scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Energy Lawyers

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
L.E. Smith ◽  
Marie H. Buchinski ◽  
And Deirdre A. Sheehan
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Resources Conservation ◽  
Legislative Changes

This article identifies recent regulatory and legislative developments of interest to oil and gas lawyers. The authors survey a variety of subject areas, examining decisions of key regulatory agencies such as the National Energy Board, the Ontario Energy Board, the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board, the Alberta Surface Rights Board, and the Alberta Utilities Commission, as well as related court decisions. In addition, the authors review a variety of key policy and legislative changes from the federal and provincial levels.

scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Oil and Gas Lawyers

2010 ◽  
pp. 529-606
Author(s):  
Michael W. McCachen ◽  
Karen McGlone ◽  
Carol Hales ◽  
Lars Olthafer ◽  
Douglas Crowther
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Resources Conservation ◽  
Legislative Changes

This article identifies recent regulatory and legislative developments of interest to oil and gas lawyers. The authors survey a variety of subject areas, examining key decisions of courts, the National Energy Board, the Alberta Resources Conservation Board, the Alberta Surface Rights Board, and the Alberta Utilities Commission. In addition, the authors review a variety of key policy and legislative changes from the federal and provincial levels.

scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Energy Lawyers

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 427
Author(s):  
David J. Farmer ◽  
Layne N. Thiessen
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
The World ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Resources Conservation

This article highlights important legislative and regulatory developments of relevance to energy lawyers, including those involving electricity matters and related jurisprudence that arose between May 2012 and May 2013. The authors have reviewed a wide variety of subject areas, including examining decisions of key regulatory agencies such as the National Energy Board, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board, the Alberta Utilities Commission, the Alberta Surface Rights Board, the Ontario Energy Board, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal, and the World Trade Organization. Additionally, federal and provincial legislation and regulations of significance introduced during this period are canvassed.

scholarly journals Assessment and Analysis of the Decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in OMERS Energy v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board)

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Alicia Quesnel ◽  
Aaron Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Resources Conservation ◽  
Court Of Appeal

This article provides an assessment of how the findings of the Alberta Court of Appeal in OMERS Energy v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board) compare and conflict with the approach historically taken by Canadian courts addressing the capability of a well and related issues. The authors then provide an analysis of uncertainties created by the findings of the Court and discuss the implications of the decision for the upstream oil and gas industry. 

scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Oil and Gas Lawyers, 2007 — 2008

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 521
Author(s):  
John E. Lowe ◽  
Jonathan M. Liteplo
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Resources Conservation

This article highlights regulatory and legislative developments during the period of May 2007 through April 2008 that are of interest to oil and gas lawyers. The article primarily examines decisions and other related jurisprudence of the National Energy Board and the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, the latter of which was split into the Energy Resources Conservation Board and the Alberta Utilities Commission on 1 January 2008. Additionally, the article details policy and legislative developments affecting the National Energy Board and the two new Alberta regulators. Regulatory developments at the Alberta Surface Rights Board and in other jurisdictions are also considered.

scholarly journals Declaratory Relief under Oil and Gas Legislation - Update

1981 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Robert M. Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Resources Conservation

Decisions of the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board arising over the past year are reviewed, along with new legislation in British Co lumbia and related decisions of the B.C. Energy Commission.

scholarly journals Recent Legislative, Regulatory and Environmental Developments of Interest to Oil and Gas Lawyers

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 738
Author(s):  
Keith F. Miller ◽  
Erin R. Bourgeault ◽  
Curtis G. Bunz ◽  
Patricia Quinton-Campbell
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Provincial Level ◽  
Resources Conservation

This article provides a brief review of recent legislative, regulatory and environmental developments of particular interest to oil and gas lawyers. Part Two of the article highlights specific legislative developments, including those affecting environmental regulation. Emphasis is placed on recent federal and Alberta legislative developments along with some noteworthy developments in British Columbia. Part Three considers regulatory developments in the context of recent tribunal decisions at both the federal and provincial levels. Federally, the article examines recent decisions by the National Energy Board. At the provincial level, decisions by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and the Alberta Public Utilities Board (now combined to form the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board) are considered.

The Alberta Experience With Composite Pipes in Production Environments

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Grzyb
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Fibre Composite ◽  
Steel Production ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Failure Frequency ◽  
Production Pipeline ◽  
Composite Pipe ◽  
Pipeline Systems ◽  
Resources Conservation

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) is the quasi-judicial agency that is responsible for regulating the development of Alberta’s energy resources. Its mandate is to ensure that the discovery, development, and delivery of Alberta’s energy resources takes place in a manner that is safe, fair, responsible, and in the public interest. The ERCB’s responsibilities include the regulation of over 400,000 km of high-pressure oil and gas pipelines, the majority of which is production field pipeline. ERCB regulations require pipeline licensees to report all pipeline failures, regardless of consequence, and thus a comprehensive data set exists pertaining to the failure frequency and failure causes of its regulated pipelines. Analysis has shown that corrosion is consistently the predominant cause of failure in steel production pipeline systems. Corrosion-resistant materials, such as fibre-composite pipe, thermoplastic pipe, and plastic-lined pipe have long been explored as alternatives to steel pipe, and have in fact been used in various forms for many years. The ERCB has encouraged the use of such materials where appropriate and has co-operated with licensees to allow the use of various types of new pipeline systems on an experimental basis, subject to technical assessment, service limitations, and periodic performance evaluations. This paper will review the types of composite pipe materials that have been used in Alberta, and present statistical data on the length of composite pipe in place, growth trends, failure causes and failure frequency. As the purpose of using alternative materials is to improve upon the performance history of steel, a comparison will be done to determine if that goal is being achieved.

scholarly journals Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments of Interest to Oil and Gas Lawyers

1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 422
Author(s):  
Laurie E. Smith ◽  
Loyola G. Keough
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
Resources Conservation

The purpose of this article is to provide a brief review of recent legislative and regulatory developments of particular interest to oil and gas lawyers. Part I deals with legislative developments. In addition to reporting recent changes in statutes and regulations, this part also discusses a number of legislative developments which are still evolving. Federal and Alberta legislative developments and certain noteworthy developments in British Columbia and Saskatchewan are reported. Part II of the article considers regulatory developments with respect to decisions made at both the federal and provincial levels. At the federal level, the authors examine recent decisions of the National Energy Board. The authors also examine decisions made by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and the Alberta Public Utilities Board.

scholarly journals Declaratory Relief under Alberta Oil and Gas Legislation

1980 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Robert M. Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Resources Conservation

This paper discusses the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions in Alberta respecting applications for declarations of common purchaser, carrier and processor and orders for rateable take of natural gas, including the implementation of the objec tives ofsuch remedies through decisions of the Energy Resources Conservation Board. Reference is also made to the historical development of these remedies and comparable U.S. legislation (Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana) in reaching conclusions and recom mendations.

Global Economic Crisis of 2008-2009: Sources and Roots

2009 ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
G. Rapoport ◽  
A. Guerts
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Trade Deficit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Production Output ◽  
The One ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Partial Destruction

In the article the global crisis of 2008-2009 is considered as superposition of a few regional crises that occurred simultaneously but for different reasons. However, they have something in common: developed countries tend to maintain a strong level of social security without increasing the real production output. On the one hand, this policy has resulted in trade deficit and partial destruction of market mechanisms. On the other hand, it has clashed with the desire of several oil and gas exporting countries to receive an exclusive price for their energy resources.

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