Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Overlapping courses - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation - Other

Course content

The course Petroleum Law deals with the public regulation of Norwegian offshore petroleum activities.
The set of rules regulating the petroleum sector concern different relations between the various actors active within the petroleum sector and as such representing varying interests.

The course covers three different relations:

• Firstly, that between the authorities and the holders of a licence for petroleum production (the licensees): The students will be given knowledge about the licence system, safety regulation and the petroleum taxation system.
• Secondly, that between market participants in the gas market: The students will be given knowledge about the regulation of access to the gas infrastructure and the competitive aspects of gas sales
• Thirdly, that between the licensees and third parties: The students will be given knowledge about liability regulation, including the regulation of liability for pollution.

Learning outcome

The petroleum activities have been vital to the development of Norway as a welfare state. They amount to one fourth of the total generated income in Norway. The aim of this course is to give the students an overview and understanding of the regulation of Norwegian offshore petroleum activities. The lectures address a wide range of familiar and more recent fields of law: public administrative law and international law/EEC law; gas market law and competition law, law of torts and petroleum tax law. Through these fields of law the students learn how general principles of law are adjusted to the particular circumstances in one sector.

Admission

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You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master’s programme at UiO or the faculty's exchange programme. You can also register for this course if you do not have admission to any programme at UiO, but meet the formal prerequistites.

All students are required meet the formal prerequistites.

Have you met the formal prerequisites at another institution than the University of Oslo, and the results are not formally registered at UiO, you must apply for admission to courses at Master’s level . Students with admission to Master’s degree programmes at other faculties than The Faculty of Law must also apply for admission.

When your admission is in order you must register for courses in StudentWeb

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Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Students must fill one of these requirements:

• Passed 1st - 3rd year of studies in Master's of Law (masterstudiet i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or examinations that qualify for exemption from these) or
• Having a 5-years Master’s degree in Laws (masterstudiet i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.

Students with admission to the faculty’s exchange programme and students with admission to any master’s degree programme at the University of Oslo (except masterstudiet i rettsvitenskap) has an exemption from the formal prerequisites.

Recommended previous knowledge

Minimum three years of law studies.

Overlapping courses

10 credits overlap with JUR5410 - Petroleumsrett (discontinued), 10 credits overlap with JUR5411 - Petroleum Law (discontinued), 10 credits overlap with JUS5410 - Petroleumsrett, 10 credits overlap with VALPETRO - Petroleumsrett (discontinued), 10 credits overlap with JUXPETRO - Petroleumsrett (discontinued), 10 credits overlap with JUTPETRO - Petroleum Law (discontinued), 10 credits overlap with JUTENERGY, 10 credits overlap with VALENERGY - Energy Law (discontinued), 10 credits overlap with MARLPETRO - Petroleum Law/Energy Law (discontinued) and 10 credits overlap with JUVOPETR.

Teaching

Language of teaching for this course is English. This means that all
communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all
literature and auxiliary materials are in English.

Lectures takes place throughout the semester.

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Examination

4-hour written examination.

Examination support material

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Regulations for support materials permitted at examination for courses taught in English . Please read all three chapters.

Language of examination

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The language of examination for this course is English. This means
that the examination question will be given in English, and students
may answer in English only.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

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Withdrawal from an examination

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A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.
A study programme may have rules that further limit the number of times a student may re-take this exam. In such instances the rules of the study programme will have priority.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.

Evaluation

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Other

The language for this course is English. Students enrolled in the
Masterprogrammet i rettsvitenskap must pass one
English subject as part of their degree, this course will meet these
obligations.

The course does not overlap with, but is related to JUR5430 - Petroleumskontrakter (discontinued) – only taught in Norwegian, JUR5401 - Maritime Law (discontinued), JUR5400 - Sjørett (discontinued) and JUR5310 - EC Competition Law (discontinued). Students who register for Petroleum Law will therefore benefit from studying the above mentioned courses in addition to JUR5440 - EU Substantive Law (discontinued).