Category Archives: Oil & Gas

PDF Version: Limitations Issues in Oil and Gas Royalty Litigation Case commented on: Canadian Natural Resources Limited v Jensen Resources Ltd., 2013 ABCA 399 This case involves a geologist’s gross overriding royalty (GORR). The principal issue at trial (see earlier … Continue reading →

PDF Version: Judgment Handed Down in a Complex Petroleum and Natural Gas Lease Case Case commented on: Stewart Estate v TAQA North Ltd, 2013 ABQB 691 This lengthy (121 page plus appendices) and well-reasoned decision will be essential reading for … Continue reading →

PDF Version: Eighty Percent Of Success Is Showing Up: Or “How A Pro Se Farmer Won A Default Against The United States In His Suit To Invalidate The Permit For Half Of Keystone Xl (& Why It Probably Won’t Last)” … Continue reading →

PDF Version: Cancellation of a Nova Scotia Exploration License for Failure to Tender a Work Deposit Case commented on: Shin Fan F & P Inc v Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, 2013 NSSC 341 In this straightforward decision Justice Gregory … Continue reading →

PDF Version: Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms that the Courts Have Some Residual Jurisdiction Over Natural Gas Storage Matters Case Commented On: 2195002 Ont. Inc. v Tribute Resources Inc, 2013 ONCA 576 In this decision the Ontario Court of Appeal … Continue reading →