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PROF. DR. CATHERINE BANET

Professor & Head

Department for Energy and Resources Law

Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law

University of Oslo

P.O.Box 6706

St. Olavs plass 5

NO - 0130 - Oslo

NORWAY

Academic Co-Director and Research Fellow,

Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) (www.cerre.eu)

Academic Co-Director of the Advanced LLM in Energy Law,

North Sea Energy Law Partnership (www.nselp.eu)

Chair, Norwegian Energy Law Association (https://www.energirettsforeningen.no)

Lead, ELAWNET-project

(https://www.jus.uio.no/nifs/english/research/projects/elawnet/)

Areas of Expertise

Energy law; Environmental law; EU law; EEA natural resources law; EU State aids law; Internal energy market; Energy market design; Energy infrastructures regulation; Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs); financing of energy projects; Exploitation of mineral seabed resources; Offshore energy production, Carbon capture and storage (CCS); Network codes and guidelines.

Brief Bio

Education:

PhD (UiO, Oslo) 2012; LLM in International and European Energy and Environmental Law (KUL, Leuven) 2007; MA in International Politics (Ceris, Paris/Brüssel) 2003; MA in European Affairs (UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve) 2002; LL.B (Lille) 2002; I.E.P. (Aix-en-Provence) 2001

Works:

Professor (2021), Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Energy and Resources Law Department. Head of Department (2021-).
Associate Professor, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Energy and Resources Law Department (2014-2021).
Senior Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Oslo. Projects: Implementing Network Codes (INC) and Regulating Power in Norway Decentralization or Centralization (POWREG) (2020-2024).
Scientific Advisor, Frisch Center, Oslo Center for Research on Environmentally friendly Energy (CREE) (FME) (2017-2019).
Associate Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS, Oil and Energy Department, 2011-2014.
PhD research fellow, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Petroleum and Energy Law Department, 2006-2011.
Associate Lawyer, law firm Huglo-Lepage & Partners, Brussels, 2004-2006.
Blue Book stagiaire, European Commission, Directorate General Environment, Brussels, 2003-2004.
Intern, U.S. Embassy in Belgium, Department of Commerce, Energy and Environment Sections, 2003.

Membership and appointments:

Head of the Department for Energy and Resources Law, University of Oslo (2021-)
Chair of the Board, Norwegian Energy Law Association (2021-)
Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Law (2017-2021)
Research Group in Natural Resources Law, Faculty of Law (co-lead)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Norwegian Research Center for Wind Energy (NorthWind)
CERRE - Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) - Academic Research Fellow (2019-)
Expert committee on energy and environmental law of the Norwegian Center for Continuing Legal Education, member
Member of the Academic Advisory Group of the Section on Energy, Environmental and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL), International Bar Association (IBA)