University of Maiduguri Research Compendium (Faculty of Law) 1) Research Title Environmental Problems Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Activities

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1 University of Maiduguri Research Compendium (Faculty of Law) 1) Research Title Environmental Problems Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Activities Researchers Address(es) Correspondence address Department of Private Law Faculty of Law University of Maiduguri PMB 1069 Maiduguri, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069 Maiduguri, Tel: +234(0) (published/ Year of publication 2014 Published in Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence (OGEL) Volume 12 - Issue #01 January 2014 ISSN X Self Abstract The paper provides an overview of the environmental cost of offshore operations resulting from the polluting nature of the operations, accidental pollution and the decommissioning of offshore structures. The commentary notes the absence of a binding global instrument dedicated to the regulation of offshore petroleum E&P activities. Recommendation for adoption of an international convention on offshore petroleum E&P was made with the hope that this is achievable when oil and gas industry operators drive the initiative. The research will have a tremendous impact on the oil and gas industry. 1

2 University of Maiduguri Research Compendium 2) Research Title The Prospects and the Problems of the West African Gas Pipeline Researchers Address(es) Department of Private Law Faculty of Law University of Maiduguri PMB 1069 Maiduguri Correspondence address, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069 Maiduguri, Tel: +234(0) (published/unpublished) Year of publication 2011 Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence (OGEL) ( Issue : Vol. 9 - Issue 3 Published : July 2011 ISSN : X Self Abstract There has been a tremendous growth in cross-border trade in oil and gas and with the remote location of oil and gas reserves the need for cross-border pipelines that will carry oil and natural gas to far distances has become apparent. In 1982 the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) conceived the idea of the West African Gas Pipeline as a vehicle to promote regional integration and economic development. The body consequently suggested the development of natural gas pipelines that will cover the entire West African sub-region. Following a feasibility study carried out in 1999 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo and Ghana in Cotonou while the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) implementation agreement was signed in The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) which is the first regional gas transmission system in sub-saharan Africa is a pipeline of approximately 678 km that runs from Nigeria s Escravos region of the Niger Delta to the republics of Benin, Togo and Ghana. The construction of the pipeline which started in 2005 will deliver natural gas to markets in the Republic of Benin, Togo and Ghana. It is expected that later the WAGP will be extended to Côte d'ivoire and in longer term 2

3 even to Senegal. University of Maiduguri Research Compendium 3) Research Title Is Joint Development a Panacea for Maritime Boundary Disputes and for the Exploitation of Offshore Transboundary Petroleum Deposits? (2009) 4 International Energy Law Review (IELR), pp Researchers Address(es) Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069 Maiduguri Correspondence address (published), Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri PMB 1069 Maiduguri, ymyusuuf@unimaid.edu.ng. Tel: +234(0) International Energy Law Review Sweet & Maxwell and its Contributors Year of publication 2009 Self Abstract. This article examined the role of joint development in fostering co-operation and the promotion of the exploration and exploitation of offshore petroleum resources in areas of competing claims between disputing coastal neighbours. An analysis of the legal basis for negotiating a joint development agreement, and an assessment of how treaty provisions and judicial opinions support the concept as a panacea for 3

4 the exploitation of offshore petroleum resources situated in areas of overlapping claims followed. By way of concluded by examining whether a subsisting joint development arrangement, which is serving the economic needs of the parties, will dispense with the need for a settled maritime boundary. University of Maiduguri Research Compendium 4) Research Title The role of the 1982 UNCLOS in the resolution of maritime boundary disputes Researchers Address(es) Correspondence address Department of Private Law Faculty of Law University of Maiduguri PMB 1069 Maiduguri, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri PMB 1069 Maiduguri, ymyusuuf@unimaid.edu.ng. Tel: +234(0) (published) International Energy Law Review [2011] I.E.L.R., Issue 7 Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited Year of publication 2012 Self-funded 4

