Author Archives: Drew Yewchuk
Updates to the Oil and Gas Liability Management Framework: The New Closure Nomination and The Renamed Closure Quotas
Regulatory Documents Commented on: Directive 088: Licensee Life-Cycle Management (February 2023) and Manual 23: Licensee Life-Cycle Management (February 2023) By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Updates to the Oil and Gas Liability Management Framework: The New Closure Nomination and The Renamed … Continue reading
The Alberta Energy Regulator and the Disclosure Without Delay Rule in FOIP
Commented On: Alberta Energy Regulator Announcement – March 02, 2023: Alberta Energy Regulator Actively Investigating and Responding to Imperial Oil Kearl Site Incident; and Letter to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Requesting an Investigation of AER Emergency Disclosure … Continue reading
Worrying About Reclamation and Abandonment Obligations in the Context of Property Assignment Consents
By: Nigel Bankes and Drew Yewchuk Case commented on: Canadian Natural Resources Limited v Harvest Operations Corp, 2023 ABKB 62 (CanLII) PDF Version: Worrying About Reclamation and Abandonment Obligations in the Context of Property Assignment Consents This decision is principally … Continue reading
Fighting Over History at a Special Meeting of the Law Society of Alberta
By: Drew Yewchuk Commented on: Resolution on Rule 67.4 Defeated at The Special Meeting of the Law Society of Alberta held February 6, 2023 PDF Version: Fighting Over History at a Special Meeting of the Law Society of Alberta This … Continue reading
The AER Quietly Implemented a Two-Tier Mandatory Closure Spend Target
By: Drew Yewchuk Regulatory Change Commented On: The AER’s Inventory Reduction Program PDF Version: The AER Quietly Implemented a Two-Tier Mandatory Closure Spend Target Starting in mid-2021, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) adopted a new liability management framework to address … Continue reading
