scholarly journals Protecting Your Intellectual Capital in the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Frank Tosto ◽  
Evan Nuttall
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Trade Secrets ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Canadian Law ◽  
Contractual Relationships

Technological advancements are a key economic driver in the energy sector, particularly in the Alberta oil sands. Underlying the commercialization and use of such advancements are patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property assets that can provide a competitive advantage in the energy sector. Appropriate planning and processes help maximize the advantage and minimize the risks associated with developing, protecting, licencing, enforcing, and otherwise leveraging intellectual property in the energy sector. This article includes a brief description of patents and trade secrets under Canadian intellectual property law. The article also includes a review of issues related to protecting patents and trade secrets, both in terms of developing the assets themselves and in terms of ensuring clarity of ownership with respect to employment and other contractual relationships between inventors and owners, as well as assignees, particularly within the context of joint ventures. Finally, the article provides a review of current Canadian law relevant to the enforcement of patents, with a focus on issues likely to arise in the litigation of patents for technology and trade secrets used in the oil and gas industry.

Sustainable Path for the Oil and Gas Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madina Intykbayeva
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Parallel Development ◽  
Cultural Innovation

This paper focuses in the discussion of three main transformations the Oil and Gas Industry will need to continue developing post-pandemic scenarios. Sustainability, Digitalization, Cultural Innovation and Branding need to continue its parallel development for the industry to keep the leadership positions in the energy sector. The goal of this paper to show the interdependence between these three transformations and how EPCI companies need to continue adapting them to succeed.

Female Vocational Training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Al-Abdulwahed ◽  
Nouf Al-Ashwan
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Saudi Women ◽  
Female Candidates ◽  
Vision 2030

Abstract The development of any country lies in all members of society in a country, the old generation to the younger and new ones. After launching the vision of 2030 pillars, the circle of women barriers becomes wider and unlimited in the field of employment. In order to merge women in the oil and gas industry, the first milestone must be considered is creating opportunities in the labour market alongside educating and training them to acquire great learning and hone skills that qualify the women to be in the industrial workforce. It will widely contribute to the socio-economic change in a country. The female has individual skills and capabilities that the companies’ needs to achieve its business objectives. The institutes which are fundamentally structured; can open another facility which is targeted the female vocational and technical training based on the same assets (strategies & policies). Another way to do so is through collaboration with international vocational institutions, local female universities and colleges. These days there is no doubt that the oil and gas companies are critically needed for the local talents and diversity of its range. As an example, SPSP has planned to inaugurate a new female vocational & technical center, in the meantime will offer a major source of job opportunities for well trained and qualified young Saudi women that how we encourage and retain more Saudi female to the petroleum energy sector. The training programs will include Health & Safety, and Electrical Diploma. There is a lack of trained and qualified Saudi female technical workforce at the industry sector. To solve this problem, the education and the labour sectors must work simultaneously to empower the female in this field. Many companies need to retool the female candidates from functional roles such as HR or Finance to target them into practice hands-on roles. To sum up, as Vision 2030 of rewarding opportunities to the women stated, ‘’ we are directing significant investment toward unlocking their talents and supporting their contribution to the Kingdom’s economic growth.’’ Business leaders should call for an action to increase female’s opportunity at the energy sector side by side the government’s efforts in the female vocational training programs.

scholarly journals The Alberta Land Stewardship Act and its Impact on Alberta's Oil and Gas Industry

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Harvie ◽  
And Trent Mercier
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Land Use Decisions ◽  
Land Stewardship ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Oil Gas

This article discusses the impact of the Alberta Land Stewardship Act – enacted by the Government of Alberta with the goal of developing an overarching land use policy to manage all lands and natural resources in the province – on Albertans generally, as well as the oil, gas, and oil sands industries. Although the implementation of the Act is in its early stages, the article nonetheless argues that the Act, and the authority that it grants, will significantly alter the way that land use decisions are made in Alberta and, of specific interest to those in the oil, gas, and oil sands industries, the manner in which proposed projects are reviewed and approved.

scholarly journals New Frontiers in Resource Technology - A Legal Overview

1981 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Pettigrew ◽  
J. C. Bjornson ◽  
Elma K. Spady
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
Alberta Oil Sands

Three Alberta lawyers, representing different corporate entities in the oil and gas industry, discuss the approach to and treatment of technology de veloped in relation to oil sands, heavy oil and frontier exploration activ ities. Part One provides an introduction to some of the legal challenges created by new developments in resource technology, and examines the experience of Petro-Canada in its frontier operations. Part Two focusses upon the Syncrude project, and the unique problems to which it has given rise. Part Three discusses the role of the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority.

scholarly journals Breaking the Cycle: Changing Alberta in the Present to Save the Future

