Following are the legal issues in Petroleum Management. The Acts/Rules which govern the legal issues are also indicated below:
| Legal Issues | Governing Act/ Rules | 1 | Licence(For Prospecting Development and Production (i.e., Petroleum Exploration Licence P.E.L.)) | Oilfields(Regulation and Development Act, (1948)) | 2 | Mining Lease | Petroleum Natural gas rules 1959 | 3 | Royalities | | 4 | Inspections | | 5 | Exploration/Exploration of petrol in territorial waters. Continentals shelf and exclusive economic zone. | Continentals shelf and exclusive economic zone and other Maritime zones Act, 1976. | 6 | Levy of cess on crude oil and natural Gas | Oil industry development act 1974 | 7 | Oil Mininga. Drillingb. transport by pipe linec. accidentsd.Diseases of workmene.return | Oil Mines regulations 1984 | 8 | Import by sea/land | Petroleum act 1934 and rules 2002 | 9 | Transport by water / pipeline | | 10 | Storage | | 11 | Testing of samples | | 12 | Accidents with petroleum | Petroleum rules 2002 | 13 | Laying down of pipe lines and transporation of petroleum by pipe lines | Petroleum and mineral pipe lines | 14 | Gas cylinder | Explosives act 1884 and gas cylinder rules 1981 | 15 | Construction and fitment of static pressure vessels and transport of compressed gas | Static & Mobile pressure vessels (unfired rules 1981) | 16 | Labour and safety in mines,hours of work, wages and medical exam of persons | Mines act 1952 and Mines rules 1955 | 17 | Use of forest land for non-forest activity | Forest act 1980(conservation) | 2. Mining Lease Petroleum Natural (Before Commercial Production) Gas Rules 1959 3. Royalties 4. Inspections Rules deal with transfer or assignment, of his rights by licensee, Pre-emption in emergent situations, suspension and cancellation of Petroleum Licenses and