Regulation of Operational Pollution from Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in Ghana: Tales from Norway

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dc.contributor.advisorMascher, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, Emmanuel Kofi
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-26T22:34:51Z
dc.date.available2014-11-17T08:00:28Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-26
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractOperational pollution from offshore oil and gas exploration and production has become a major environmental problem for governments. Regulators have adopted either prescriptive or performance-based regulation to address this problem. This thesis examines both approaches and argues that performance-based regulation is best suited for the purpose of regulating operational pollution. The thesis further identifies essential elements of effective performance-based regulation and identifies the key elements in the Norwegian regime for regulating offshore operational pollution including: the use of performance-based regulation; comprehensive legislative arrangement; and a regulator with clearly defined roles and responsibilities. The thesis then explores the extent to which these elements identified are present in the Ghanaian regime to regulate operational pollution. The thesis concludes by recommending a transfer of the key elements from Norway to Ghana to ensure that an effective regime is in place for regulating operational pollution from the offshore oil and gas industry going forward.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOwusu, E. K. (2014). Regulation of Operational Pollution from Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in Ghana: Tales from Norway (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27588en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27588
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1557
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyLaw
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectLaw
dc.subject.classificationPrescriptive-Based Regulationen_US
dc.subject.classificationPerformance-Based Regulationen_US
dc.subject.classificationOffshore Oil and Gas Regulaationen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Regulationen_US
dc.subject.classificationGhanaen_US
dc.subject.classificationNorwayen_US
dc.titleRegulation of Operational Pollution from Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in Ghana: Tales from Norway
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thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Laws (LLM)
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