5 Abstract The article examined how the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter referred to as UNCLOS) tried to address the problem of competing maritime boundary claims between coastal neighbours. It gave a general overview of what constitutes maritime boundary delimitation as well as discussed the rights of coastal states in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf and the rules applicable to the delimitation of overlapping exclusive economic zones and continental shelves. By way of conclusion, the article proffered solutions as to the way forward when coastal neighbours fail to agree on the extent of their maritime boundaries. LIST OF SOME CHAPTERS CONTRIBUTED 1. Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, The Evolution and Development of Human Rights, in Jubril Bala Mohammed (Ed), Introduction to Human Rights Journalism, (Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos, 1997), pp Jubril Bala Mohammed and Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, Journalism and Human Rights: How to Identify and Raise Human Rights Issues, in Jubril Bala Mohammed, (Ed), Introduction to Human Rights Journalism, (Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos, 1997), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, Constitutionalism and Power Devolution in a Federal State, in Tunde Babawale and Bash Olasupo (Eds), Devolution of Powers in a Federal State, (Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos, 2000), pp Jubril Bala Mohammed, Umaru A. Pate and Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, Crime, Police and Court Reporting, in Jubril Bala Mohammed, (Ed), Introduction to Specialised Reporting, (ABU Press Ltd, Zaria, 2000), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, Corruption as an Impediment to Good Governance, in Isa Hayatu Chiroma and Abba Gana Shettima (Eds.), Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights in Nigeria, (Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, 2008), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf and Abubakar Mu azu, Rule of Law, Media and Civil Society in the Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria, in Isa Hayatu Chiroma and Abba Gana Shettima (Eds.), Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights in Nigeria, (Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, 2008), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, An Assessment of the Provisions on the Protection of the Environment in Joint Development Agreements, in Paul Obo Idornigie, et al. (Eds.), 5

6 Articles in Honour of Chief JK Gadzama (SAN), (NIALS Press, Abuja, 2011), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, The Regulation of Pollution arising from Offshore Petroleum Activities under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in Mohammed L. Ahmadu (Ed.), Legal Prisms: Directions in Nigerian Law and Practice (UDUS Press, Sokoto, 2012), pp Y. M. Yusuf and Baba Kura Alhaji, An Analysis of the Textual Basis of Ijma as a Source of Sharia Law, in K.A. Da ud (Ed.), The Law at a Glance: A Book in Honour of Honourable Justice Kashim Zannah (OFR), (MULAN, Borno State, 2014), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, General Introduction in Dr. Y. M. Yusuf, Dr. K. A. Da ud and I. S. Benisheik (eds.), Contemporary Legal and Development Issues In Nigeria: Essays in Honour of Late Shettima Ahmed Mukthar Liberty (Global Computeray Publishing Co, Lagos, 2014), pp. xxiii-xxxii 11. Y. M. Yusuf, Suleiman Usman Santuraki and Muhammad Musa Saleh, The Prospects and the Challenges of Linking Human Rights to Environmental Protection, in Dr. Y. M. Yusuf, Dr. K. A. Da ud and I. S. Benisheik (eds.), Contemporary Legal and Development Issues In Nigeria: Essays in Honour of Late Shettima Ahmed Mukthar Liberty (Global Computeray Publishing Co, Lagos, 2014), pp M.K. Adebayo, M. I. Gwangndi, Suleiman U. Santuraki and Yusuf M. Yusuf, Recovery and Repatriation of the Proceeds of Corruption in Nigeria, in Dr I. A. Abdulkadir, Dr. I. A. Yusuf, Dr. A. A. Oba, Dr. H. O. Ijaiya and Dr. (Mrs) J. A. O. Amoloye-Adebayo (Eds.), Corruption and National Development, Proceedings of the 46 th Annual Conference of the NALT, (UNILORIN Press, 2013), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, Nigerian Perspectives on the Recovery and Repatriation of Assets, in M. A. Ayoade and S. A. Igbinedion (Eds.), Legal Perspectives to Corruption, Money Laundering and Assets Recovery in Nigeria, (Dept. of Jurisprudence and International Law, UNILAG, Lagos, 2015), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf, General Introduction, in Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf (Ed.), Current Themes on Nigerian Law and Practice, (University of Maiduguri Press, Maiduguri, 2016), pp Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf and Muhammad Musa Saleh, Judicial Reforms and Access to Justice Through the Use of Information Technology in Nigeria, in Yusuf Mohammad Yusuf (Ed.), Current Themes on Nigerian Law and Practice, (University of Maiduguri Press, Maiduguri, 2016), pp