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
A. Rachelle Foss
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Limited Support ◽  
The Right ◽  
Energy Companies ◽  
Economic Future

Alberta’s resource power lies within the energy sector; in particular, the oil and gas industry. However, this same energy sector is contributing heavily to the destruction of the landscape and is contaminating the environment. This destructive pattern may seem unrelated to the province’s economy, but a closer look shows that they are, in fact, closely connected. This is largely due to a failure by both the industry and political leaders to have a vision for the economic future. Although oil and gas royalties, paid to the province for the right to use crown land for capital gain, provide considerable financing to support Alberta’s infrastructure, redirecting a large portion of those royalties back into the energy sector has contributed to the provincial budget surplus plummeting into a budget deficit. Couple this with a consistent failure to impose environmental accountability on heavily polluting energy companies and limited support for sustainable energy practices and innovations. Continuing on this path is a short sighted plan that puts both the Alberta and Canadian economies at risk as they fail to diversify and move forward with the rest of the world as it makes changes toward reducing emissions and increasingly supports ecological practices. Instead, Alberta must shift their focus away from the tradition of investing in the oil industry and, as many other regions worldwide have done, invest in renewable resources, sustainable practices, and increase support for local energy innovations to ensure the province’s energy sector, environment, and economy move towards a strong future.

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

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Harvie ◽  
Terrance M. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Well Spacing ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

This article identifies and outlines significant regulatory decisions, legislative changes and regulatory policy developments occurring from April 2003 through March 2004 that primarily affect the midstream and upstream oil and gas industry in Canada. It begins by reviewing major National Energy Board (NEB) decisions, including pipeline and powerline applications and recent toll and tariff rulings. The NEB portion of the article outlines important procedural issues, such as Appropriate Dispute Resolution, a new Filing Manual and pre-application meetings with staff members. The article emphasizes the significant impact that NEB decisions have on the Canadian energy industry. The authors also highlight applications in environmentally sensitive or urban areas, special well spacing requests and joint review panel decisions concerning oil sands projects. Directives and guidelines from Alberta Energy and Utilities Board concerning the gas over bitumen issue are mentioned. In addition, the authors examine a series of legislative developments that will impact the industry, including amendments to various statutes and regulations by the Canadian. Alberta and British Columbia governments.

Intellectual property in the petroleum production and exploration sector—the other hidden asset

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 447
Author(s):  
Tim O'Callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Sensitive Material ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Production Sector ◽  
Intellectual Property Management ◽  
Exploration And Production

According to IBISWorld (2013), 7.7% of Australia’s A$11 trillion assets are natural resources and 5.4% is intellectual property. Despite this intellectual property is overlooked as a valuable asset in the oil and gas industry. As the means of extraction become more complex, the methods and tools needed for the purpose can give one company an edge over another. Intellectual property rights help to protect that competitive advantage. Companies need to have a strategy for the early identification, management and protection of this asset. Customers, contractors and joint venture partners can create intellectual property ownership issues that must also be identified and properly managed. This extended abstract provides: a framework for establishing a robust intellectual property management strategy for companies in the exploration and production sector; identification of key intellectual property assets of businesses in the sector; a review of industry specific challenges, such as the requirement under WA’s Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 to disclose trade secrets and commercially sensitive material about downhole substances; and, consideration of model agreements used in the sector, such as the AMPLA Model Petroleum Exploration Joint Operating Agreement.

Effects of industrial disturbance on abundance and activity of small mammals

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (11) ◽  
pp. 1013-1020
Author(s):  
J. Shonfield ◽  
E.M. Bayne
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Deer Mice ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Sensory Stimuli ◽  
Animal Populations ◽  
Forested Areas

Anthropogenic disturbance can negatively impact animal populations and alter the behaviour of individuals. Disturbance associated with the energy sector has been increasing in the boreal forest of northern Alberta. Disturbances associated with the oil and gas industry vary in the infrastructure present and sensory stimuli generated. Two common types are compressor stations and roads. It is important to assess population consequences of disturbance on small mammals because they serve as prey, predators, and seed–spore dispersers in the terrestrial ecosystems that they inhabit. To test the effects of disturbance from the energy sector on the abundance and activity of small mammals, we used mark–recapture methods and live-trapped in forested areas with one side adjacent to a clearing with industrial infrastructure present (road or compressor station) or absent (control sites). We found no difference in abundance or activity of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845)) and southern red-backed voles (Myodes gapperi (Vigors, 1830)) between sites and did not detect an edge effect on abundance within sites, regardless of the presence of industrial infrastructure. Our results suggest minimal effects of industrial disturbance on the abundance and activity of these species, and the infrastructure and sensory stimuli generated are unlikely to be key drivers of their population dynamics or behaviour.

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