Oil and gas agreement

The oil and gas industry operates in countries throughout the world in accordance with a number of different types of agreements. These agreements generally fall into one of four categories (or a combination of the categories): risk agreements, concessions, production sharing agreements (PSAs, also known as production sharing contracts, PSCs) and service contracts.

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Modification
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Overview

Traditional concession agreements pre-1940 were granted for large areas, sometimes the whole country e.g. Iraq, and those grants were for long term (50 to 99 years).[1] This caused developments to be delayed, postponed or the expected investment did not immediately materialise. This was clear against host governments interest. The contracts did not foreseen any relinquishment of non explored areas. Further more traditional concession agreements granted petroleum "in situ" to the IOC, with market and pricing powers.[2] The royalties were flat or fixed for per unity rates and sometimes credited against income taxes. There were no or low signature bonus and sometimes no income taxation. Those terms were often "frozen" for the life of the agreement.[citation needed]

## Modification

After the Second World War host governments relocated economic rents with the aim of increasing passive profit sharing. Towards the 1960s and 1970s governments started to demand more active profit sharing through NOC Joint Ventures Participation.[citation needed]

Participation agreements: the NOC is "Carried" by an International Oil Company (IOC). The NOC burdens the IOC by not fully compensate the IOC for the risks assumed during exploration or to make a commercial discovery. The IOC faces the full losses and thus needs bigger success to compensate depending on NOC's share on the joint venture. However, the IOC benefit for example by having the NOC as partner when faced with nationalistic treats.

## See also

* Iraq oil law (2007)
* Production sharing agreement

## References

1. ↑ Zedalis, Rex J. (2009). The Legal Dimensions of Oil and Gas in Iraq: Current Reality and Future Prospects. Cambridge University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780521766616. https://books.google.com/books?id=LGvmOBBLUYwC&dq="Oil+and+gas+agreement"+-wikipedia&pg=PA92. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
2. ↑ "Avoiding Common Pitfalls: Expert Tips for Smarter Oil & Gas Investments" (in en-US). 2025-07-23. https://1280royalties.com/blog/selling-oil-and-gas-mineral-rights-before-new-administration.

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