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Dr. Tade Oyewunmi is an international energy and natural resources law professor and advisor specialising in energy law and policy, international business transactions, and the development of clean energy technologies such as hydrogen, wind energy, carbon capture, and storage projects. He is an Associate Professor of Energy Law at the University of Vaasa, Finland, and his experience includes teaching and research positions in the US and internationally. He serves as an Associate Editor for the OGEL Energy Law Journal.

 

Dr. Oyewunmi was, among other things, 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. 

 

As an Attorney, 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 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). â€‹

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Certifications and Licenses

University of California (UC) Berkeley Law Executive Education, July 2021 

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Educational Qualifications:

Doctor of Laws (LLD) (International Energy Law & Policy)

  • University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Law School, Finland, 2017.

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Master of Laws (LL.M) (oil and gas)

  • University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, 2011

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Qualified as an Attorney (Barrister and Solicitor) in Nigeria,

  • Nigerian Law School, 2005

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Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

  • University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2004

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Teaching | Research | Consuting Specialities

Energy & International Ventures

 

  • International Business Transactions

  • Drafting and negotiation in cross-border investment contracts

  • Ethical, sustainability, and legal issues in international business

  • Investment protection in emerging markets

 

Practicalities of Energy Law and Policy â€‹

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  • Understanding energy systems and technologies

  • Developing energy resources - electricity, natural gas, wind, solar, hydrogen, etc.​

  • Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

  • Economic regulation in gas and electricity markets 

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Oil and Gas Development & the Environment

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  • Oil and gas licensing and contracts

  • Oil and gas production and environmental, health, and safety regulation

  • Oil and gas  pipelines and market development

  • Oil and gas ventures & ESG

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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

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