Author Archives: Nigel Bankes

About Nigel Bankes

Nigel Bankes is emeritus professor of law at the University of Calgary. Prior to his retirement in June 2021 Nigel held the chair in natural resources law in the Faculty of Law.

What’s the Next Step when Shallow Rights Become Deep Rights?

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: What’s the next step when shallow rights become deep rights? Cases considered: Talisman Energy Inc. v Energy Resources Conservation Board, 2010 ABCA 258; ERCB Decision 2009-050, Nexxtep Resources Ltd., Pool Delineation Application: Redesignation of the Lower Mannville C Pool … Continue reading →

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How Should Society Deal with the Question of Long Term Liability for Carbon Capture and Storage?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: How Should Society Deal with the Question of Long Term Liability for Carbon Capture and Storage? Report Commented On: Report of the Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage, August 2010 I don’t often … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (fka the House of Lords) Decides an Oil and Gas Case

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (fka the House of Lords) Decides an Oil and Gas Case  Case Commented On: Star Energy Weald Basin Limited v Bocardo SA, [2010] UKSC 35 It is not … Continue reading →

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Mutatis Mutandis: The ERCB Speaks (in Latin) on the Subject of Carbon Capture and Storage

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Mutatis Mutandis: The ERCB Speaks (in Latin) on the Subject of Carbon Capture and Storage Matter Commented On: ERCB Bulletin 2010 – 22, ERCB Processes Related to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Projects, June 29, … Continue reading →

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Estoppel arguments fail once again in an oil and gas lease case

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Estoppel arguments fail once again in an oil and gas lease case  Case considered: Desoto Resources Limited v. Encana Corporation, 2010 ABQB 448 In this case Justice William Tilleman dismissed an appeal from Master Jodi Mason’s decision in … Continue reading →

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