Category Archives: Energy

Clean-up Liability for Wells in the Mackenzie Delta

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Clean-up Liability for Wells in the Mackenzie Delta Case Commented On: ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp and Shell Canada Limited, 2019 ABQB 727 (CanLII) Gulf, Conoco’s predecessor, undertook exploratory drilling in the Mackenzie Delta in the 1970s … Continue reading

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TMX Litigation Takes an Unusual Turn at the Federal Court of Appeal

By: David V. Wright, Martin Olszynski, and Nigel Bankes PDF Version: TMX Litigation Takes an Unusual Turn at the Federal Court of Appeal Case Commented On: Ignace v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 239 (CanLII) Last week, the Federal Court of Appeal … Continue reading

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The Canadian Energy Regulator Shuts Down the Open Season for Enbridge’s Mainline

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Canadian Energy Regulator Shuts Down the Open Season for Enbridge’s Mainline Decision Commented On: Canadian Energy Regulator, Letter Decision re Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor), Shell Canada Limited (Shell), The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada … Continue reading

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The Rate Treatment of the Costs of Acquisition of a Utility Distribution System

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Rate Treatment of the Costs of Acquisition of a Utility Distribution System Decision Commented On: AUC Decision 24405-D01-2019, Generic Proceeding to Review Rate Treatment of Distribution System Acquisition Costs Under Performance-Based Regulation, September 6, … Continue reading

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The AUC Invites Submissions on the Self-Supply Provisions of Alberta’s Electricity Legislation

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The AUC Invites Submissions on the Self-Supply Provisions of Alberta’s Electricity Legislation Matter Commented On: Consultation on the issue of power plant self-supply and export, AUC Bulletin 2019-16, September 13, 2019 The Electric Utilities Act, SA … Continue reading

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