INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: OIL AND GAS SECTOR
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Actions for claims in the energy industry often involve large investments, a robust sense of public interest, and “cross-border” features that warrant the development of a special structure to resolve disputes (International Center for Energy Arbitration). In the belief of Akinjide-Balogun (2000), the possibility for disputes among the players and stakeholders in the global energy sector remains at a high level.
This should not come as a surprise owing to the presence of a number of complicated commercial relationships as well as the high costs in exploring for and harnessing vast amounts of hydrocarbons. Arbitration ...