Offshore oil and gas development in the U.S. / David A. Contreras, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Contreras, David A., 1971- editor.

United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

Series:

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Offshore oil well drilling--United States.

Offshore oil well drilling.

Offshore gas well drilling--United States.

Offshore gas well drilling.

Petroleum in submerged lands--United States.

Petroleum in submerged lands.

Underwater drilling--Environmental aspects--United States.

Underwater drilling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Other Title:

Offshore oil and gas development in the United States

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2011.

Summary:

The development of offshore oil, gas and other mineral resources in the United States is impacted by a number of interrelated legal regimes, including international, federal and state laws. International law provides a framework for establishing national ownership or control of offshore areas, and U.S. domestic law has adopted these internationally recognized principles. This book describes the nature of U.S. authority over offshore areas pursuant to international and domestic law and explains the laws, at both the state and federal levels, governing the development of offshore oil and gas and the litigation that has flowed from development under these legal regimes; recent changes to authorities regulating offshore development and legislative proposals concerning offshore oil and natural gas exploration and production.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61324-918-7