Category Archives: Oil & Gas

Royalty Certainty for the Oil and Gas Industry?

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Royalty Certainty for the Oil and Gas Industry? Legislation Commented On: Alberta Bill 12: Royalty Guarantee Act On June 20, 2019 Alberta’s Legislature gave first reading to Bill 12, The Royalty Guarantee Act. The Bill aims … Continue reading

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As Bill C-69 Receives Royal Assent, Will the Project List Deliver on the Promise?

By: Sharon Mascher PDF Version: As Bill C-69 Receives Royal Assent, Will the Project List Deliver on the Promise? Matter Commented On: Discussion Paper on the Proposed Project List Last week, Bill C-69 finally passed through the Senate and received Royal … Continue reading

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The Implications of the AUC’s Smith Decision

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Implications of the AUC’s Smith Decision Decisions commented on: AUC Decision 23756-DOI-2019, Advantage Oil and Gas Ltd. Glacier Power Plant Alteration, April 26, 2019; and AUC Decision 24393-D01-2019, International Paper Canada Pulp Holdings ULC … Continue reading

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Summary Judgment Not Available in a Farmout Case

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Summary Judgment Not Available in a Farmout Case Cases commented on: (1) Teine Energy Limited v Audax Investments Ltd, unreported oral judgment delivered from the bench October 2, 2018 (Transcript of Proceedings), (2) Teine Energy Limited … Continue reading

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Bill 12: a reprise

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Bill 12: a reprise Legislation Commented On: Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, SA 2018, c P-21.5 Case Commented On: British Columbia (Attorney General) v Alberta (Attorney General), 2019 ABQB 121 (CanLII) I commented on Preserving Canada’s Economic … Continue reading

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