920 (revised 1984)
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Bulgaria Mineral Resources Law
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Burkina Faso Mining Act 2003
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Burkina Faso Mining Code 2015 (in French)
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Cameroon Amendments Mining Code 2010 (in Fr...
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Cameroon Mining Code (in French)
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Chad Mining Code (in French)
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Chad Mining Code Regulation (in French)
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Chile Mining Code
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Chile Mining Concession Act Law
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China Mineral Resources Law
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China Mining Safety Law
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Czech Republic Mining Act
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Law...
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Djibouti Mining Code (in French)
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Dominican Republic Mining Act (in Spanish)
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Ecuador Mining Law 2014
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El Salvador Mining Law (in Spanish)
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Estonia Mining Act
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Ethiopia, Regulations to amend the Mining O...
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Finland Mining Act 2011
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Gabon Mining Code 2014
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Guinea Mining Code (in French & English...
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Guinea Mining Code (in French)
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Guinea Mining Code Amendment 2013 (in Frenc...
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Guinea Mining Code Introduction (in French)
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Guinea Presidential Decree re. Mining Code ...
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Honduras Mining Act 2013 (in Spanish)
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Honduras Mining Code (in Spanish)
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Hungary Mining Act
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India Basic Laws Governing Mining Sector
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India Coal Mines Regulations 1957
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India Metalliferous Mines Regulations 1961
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India Mines Act 1952
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India Mines and Minerals (Development and R...
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India Mines and Minerals (Regulation and De...
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India Mines Rules 1955
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India Mines Vocational Training Rules 1966
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Indonesia Mineral and Coal Mining Law 2009
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Indonesia Revision Mining Law GR 23/2010
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Indonesia Revision Mining Law GR 77/2014
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Ivory Coast Mining Code 2014 (in French)
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Jamaica Minerals Vesting Act
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Jamaica Mining Act
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Jordan Law 12/ 1968 and Amendments for Regu...
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Jordan Mining Regulation No. (131) For the ...
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Kazakhstan Law of Subsoil and Subsoil Use 2...
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Kenya Mining Act Revised Edition 2012
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Liberia Minerals and Mining Law 2000
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Liberia Regulations governing Exploration l...
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Madagascar Large Mining Investments Enforci...
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Madagascar Large Mining Investments Enforci...
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Madagascar Law re. Large Mining Investments...
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Madagascar Mining Code (in French & Eng...
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Malawi Mines and Minerals Act
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Mali Mining Code 2012 (in French)
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Mexico Mining Law (in Spanish)
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Mexico Mining Law Regulations (in Spanish)
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Mongolia Mineral Law 2006
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Mongolia Mineral Law 2006 with Amendments 2...
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Morocco Mining Code, 2015 (in French)
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Morocco Mining Regulation (in French)
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Mozambique Mining Law 2014 (in English)
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Mozambique Mining Law 2014 (in Portuguese)
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Mozambique Mining Law Regulations
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Myanmar Mines Law 1994
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Namibia Diamond Act
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Namibia Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) A...
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Nepal Mines and Minerals Rules 1999
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New Caledonia Mining Code (in French)
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Niger Mining Code Edition 2007 (in English)
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Nigeria Minerals & Mining Act 2007
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Pakistan (Punjab), Land Acquisition (Mines)...
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Paraguay Mining Law (in Spanish)
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Peru General Mining Law 2015 (in Spanish)
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Senegal Mining Code (in French)
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Senegal Mining Regulations (in French)
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Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Act, 2009
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Solomon Islands Mines and Minerals Act
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South Africa Mineral & Petroleum Resour...
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South Africa Mineral & Petroleum Resour...
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South Africa Mineral & Petroleum Resour...
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South Africa Minerals Act 1991
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South Africa Mining Titles Registration Reg...
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South Sudan Mining Act 2012
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Sri Lanka Mines and Minerals Act
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Sudan Mineral Resources and Mining Developm...
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Sudan Mines and Quarries Act
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Tajikistan Law on Mining Concessions
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Togo Mining Code (in French)
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Tonga Minerals Act
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Tonga Seabed Minerals Act 2014
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Tunisia Mining Code
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Uganda Mining Act
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Uganda Statutory Instruments, Mining Regula...
