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

2015 ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
John Gruber
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Considerable Importance ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Regulatory Decisions ◽  
Court Of Appeal

This article canvasses significant regulatory and legislative development in oil and gas law during the period April 2004 to March 2005. Selected contributions of courts (the Federal Court of Appeal, Alberta Court of Appeal, and Alberta Court of Queen's Bench), regulatory bodies (the National Energy Board, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, and the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board), and legislators (at the federal and provincial levels) are summarized and analyzed, followed by a discussion of policy initiatives. The article deals with a variety of developments, highlighting themes of considerable importance to oil and gas Iaw.  These include: the continuing effects of GB 2003-028 on gas/bitumen conservation policy, the consequences of the recent regulatory decisions of the National Energy Board on TransCanada Pipelines Limited tolls on upstream and midstream companies and, more generally, changes to energy legislation in Alberta and British Columbia.

scholarly journals Oil and Gas Transportation: Is Contract a Viable Alternative to Traditional Regulation?

2015 ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
J. David Brett ◽  
Nadine E. Berge
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Viable Alternative ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Oil And Gas Pipelines ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Right ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

The article reviews both the provincial and federal legislative frameworks governing access to oil and gas pipelines, with emphasis on dispute resolution options in the case of access and toll disputes. These codified resolution obligations are compared with the traditional common law common carrier obligations, and it is demonstrated that the latter still play an important role in today's regulatory environment. Key regulatory decisions of both the National Energy Board and the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board are examined to demonstrate both the approaches of these bodies in encouraging settlement of outstanding issues and their attitudes toward yielding regulatory jurisdiction when parties' affairs have been arranged by contract. It is demonstrated that these regulatory bodies still maintain jurisdiction over some aspects of oil and gas transportation even where parties have agreed to privately drawn oil or gas pipeline contracts and will not hesitate to interfere given the right public policy concerns.

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

2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Mark Smith ◽  
Janice Buckingham ◽  
Conni Gibson ◽  
Jason Dubchak
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Legislative Amendments ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

This article examines legislative and regulatory developments that have occurred from May 1998 through April 1999 that are relevant to oil and gas lawyers. The emphasis is on federal and Alberta legislative amendments. Regulatory decisions of federal, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia boards are reviewed and their application to oil and gas matters are discussed.

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

1994 ◽  
pp. 375
Author(s):  
Donald MacDiarmid ◽  
Patrick Maguire ◽  
Shawn Denstedt
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

In the following discussion the authors summarize recent developments in statutes, regulations and regulatory decisions which may be of particular interest to oil and gas lawyers in Canada. The scope of the summary is limited to federal law and the laws of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Notwithstanding this limitation, the developments in this area of law are numerous and this paper seeks only to draw attention to them without attempting to provide detailed descriptions or analysis.

scholarly journals The Oil & (and) Gas Industry and Land Use Issues in British Columbia

1994 ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
John L. Fingarson ◽  
Robert R. Shouldice
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

This article provides an overview of the impact of environmental, land use and project review procedures on the regulation of the oil and gas industry in British Columbia. This article discusses the uncertainty that has been created in the industry from the implementation of provincial government land use, project review and environmental policy initiatives. The authors are of the view that the energy industry must actively participate in the processes introduced by the government if it wishes to ensure that its future in British Columbia is properly looked after. The article chronicles developments up to mid-July 1993.

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

2020 ◽  
pp. 247-292
Author(s):  
Gordon M. Nettleton
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

This article examines recent regulatory and legislative developments relevant to oil and gas lawyers. Regulatory decisions ofthefederal National Energy Board and the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board receive particularfocus, as well as legislative developments in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The article concludes with a discussion of recent guidelines, policies and directives.

scholarly journals Protecting and Supporting the Orphan Fund: Recent Legislative and AEUB Policy Amendments Designed to Address Unfunded Liabilities of Oil and Gas Faculities in Alberta

2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Brenzina ◽  
Bradley Gilmour
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Unfunded Liabilities ◽  
Abandoned Wells ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

Recent changes to the Oil and Gas Conservation Act have given regulatory bodies a broader mandate in relation to abandoned wells in Alberta; as set out primarily in Part 11, "Orphan Fund, " but elsewhere as well. These legislative changes have important implications for the oil and gas industry due to the expanded scope of the Orphan Fund as regards liability, suspension and abandonment obligations and costs, and the related accountability of directors, officers and agents. This article discusses these changes and how they have been given substance through policy developments and regulatory decisions.

Potential of recovering elements from produced water at oil and gas fields, British Columbia, Canada

CIM Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-214
Author(s):  
G. J. Simandl ◽  
C. Akam ◽  
M. Yakimoski ◽  
D. Richardson ◽  
A. Teucher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Gas Fields

Englander v. Telus: Protection of Privacy in the Private Sector Goes to the Federal Court of Appeal

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc-Aurele Racicot
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Information Protection ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Full Force ◽  
Court Of Appeal

These days, is there a topic more significant and provocative than the protection of privacy in the private sector? The importance of this topic has been highlighted since the Canadian Parliament adopted the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act which came into full force on 1 January 2004 and which is scheduled for review in 2006. Although it seems that everywhere we turn, the word "privacy" and its companion PIPEDA are at centre stage, many say that this attention is unwarranted and a knee-jerk reaction to the information age where one can run but cannot hide. Like it or not, we are subject to the prying eyes of cameras in public places, the tracking and trailing of Internet activities, the selling of address lists and other such listings, and the synthesizing by marketers of frightful amounts of personal information that, when pulled together, reveals a lot about our personal life, our ancestry, our relationships, our interests and our spending habits.

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