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.

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.

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

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 484
Author(s):  
Alan S. Hollingworth ◽  
David M. Wood
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Legislative Changes

This article reviews numerous recent decisions of the National Energy Board, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, the British Columbia Utilities Commission and the Manitoba Public Utilities Board pertaining to oil and gas issues. In addition, changes in the national and provincial statutory frameworks governing the oil and gas industry are explored. While the emphasis throughout the article is placed on developments federally and in Alberta, significant decisions and legislative changes in other jurisdictions within Canada are also highlighted.

Oil and gas

2019 ◽  
pp. 347-362
Author(s):  
John Child ◽  
David Faulkner ◽  
Stephen Tallman ◽  
Linda Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
The Political ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Legitimate Concern ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

After an introduction to the oil and gas industry and its structure, Chapter 15 notes how economic pressures have motivated the formation of alliances. It then identifies different types of alliance in the sector, the motives for forming them, and the benefits that are expected to result. Oil and gas alliances involve nationally strategic and environmentally sensitive assets, and this chapter illustrates the political pressures which they can experience as a result. While there is legitimate concern in host countries about the exploitation of national assets by international oil companies, such companies may also face pressures that stem from political opportunism and corruption. The chapter closes by noting how forming alliances with IT providers to speed up digital applications has become an essential strategy for many oil and gas companies.

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 Recent Developments of Interest to Oil and Gas Lawyers

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 296
Author(s):  
Donald C. Edie ◽  
E. Mitchell Shier
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Law ◽  
Regulatory Decisions

The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent developments in the law which are of interest to lawyers whose practice relates to the oil and gas industry. It deals with both regulatory decisions and statutory developments. In order to place some limit on the scope of the paper, only federal and Alberta legislative developments are reported. The regulatory decisions dealt with emanate from a variety of national and provincial boards.

scholarly journals Recent Developments in Federal Taxation of Interest to the Resource Industries

1985 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Robin J. MacKnight
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Federal Budget ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Cut Set ◽  
Federal Taxation ◽  
Legislative Changes

This paper considers certain aspects of the proposed legislative changes to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax Cut set out in the January 30, 1985 and May 9, 1985 Notices of Ways and Means Motions, the Western Accord and the federal budget of May 23, 1985 which may be of interest to advisers to the oil and gas industry. Certain of these changes have been incorporated in Bill C-72, which was passed October 29, 1985, and draft amendments to the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax Act released September 16, 1985.

scholarly journals Canadian Oil Sands Extraction and Upgrading: A Synthesis of the Data on Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions, and Supply Costs

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6374
Author(s):  
Rui Xing ◽  
Diego V. Chiappori ◽  
Evan J. Arbuckle ◽  
Matthew T. Binsted ◽  
Evan G. R. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Nationally Determined Contributions ◽  
Supply Costs

As Canadian crude bitumen production from oil sands has increased in recent decades, the nation’s oil and gas industry has become a significant contributor to national greenhouse gas emissions. Canada has developed carbon emission reduction targets to meet its Nationally Determined Contributions and Mid-Century Strategy goals. A detailed profile of energy consumption pathways in the oil sands industry is necessary to identify potential areas of improvement and to monitor progress toward meeting emissions reduction targets. Much of the existing literature for oil sands modeling provides input assumptions with different technological boundaries. For a set of oil sands extraction and upgrading technologies, this study first reviews the literature and then quantifies energy input requirements, CO2 emissions, and operating costs for a set of consistent technological boundaries and energy units. Summary results refer to requirements and costs at the production facility, excluding transportation and blending costs. An energy system diagram of oil sands production that matches these boundaries is provided, which can be used by integrated assessment models, oil sands companies, and government ministries to evaluate the present and future energy consumption and emissions pathways of the oil sands industry.

scholarly journals Storylines in the Sands: News, Narrative and Ideology in the Calgary Herald

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Gunster ◽  
Paul Saurette
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Environmental Criticism ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Analyse De Discours

This article presents a critical discourse analysis of the principal storylines through which the Calgary Herald framed the oil sands between May 1, 2010, and May 31, 2011. The analysis reveals that rather than avoid coverage of environmental protests and critiques, the Herald’s narratives used these events to portray the oil and gas industry (and the province and people of Alberta) as victims of an aggressive and well-funded global environmental lobby. This framing not only defends the industry by dismissing environmental criticism of the oil sands as ill-informed and ideologically motivated, it also champions the idea that the provincial government must become a promotional petro-state whose main role is to actively defend the industry.Cet article partage les résultats d’une analyse de discours critique des narratifs utilisés par le Calgary Herald du 1er mai 2010 au 31 mai 2011 à propos des sables bitumineux. Notre analyse démontre que le Calgary Herald n’évite pas les questions et critiques environnementales. Nous avons plutôt trouvé que le Herald les utilisent pour représenter l’industrie du pétrole (et, par extension, la province et les citoyens de l’Alberta) comme des victimes de campagnes médiatiques agressives subventionnées par de puissantes ONG. Nous suggérons que cette stratégie discursive non seulement rejette toute critiques comme ignorants et idéologiques. Ça justifie aussi l’idée que le gouvernement de l’Alberta doit devenir un « pétro-État » en défendant plus activement les intérêts de l’industrie.

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.

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