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Illusory Control Of State Controlled Resources Through Stabilisation Clauses: Renegotiation Clauses May Save The Contract, Jeffery Ray
Jeffery R Ray
The stabilisation clause, in oil or gas production sharing agreements, is a tool that is used to address investor security. The clause tends to create unintended effects when extraneous events, such as the price of oil, change the market. This article explores the ability, and potential inability, of the renegotiation clause to mitigate extraneous events from destroying the commercial intent of the original bargain.