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UK Coal Industry Act 1994
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UK Deep Sea Mining Act 2014
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UK Opencast Coal Act 1958
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Ukraine Normative Acts re. PSA law (in Ukra...
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Ukraine Production Sharing Agreement Enabli...
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Ukraine Production Sharing Agreement Law
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Uzbekistan Production Sharing Contract Law ...
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Uzbekistan Subsoil Act
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Yemen Law (2010) Concerning Mines and Quarr...
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Zambia Mines and Minerals Act 1995
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Zambia Mines and Minerals Development Act 2...
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Zimbabwe Minerals Exploration and Marketing...
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Zimbabwe Minerals Exploration and Marketing...
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Zimbabwe Mines and Minerals Development Act...
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Zimbabwe Precious Stones Trade Act (Updated...
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Model Contracts (38)
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Angola Production Sharing Agreement
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Bangladesh Model Production Sharing Contrac...
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Brazil, Model Concession Agreement, ANP 10t...
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Cambodia Draft Production Sharing Contract
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Colombia E&P Oil Model Contract, 2004
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Cyprus Model Exploration and Production Sha...
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Equatorial Guinea Model Production Sharing ...
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Equatorial Guinea Model Production Sharing ...
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Ethiopia Model Petroleum Production Sharing...
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Ghana Model Petroleum Agreement 2000
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India Model Production Sharing Contract 201...
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Iraq Kurdistan Model Production Sharing Con...
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Iraq Model Gas Service Development and Prod...
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Jordan Model Production Sharing Agreement N...
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Kenya Model Production Sharing Contract 201...
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Liberia Production Sharing Contract
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Libya Model E&P Agreement, Oil & Ga...
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Mexico 2012 Offshore E&P Model Service ...
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Mexico Model Contract with Pemex Exploratio...
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MMDA (about)
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MMDA (in Portuguese)
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MMDA Annex to Explanatory Article (in Portu...
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MMDA Explanatory Article (in Portuguese)
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Model Mine Development Agreement (in French...
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Model Mine Development Agreement (MMDA)
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Morocco Model Petroleum Agreement 2014
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Mozambique Model Exploration and Production...
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Namibia Model Petroleum Agreement 2007
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Pakistan Model Petroleum Concession Agreeme...
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Seychelles Model Petroleum Agreement 2013
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Sierra Leone Model Form Petroleum License
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Tanzania Model Production Sharing Contract ...
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Timor Leste Model Production Sharing Contra...
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Trinidad and Tobago Deep Onshore Production...
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Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater Model Product...
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Turkmenistan Production Sharing Agreement
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Uganda Mining Regulation Model Forms & ...
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Uganda Model PSA , 1999
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Petroleum Contracts (9)
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Afghanistan, Amu Darya Oil Exploration &...
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CCSI Open Fiscal Models
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Global EI Contracts Repository
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Iran Concession Agreements and the Role of ...
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OpenOil Contract Modeling
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Petroleum Concessions, Contracts-based
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ResourceContracts.org repository
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Uganda Critical Analysis of Oil Contracts
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UK Unconventionals Contracts, Licensing Map
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Petroleum Laws & Regs (98)
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Afghanistan Hydrocarbons Law 2009 (Unoffici...
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Afghanistan, Abstract of Amu Darya Oil Tend...
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Albania Petroleum Law 1993
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Albania Petroleum Law Amendment 2003
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Albania Petroleum Regulation 1993
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Angola Petroleum Activities Law, 2004
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Antigua and Barbuda Oil Pollution of Mariti...
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Antigua and Barbuda Petroleum Act 1989
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Argentina Natural Gas Law (in Spanish)
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Bahamas Petroleum Law 1978
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Bahamas Petroleum Regulations 2001
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Bangladesh Petroleum Act (in Bengali) 2016
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Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Ordinance,...
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Bolivia Hydrocarbon Law 2005 (in Spanish)
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Brazil Exploration and Production of Oil &a...
