Category Archives: Oil & Gas

Waiting for a Credible Cost Estimate of Oil and Gas Closure Liabilities and the Problem with CARL

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Drew Yewchuk

Regulatory Bulletin Commented On: AER Bulletin 2024-11: Conditional Adjustment of Reclamation Liability (CARL) Program and New Edition of Directive 088 and Manual 023 PDF Version: Waiting for a Credible Cost Estimate of Oil and Gas Liabilities and the Problem with … Continue reading →

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Alphabow’s Regulatory Appeal: The AER Hearing Panel Misunderstood Their Job

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Decision Commented on: Alphabow Energy Ltd: Regulatory Appeals of AER Orders (Regulatory Appeals 1943516 and 1943521), 2024 ABAER 001 (Alphabow) PDF Version: Alphabow’s Regulatory Appeal: The AER Hearing Panel Misunderstood Their Job This is a comment on … Continue reading →

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Inextricably Linked: Climate Policy and the Oil and Gas Sector’s Closure Liabilities

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski Matter Commented On: Study on Emerging Issues Related to the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources’ Mandate: Climate Change – Canadian Oil & Gas Industry PDF Version: Inextricably Linked: Climate Policy and the Oil … Continue reading →

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Grading the AER Liability Management Performance Report

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker, Drew Yewchuk, and Martin Olszynski Report Commented On: Liability Management Performance Report PDF Version: Grading the AER Liability Management Performance Report On January 17, 2024 the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) published a Liability Management Performance Report. This … Continue reading →

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Locating the Constitutional Guardrails on Federal Environmental Decision Making after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Nathan Murray

By: Nathan Murray and Martin Olszynski Decision Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: Locating the Constitutional Guardrails on Federal Environmental Decision Making after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act This post is the seventh ABlawg commentary … Continue reading →

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