Originally published in 1984, this study focuses on petroleum agreements between non-OPEC LDCs with oil-importing LDCs and how issues such as high oil prices affect each country. This title will be of interest to students of environmental studies and economics.

Preface; 1. Introduction; Part 1: General Analysis; 2. The Petroleum Potential of Non-OPEC Countries 3. Evolution of Petroleum Contracts Between Host Governments and the International Petroleum Companies 4. The Effects of Alternative Fiscal Arrangements on Host Country Returns and Petroleum Investments; Part 2: Case Studies of Modern Contractual Arrangements; 5. Indonesia's Petroleum Agreements: The Evolution of the Production-Sharing Contract (PSC) 6. Peru's Production-Sharing Contracts 7. Guatemala's Production-Sharing Contracts 8. The Production-Sharing Contracts of Malaysia, The Phillipines, and Egypt 9. The Service Contracts 10. The Joint Venture and the Modern Concession Agreement; Part 3: U.S. Government and International Agency Programs and Policies; 11. U.S. Government Policies and Activities Relating to Petroleum Development in the Non-OPEC LDCs 12. Promotion of Petroleum Development in the Oil-Importing Developing Countries by International Agencies 13. Conclusions; Index.