Category Archives: Oil & Gas

Competition for Underground Disposal Space

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Competition for Underground Disposal Space Decision Commented On: Alberta Energy Regulator, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Application for Disposal, Lloydminster Field, 2014 ABAER 008 Previous posts on ABlawg have commented on sub-surface resource conflicts especially as … Continue reading

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What Happens When an Insolvent Energy Company Fails to Pay its Rent to a Landowner?

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: What Happens When an Insolvent Energy Company Fails to Pay its Rent to a Landowner? Decision commented on: Petroglobe v Lemke, 2014 ABSRB 401 The law in Alberta provides an energy company with the right … Continue reading

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Leave to Intervene Denied in an Appeal of an Important Freehold Oil and Gas Lease Case

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Leave to Intervene Denied in an Appeal of an Important Freehold Oil and Gas Lease Case Case commented on: Stewart Estate (Re), 2014 ABCA 222 The Freehold Petroleum and Natural Gas Owners Association (FHOA) applied … Continue reading

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Northern Gateway Approved Despite Uncertain Environmental Effects: Is This What Sustainable Development Looks Like?

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Northern Gateway Approved Despite Uncertain Environmental Effects: Is This What Sustainable Development Looks Like? Decision commented on: National Energy Board, Northern Gateway Decision Statement On June 17, 2014 the National Energy Board issued a decision … Continue reading

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Swift Judgment in a Complex Commercial Case

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Swift Judgment in a Complex Commercial Case Case commented on: Blaze Energy Ltd v Imperial Oil Resources, 2014 ABQB 326 The Commercial Court of the English High Court is well known for its capacity to … Continue reading

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