Prof. Eduardo G. Pereira

Profile

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Prof. Eduardo G. Pereira is a worldwide recognized scholar specialising in Natural Resources and Energy Law. He is a founding partner at the International Energy Law Training and Research Company as well as at the International Energy Law Advisory Group. He has been active in the natural resources and energy industry for more than 15 years and is an international expert on oil, gas and energy contracts and regulations. His experience in this area – both academic and practical – is extensive. He has practical experience in over 50 jurisdictions covering America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Dr. Pereira concluded his doctoral thesis on oil and gas joint ventures at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). He conducted postdoctoral research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (University of Oxford, UK), the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law (University of Oslo, Norway), the Institute of Energy and Environment (University of São Paulo, Brazil) and more recently at the Canadian Institute of Resources Law (University of Calgary, Canada). He possesses positions as a full-time, part-time, honorary, adjunct and/or visiting scholar in several leading academic institutions around the world. He is also a series editor for the Global South Series at the Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy and an associate editor of OGEL. He is also the author and editor of several leading oil and gas textbooks. 

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Academic Positions Held

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Current Positions

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• Director at the International Energy Law Training Research Company (Portugal).

• Honorary Professor of Natural Resources and Energy Law at the Siberian Federal University (Russia).

• Visiting Professor at the Kathmandu University (Nepal).

• Visiting Professor at the CEDIN (Brazil). 

• Adjunct Professor of Energy Law at University of Eastern Finland Law School (Finland).

• Visiting Professor at the Centre de Estudos de Ciencias Jurídico-Econômicas e Socias – Agostinho Neto University (Angola);

• Visiting Professor at Strathmore University (Kenya);

• Visiting Professor of Natural Resources and Energy Law at Externado University of Colombia Law School (Colombia)

• Scholar at the University of West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago).

• Associate Member of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law;

• Research Fellow at the IEE USP  (Brazil).

• Research fellow at FGV Energia (Brazil);

• Research fellow at CIRL (Canada)

• Managing editor of the GSENRLJ.

• Associate editor of OGEL.

 

Past Positions 

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• Adjunct Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law (USA).

• Associate Professor at the University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago)

• Visiting Professor at Reykjavik University, School of Law (Iceland).

• Visiting Professor at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Mexico)

• Researcher at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Department of Petroleum and Energy Law - University of Oslo (Norway).

• Research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies (England).

• Research fellow at Centro de Estudos em Regulação e Infraestrutura - FGV (Brazil).

• Research fellow at Catholic Research for the Future of Law - Catholic University of Portugal (Portugal).

• Managing editor for UEF Law Review. 

 

 

Practitioner Positions held

 

Current Positions

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• Independent consultant and expert (Portugal/Brazil). 

• Founding Partner, International Energy Law Advisory Group (IELAG);

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Past Positions

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• Counsel, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados (Brazil);

• Counsel, Moraes Leitao, Galvao Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados (Portugal);

• Managing Director and general counsel in several international companies belonging to the STR Group (including but not limited to STR PP Holding GmbH (Austria), Petra Holding GmbH (Austria), Petra BV (Holland), Al-Sudan Energia 1 Sarl (Sudan) and Petra Energia Magrihb Sarl (Morocco), among others);

• Corporate Director & Legal Counsel, Petra Energia S.A. (Part of STR Group – Brazilian entity);

• Legal Counsel, Oil M&S S.A. (Part of STR Group – Brazilian entity);