Oil & Gas

Federal Government Releases Regulatory Framework for Clean Fuel Standard

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. In November 2016, the federal government announced that it would commence development of a performance-based clean fuel standard (CFS) that would incent the use of a broad range of low carbon fuels, energy sources and technologies. The objective of the CFS is to achieve 30 megatonnes (Mt)… [Read More…] about Federal Government Releases Regulatory Framework for Clean Fuel Standard

Supreme Court Dismisses Aboriginal Spiritual Rights Charter Claim

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Courtesy of Stikeman Elliott. View original article here. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a decision earlier today dismissing a novel Aboriginal freedom of religion Charter claim that was raised in opposition to a ski resort development in British Columbia: Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations), 2017 SCC 54(Ktunaxa).  This is a… [Read More…] about Supreme Court Dismisses Aboriginal Spiritual Rights Charter Claim

The Role of Regulatory Tribunals in Aboriginal Consultation

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decisions in Hamlet of Clyde River, et al. v. Petroleum Geo-Services Inc. (PGS), et al.[1] (Clyde River) and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation v. Enbridge Pipelines Inc., et al.[2] (Chippewas) (together, the Decisions). The Decisions concern the role of… [Read More…] about The Role of Regulatory Tribunals in Aboriginal Consultation

Survey Finds that Indigenous Participation is Driving Clean Energy Growth in Canada

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. A pioneering survey has found that Indigenous participation in Canada’s clean energy economy has grown rapidly over the past 20 years, in all regions of the country. Lumos Clean Energy Advisors (Lumos), an advisor to First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, undertook a review of national research… [Read More…] about Survey Finds that Indigenous Participation is Driving Clean Energy Growth in Canada

Legal & Regulatory Frameworks of Canada’s Key Oil & Gas Jurisdictions

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Courtesy of Stikeman Elliott. View original article here. Stikeman Elliott has released Energy: Oil & Gas Canada, a new publication prepared for U.K.-based Chambers & Partners. The in-depth analysis is organized under the following headings: General structure of petroleum ownership and regulation Private investment in petroleum (upstream) Private investment in petroleum (downstream) Foreign investment Environment, health… [Read More…] about Legal & Regulatory Frameworks of Canada’s Key Oil & Gas Jurisdictions

As Foreign Investment Leaves, Canadian Ownership Grows

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Courtesy of Stikeman Elliott. View original article here. For the past 70 years, there has been substantial foreign investment in Canadian upstream oil and gas. In part, this is because only 20 per cent of the world’s oil reserves are open to private development and half of those reserves are in Canada. But foreign investment… [Read More…] about As Foreign Investment Leaves, Canadian Ownership Grows

As Foreign Investment Leaves, Canadian Ownership Grows

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Courtesy of Stikeman Elliott. View original article here. For the past 70 years, there has been substantial foreign investment in Canadian upstream oil and gas. In part, this is because only 20 per cent of the world’s oil reserves are open to private development and half of those reserves are in Canada. But foreign investment… [Read More…] about As Foreign Investment Leaves, Canadian Ownership Grows

Canadian LNG: Kicking the Can Down the Road

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Courtesy of Stikeman Elliott. View original article here.  The dream of creating a globally significant Canadian LNG industry, initially based on the West Coast of BC, effectively died in July 2017, at least for the immediate future. But like the global LNG business itself, we may be better served by judging Canada’s LNG prospects over… [Read More…] about Canadian LNG: Kicking the Can Down the Road

Taking on the Political Hot Potato of Pipelines: BC’s Attorney General Granted Intervenor Status in Federal Court of Appeal Proceeding Challenging Trans Mountain Pipeline Approvals

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. The proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project (the Project) involves a $7.4-billion expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline stretching from Edmonton to Burnaby, as well as the construction of new works such as pump stations and tanks and the expansion of an existing marine terminal. In December 2016,… [Read More…] about Taking on the Political Hot Potato of Pipelines: BC’s Attorney General Granted Intervenor Status in Federal Court of Appeal Proceeding Challenging Trans Mountain Pipeline Approvals

Failure to Disclose: In Finding Negligent Misrepresentation, BC Supreme Court Holds that Potential Contamination on a Property Gives Rise to Stigma

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. In a recent decision of the BC Supreme Court (the Court), the purchasers of a residential property in Victoria were awarded damages when the Court found that the seller made negligent misrepresentations in the property disclosure statement (PDS) regarding the possible migration of contaminants onto the property.… [Read More…] about Failure to Disclose: In Finding Negligent Misrepresentation, BC Supreme Court Holds that Potential Contamination on a Property Gives Rise to Stigma