Category Archives: Oil & Gas

Polluter Pays Principle at Risk: Auditor General Finds Alberta’s Oil and Gas Liability Regime Still Badly Deficient

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

Regulatory Documents Commented on: Auditor General of Alberta, “Liability Management of (Non-Oil Sands) Oil and Gas Infrastructure”, March 2023 By: Drew Yewchuk, Shaun Fluker, and Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Polluter Pays Principle at Risk: Auditor General Finds Alberta’s Oil and … Continue reading →

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What is the Status of the Shell/Pieridae Deal and What is the AER Doing?

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Matter commented on: Deferred Shell/Pieridae Licence Transfer Application: Amended Notice of Hearing, Proceeding 410, Shell Canada Limited and Pieridae Alberta Production Ltd., Caroline, Waterton, and Jumping Pound, and 2022 ABAER 001. PDF Version: What is the Status … Continue reading →

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Updates to the Oil and Gas Liability Management Framework: The New Closure Nomination and The Renamed Closure Quotas

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

Regulatory Documents Commented on: Directive 088: Licensee Life-Cycle Management (February 2023) and  Manual 23: Licensee Life-Cycle Management (February 2023) By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Updates to the Oil and Gas Liability Management Framework: The New Closure Nomination and The Renamed … Continue reading →

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The Legal Status of a Gross Overriding Royalty Carved out of a Crown Lease

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Decision commented on: PrairieSky Royalty Ltd v Yangarra Resources Ltd, 2023 ABKB 11 PDF Version: The Legal Status of a Gross Overriding Royalty Carved out of a Crown Lease

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A Complex Oil and Gas Accounting Decision

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Case commented on: IFP Technologies (Canada) Inc v EnCana Midstream and Marketing, 2022 ABKB 807 (CanLII). PDF Version: A Complex Oil and Gas Accounting Decision Several years ago, I commented on both the original trial judgment in … Continue reading →

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