Bennett Jones

Going Private Transactions in Canada’s Energy Sector – On the Rise?

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Courtesy of Bennett Jones. View original article here. Are going private transactions on the rise? Conditions are ripe for an increased number of private equity-led buyouts of public companies. In a “lower for longer” commodity price environment, Canadian energy and energy-services companies are facing difficult circumstances in preserving value. Total declines in market capitalization among… [Read More…] about Going Private Transactions in Canada’s Energy Sector – On the Rise?

Interim Approach for Environmental Assessments

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Courtesy of Bennett Jones. View original article here. The newly elected Liberal federal government recently announced an interim approach for dealing with major projects subject to environmental assessments. The approach is part of the government’s effort to restore public confidence in Canada’s environmental assessment processes, and aims to calm the controversies surrounding proposed major pipeline projects, such… [Read More…] about Interim Approach for Environmental Assessments

Towards the Creation of IT Security Standards for the Alberta Oil and Gas Industry

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Courtesy of Bennett Jones. View original article here. n its first public report of 2016, the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta reviewed, among other things, IT security for industrial control systems used in Alberta’s oil and gas industries (Report of the Auditor General of Alberta (PDF) from www.oag.ab.ca). Forming part of the industry’s… [Read More…] about Towards the Creation of IT Security Standards for the Alberta Oil and Gas Industry

NAFTA Chapter Eleven: Can TransCanada Break the U.S. Shutout?

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Courtesy of Bennett Jones. View original article here. US investors have successfully used investor-state arbitration under the NAFTA when they have thought themselves wronged by the actions of governments in Canada or Mexico. But the United States itself has never lost a NAFTA investment arbitration. The United States’ record in NAFTA claims decided on the… [Read More…] about NAFTA Chapter Eleven: Can TransCanada Break the U.S. Shutout?