The New Approach in Legal Analysis of Environmental clauses in Petroleum Contracts

Abstract Environmental protection is an important aspect of sustainable development that should be considered in all economic activities, including petroleum projects. The environmental clauses of petroleum contracts, despite being largely influenced by international unified standards, have various faces on different contracts and projects. The most important of environmental issues are included: Environmental governing law, the plans and program that the contractor must comply with, environmental management requirements for the project that seek to deal effectively with environmental problems and at the end, civil liability due to environmental damages, its foundations and its limitations. This article attempts to examine environmental issues, with emphasis on new petroleum contracts and some environmental claims.