
Dr Tade Oyewunmi is an Associate Professor of Energy Law at the University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland. He teaches and conducts research examining the regulation of energy systems (i.e., the frameworks, laws, and market rules governing how energy resources such as electricity, natural gas, and renewables are produced, transmitted, and utilised) and international law. He is the author of several books and publications, including 'Regulating Gas Supply to Power Markets' (Wolters Kluwer International, 2018) and 'Decarbonisation and the Energy Industry' (Hart, 2020).
Dr. Oyewunmi was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon School of Law; an Assistant Professor and Senior Energy Research Fellow at Vermont Law School, VT, USA; and an international energy law and policy scholar at the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law, UEF Law School, Finland, University of Houston Law Center, and Tulane University Center for Energy Law, Louisiana, USA. He serves as an Associate Editor for the OGEL Energy Law Journal.
Before now, Dr. Oyewunmi practised in the areas of energy, project finance, dispute resolution, and international business transactions in Nigeria. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association; the Institute for Energy Law at the Centre for American and International Law; the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation); and the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN).
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Certifications and Licenses
University of California (UC) Berkeley Law Executive Education, July 2021
Educational Qualifications:
Doctor of Laws (LLD) (International Energy Law & Policy)
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University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Law School, Finland, 2017.
Master of Laws (LL.M) (oil and gas)
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University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, 2011
Qualified as an Attorney (Barrister and Solicitor) in Nigeria,
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Nigerian Law School, 2005
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
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University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2004
Teaching | Research | Consuting Specialities
Energy & International Ventures
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International Business Transactions
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Drafting and negotiation in cross-border investment contracts
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Ethical, sustainability, and legal issues in international business
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Investment protection in emerging markets
Practicalities of Energy Law and Policy
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Understanding energy systems and technologies
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Developing energy resources - electricity, natural gas, wind, solar, hydrogen, etc.
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Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
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Economic regulation in gas and electricity markets
Oil and Gas Development & the Environment
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Oil and gas licensing and contracts
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Oil and gas production and environmental, health, and safety regulation
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Oil and gas pipelines and market development
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Oil and gas ventures & ESG
Scholarship and Research Interests:
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Law and policy framework for energy and natural resources development
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Energy market reforms and restructuring
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Corporate Governance
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International Investment Protection
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Economic approaches to law and regulation
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Universal energy access and economic development
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Energy security, reliability, equity, and regulatory issues in energy decarbonization
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Applied and Interdisciplinary Research