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Brazil Gas Law 2009
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Brazil Petroleum Law
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Brazil Reasons for Presidential Vetoes, Pet...
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Brazil, 2011 ANP Resolution re. Exploration...
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Cambodia Petroleum Regs 2nd Amendment 1999
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Cambodia Petroleum Regulations
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Cambodia Petroleum Regulations 1st Amendmen...
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Cameroon Gas Code 2012
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Cyprus Hydrocarbons Law 2007
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Cyprus Hydrocarbons Regulations 2007 and 20...
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Djibouti Petroleum Code (in French)
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Dominican Republic Hydrocarbon Law 2000 (in...
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Equatorial Guinea Hydrocarbons Law 2006
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Equatorial Guinea Hydrocarbons Law 2006 (in...
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Eritrea, Revised Proclomation 108,2000 to G...
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Eritrea, Revised Regulations on Petroleum O...
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Estonia Natural Gas Act
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India Petroleum Act 1934
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Indonesia Draft Oil and Gas Law 2015
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Indonesia Law on Petroleum and Natural Gas ...
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Iran Petroleum Act
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Iraq Federal Oil and Gas Draft Law 2011
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Iraq Kurdistan Oil and Gas Law 2007
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Ireland Gas Regulation Act 2013
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Ireland Gas Regulation Act 2013, Commenceme...
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Ireland National Oil Reserves Agency Act 20...
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Ireland Petroleum (Exploration and Extracti...
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Jamaica Petroleum Act
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Kenya Oil and Gas Regulatory and Licensing ...
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Kenya Petroleum (Exploration, Development &...
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Kenya Petroleum Act 2006
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Lebanon Offshore Petroleum Law
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Lebanon Petroleum Activities Regulations
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Liberia Petroleum Exploration & Product...
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Liberia Petroleum Law 2002
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Libya Petroleum Law, Amended 2002
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Libya Petroleum Regulation No.1
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Libya Petroleum Regulation No.8
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Libya Petroleum Regulation No.9
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Malawi Petroleum Act
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Mexico Coal Bed Methane Regulations (in Spa...
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Mexico Hydrocarbons Commission Law (in Span...
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Mexico Hydrocarbons Law 2014
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Mexico Hydrocarbons Law 2014 (in Spanish)
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Mexico Petroleum Law (in Spanish)
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Mozambique Order for Approval of the Licenc...
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Mozambique Petroleum Law 2014
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Namibia Draft Gas Act 2001
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Namibia Petroleum (Exploration and Producti...
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Namibia Petroleum Act 1991
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Namibia Petroleum Laws Amendment Act 1998
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Namibia Petroleum Matters Amendment & V...
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Namibia Petroleum Products & Energy Ame...
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New Zealand Minerals Programme for Petroleu...
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Niger Petroleum Code (in French)
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Nigeria (draft) Petroleum Industry Bill
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Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Act
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Nigeria Petroleum Act (Cap. 350), 1969 (Con...
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Nigeria Petroleum Act 1990
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Norway Petroleum Activities Regulations 200...
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Peru Law on the Promotion of the Developmen...
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Peru Organic Law on Hydrocarbons, 2000
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Rwanda (draft) Gas Law
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Sierra Leone Petroleum (Exploration & P...
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Singapore Merchant Shipping Liability &...
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Somalia Petroleum Bill (final draft) 2016
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Somalia Petroleum Law 2007
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South Africa Gas Act 2001
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South Africa Gas Amendment Bill 2013
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South Africa Petroleum Exploration & Ex...
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Sri Lanka Petroleum Act 2003
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Sri Lanka Petroleum Resources Act 2003
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Tanzania Petroleum Act 2015
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Timor-Leste Law on Petroleum Activities 200...
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Timor-Leste Petroleum Act 2005
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Timor-Leste Petroleum Fund Law 2005
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Tonga Petroleum Act 1988
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Tonga Petroleum Regulation
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Trinidad and Tobago Petroleum Act
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Tuvalu Petroleum Act 1990
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Uganda Petroleum Act (Exploration, Developm...
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Uganda Petroleum Act 1985
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Venezuela JVC Accord & Bylaws, 2006
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Student Work (3)
