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The United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (‘UNCLOS’) is
hailed as one of the most significant multilateral legal agreements
executed in the past few decades. However, its shortcomings are
neither trivial nor inconsequential, especially regarding maritime
boundary disputes involving hydrocarbon resources. This monograph
examines the relationship between UNCLOS and maritime boundaries in
five non-polar regions, encompassing almost 90% of global
unresolved disputes involving offshore hydrocarbon development. The
regions, which include the eastern Mediterranean, the Caspian Sea,
the Persian Gulf, northeast Asia, and the South China Sea, were
chosen for their oil and gas resources potential and recent
military skirmishes that have the potential to lead to wider
regional confrontations. The book addresses each region’s
maritime boundary status in the context of specific articles within
UNCLOS that have been exploited by disputing states to justify
their overlapping claims. The history and future applicability of
multilateral Joint Development Area agreements for each region are
evaluated for their potential to provide a cooperative solution to
resolve ongoing tensions. Highlighting the limitations of current
‘gun-boat’ diplomacy, the monograph makes practical suggestions
for new paradigms for resolving outstanding disputes, promoting
lasting peace and generating economic benefits resulting from
resource development.
Natural Gas has been called 'the prince of hydrocarbons': an
abundant resource that is versatile and competitive with other
fuels and popular throughout the world. The advent of newer
technologies that can deliver natural gas to worldwide markets,
coupled with its reputation as a clean-burning, efficient energy
source, make natural gas the international 'fuel of the future'.It
offers a thorough understanding of the entire natural gas value
chain, including detailed discussion of emerging sectors such as
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Gas-To-Liquid (GTL), and Coal Bed
Methane (CBM). It covers gas terms, conversion units,
commercialization and marketing issues. It explores current and
emerging international players, and the latest in technology
development.
Cleaner and more versatile than other hydrocarbons, natural gas has
never had a brighter future. The new edition of Fundamentals of
Natural Gas thoroughly explains the massive evolution of natural
gas and LNG, from technology advances and vast new reserves. As
forecasts of worldwide consumption increase dramatically, this
"prince of hydrocarbons" is the natural choice for electric power,
heating, and as an industry feedstock. Features of the Second
Edition: Growth of unconventional shale gas technology and
production Rise of LNG export projects from the United States
International adoption of gas-on-gas pricing Impact of LNG
mega-projects and the adjusting economics of these ventures
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