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

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 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.

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 Reduction of Energy Consumption for Water Wells Rehabilitation. Technology Optimization

Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Maxim Omelyanyuk ◽  
Irina Pakhlyan ◽  
Nikolay Bukharin ◽  
Mouhammad El Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Water Wells ◽  
Rehabilitation Technology ◽  
Well Clogging ◽  
Permanent Loss ◽  
Abandoned Wells ◽  
Reduction Of Energy Consumption

Groundwater wells are widely used in the energy sector, including for drinking water supplies and as water source wells in the oil and gas industry to increase production of natural gas and petroleum. Water well clogging, which can happen to any well for various reasons, is a serious problem that can lead to increased power costs due to a higher head to the pump, a reduction in the flow rate and various drawdown issues. If rehabilitation procedures do not take place in time, this can result in permanent loss of the well, and a new well must be drilled, which is not a sustainable approach. Rehabilitation methods for water wells usually include mechanical and chemical treatments, and even though these methods are well established and have been used for many years we can still observe many abandoned wells which could be rehabilitated. In this study, sets of cavitation generators are developed and used in combination with common conic hydrodynamic nozzles. This combination reduces the pressure in the system and makes the cleaning setup much lighter and more mobile. The designed nozzles were successfully used in hydrodynamic cleaning of four water wells.

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

2015 ◽  
pp. 619
Author(s):  
Paul Jeffrey ◽  
Gloria Chao
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Regulatory Bodies

Surveyed herein are the recent regulatory and legislative developments of significance to the oil and gas industry. This article canvasses decisions of the courts, bulletins from national and provincial regulatory bodies, and legislative initiatives to provide a comprehensive update for the oil and gas lawyer.

Deployment of Digital NDT Solutions in the Oil and Gas Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 861-868
Author(s):  
Casper Wassink ◽  
Marc Grenier ◽  
Oliver Roy ◽  
Neil Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry

What Does Rent Give to Federal Budget (on the Russia's Budget Dependence upon "Oil Dollars")

2004 ◽  
pp. 51-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Sharipova ◽  
I. Tcherkashin
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Federal Budget ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Resource Rent ◽  
Tax Legislation ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
The Government

Federal tax revenues from the main sectors of the Russian economy after the 1998 crisis are examined in the article. Authors present the structure of revenues from these sectors by main taxes for 1999-2003 and prospects for 2004. Emphasis is given to an increasing dependence of budget on revenues from oil and gas industries. The share of proceeds from these sectors has reached 1/3 of total federal revenues. To explain this fact world oil prices dynamics and changes in tax legislation in Russia are considered. Empirical results show strong dependence of budget revenues on oil prices. The analysis of changes in tax legislation in oil and gas industry shows that the government has managed to redistribute resource rent in favor of the state.

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