Category Archives: Oil & Gas

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (fka the House of Lords) Decides an Oil and Gas Case

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (fka the House of Lords) Decides an Oil and Gas Case  Case Commented On: Star Energy Weald Basin Limited v Bocardo SA, [2010] UKSC 35 It is not … Continue reading →

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Estoppel arguments fail once again in an oil and gas lease case

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Estoppel arguments fail once again in an oil and gas lease case  Case considered: Desoto Resources Limited v. Encana Corporation, 2010 ABQB 448 In this case Justice William Tilleman dismissed an appeal from Master Jodi Mason’s decision in … Continue reading →

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A century of liability for an abandoned well

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: A century of liability for an abandoned well Case considered: Dalhousie Oil Company Limited, Section 40 Review of Abandonment Cost Order No. ACO 2008-1, Turner Valley Field, ERCB Decision 2010-19 In this decision the Energy Resources Conservation Board … Continue reading →

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Ontario Court of Appeal holds that oil and gas lease continued by virtue of (late) payments under a unitization agreement

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Ontario Court of Appeal holds that oil and gas lease continued by virtue of (late) payments under a unitization agreement  Case considered: Tribute Resources v McKinley Farms, 2010 ONCA 392 The Court of Appeal has varied in part … Continue reading →

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Standing at the ERCB without an interest in land, but “no costs for you!”

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Shaun Fluker

Case considered: Freehold Petroleum and Natural Gas Owners Association v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2010 ABCA 125 In Freehold Petroleum and Natural Gas Owners Association, Madam Justice Elizabeth McFayden dismisses an application for leave to appeal an Energy Resources … Continue reading →

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