The compensation system for marine ecological damage resulting from offshore drilling in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21521294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Minzhen Jiang (0000-0001-7333-3357, Maastricht University, corresponding author), Michael Faure (0000-0001-8756-7832, Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 143 |
| Pages | 105132 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marine Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-597X • E-ISSN: 1872-9460 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105132 |
| OpenAlex | W4281709547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In the past four decades that China has devoted to its offshore oil exploration and production, a model of joint development between the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and foreign operators has been used. Drilling for oil offshore is a challenging task with multiple hazards, as oil spills both from daily operations and from offshore accidents, endangers the marine ecosystem of nearby waters. Unlike traditional damage (i.e., personal injury and property damage) via the environment, tort liabilities resulting from marine ecological damage require a separate regime where relevant rules are scattered in different legal instruments. Some unique features rooted in the Chinese offshore oil industry fundamentally shape the liability distribution and the approaches to ecological remediation. The Bohai Bay Oil Spill in 2011 demonstrated that China was in urgent need of dealing with this issue in practice. This study will describe the applicable legal remedies concerning this type of damage and analyse the existing compensation system. Based on a law and economics approach, some observations are made on the efficiency of the regime to evaluate if the applicable rules are in line with economic starting points when compensating marine ecological damage arising from offshore drilling
Business · China · Corporation · Ecosystem · Environmental resource management · Liability · Marine ecosystem · Offshore drilling · Petroleum engineering · Political science · Submarine pipeline · Environmental law and policy · Environmental Science · International Environmental Law and Policies · International Maritime Law Issues · Law · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |