Breaking New Ground: Rewriting the Rules of Regulatory Risk in Offshore E&P
Above-ground risk, not geology, increasingly decides where offshore exploration succeeds. Produced with EnerGeo, this Petroleum Economist report measures regulatory frameworks against a model of a single competent authority, predictable licensing and limited litigation windows. Case studies from the US Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean show how interagency delays, court challenges, boundary disputes and political intervention can stall even well-designed regimes, and where reform can improve investment certainty.