Category Archives: Oil & Gas

Court of Appeal Confirms that Summary Judgement Not Available in a Factually Complex Oil and Gas Case

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Court of Appeal Confirms that Summary Judgement Not Available in a Factually Complex Oil and Gas Case Case Commented On: Talisman Energy Inc v Questerre Energy Corporation, 2017 ABCA 218 (CanLII) The Court of Appeal has … Continue reading →

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Recommendations on Implementing the Oil Sands Emission Limit

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Recommendations on Implementing the Oil Sands Emission Limit Report Commented On: Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG), Recommendations on Implementation of the Oil Sands Emissions Limit Established by the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan, dated May 8, 2017, … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Skirmishing in Ongoing Compulsory Unitization Hearings for the Hebron Field

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Preliminary Skirmishing in Ongoing Compulsory Unitization Hearings for the Hebron Field Case Commented On: ExxonMobil Canada Properties v Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, 2017 NLTD(G) 80 (CanLII) In this decision Justice Burrage dismissed an application … Continue reading →

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Party Principally Interested in Thermal Recovery Succeeds on Appeal

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Party Principally Interested in Thermal Recovery Succeeds on Appeal Case Commented On: IFP Technologies (Canada) Inc v EnCana Midstream and Marketing, 2017 ABCA 157 (CanLII) The Court of Appeal by a majority (Chief Justice Fraser, Justice … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Grants Alberta Leave to Intervene in TransMountain Proceedings: Has Alberta Earned the Privilege?

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Federal Court Grants Alberta Leave to Intervene in TransMountain Proceedings: Has Alberta Earned the Privilege? Case Commented On: Tsleil-Waututh Nation v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FCA 102 (CanLII) In Tsleil-Waututh Nation v Canada (Attorney General) Justice … Continue reading →

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