Category Archives: Energy

Duty to consult application is premature – what’s the big deal?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Duty to consult application is premature – what’s the big deal? Case and decision commented on: Metis Nation of Alberta Region 1 v Joint Review Panel, 2012 ABCA 352 and decision of the Joint Review Panel  In this decision … Continue reading →

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Natural Gas Storage Rights in Ontario: Questions of Jurisdiction and Interpretation

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Natural gas storage rights in Ontario: questions of jurisdiction and interpretation Cases Commented On: Tribute Resources v 2195002 Ontario Inc, 2012 ONSC 25 (on the jurisdictional issue) and 2195002 Ontario Inc v Tribute Resources Inc, 2012 ONSC 5412 … Continue reading →

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Applicants to a Feed-in Tariff Program Must Expect Change

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Applicants to a Feed-in Tariff Program Must Expect Change Case Commented On: Skypower CL 1 LP et al v Minister of Energy (Ontario) et al, 2012 ONSC 4979 In an earlier post entitled “Low carbon … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeal confirms QB decision that coalbed methane forms part of the natural gas title and not the coal title

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Court of Appeal confirms QB decision that coalbed methane forms part of the natural gas title and not the coal title Case Considered: Encana Corporation v Devon Canada Corporation, 2012 ABCA 271, aff’g 2011 ABQB 431.  The Court of … Continue reading →

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Quest. The Energy Resources Conservation Board Approves the First Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Alberta

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Quest. The Energy Resources Conservation Board Approves the First Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Alberta Decision Commented On: Shell Canada Limited, Application for the Quest Carbon Capture and Storage Project, Radway Field, … Continue reading →

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