Dr. Tade Oyewunmi is an international energy and natural resources law professor and advisor who writes about the legal and policy issues impacting natural gas and electricity markets, international business transactions, and the development of clean energy technologies such as hydrogen, wind energy, carbon capture, and storage projects. He has held several academic positions in the US and internationally, including serving as an Associate Editor, OGEL Energy Law Journal. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law, Oregon, USA, where he taught (i) energy and international transactions, (ii) air pollution and the environment, (iii) international business transactions (LLM), and (iv) sustainable business law. Before then, he was 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. In these roles, his research and teaching engagements bordered on the security of energy supply and decarbonization issues.
Dr. Oyewunmi practiced as an Attorney in Nigeria since 2006 advising on international energy and commercial transactions, project finance, and dispute resolution matters. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Affiliate), the Institute for Energy Law at the Center for American and International Law; and the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation).
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