Topic
Oil Sands
18 published works
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Fort McKay First Nation and ministers announce regulation amendments on oil sands
The announcement says amendments pose an opportunity for economic reconciliation
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Suncor boosts share in Fort Hills project in largest oil sands deal to date
Kirkland & Ellis advising US mobile app firm in $1.66-billion sale to TELUS also in deals roundup
Barry C. McGuire
Billionaires Bet Big On Oil-sands
Alberta Tar-sands Could See Growth from Demand for Plastics. Major oil companies have been fleeing the oil-sands. Huge companies like Devon Energy and Shell Oil have sold their Northern Alberta…
PipelineLaw
Vermont Regulators Issue Jurisdictional Opinion Applying State NEPA to Pipeline Flow Reversal Projects
On April 15, 2013, the Vermont Natural Resources Board (Board) issued a jurisdictional opinion that Act 250, the State’s land use permitting statute, would apply to flow reversal projects for…
PipelineLaw
Notice of Availability of Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on Keystone XL
TransCanada's proposed new pipeline construction project to carry tar sands oil from Canada to the US Gulf Coast received considerable scrutiny when initially proposed. Because the new pipeline crosses an…
Canadian Energy Law
ERCB Accelerating Applications & Updating Oil Sands Regulation
By Cam Anderson
In the wake of increasing applications for commercial developments of oil sands projects, the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (the “ERCB”) has announced that it is taking steps to accelerate…
Washington Energy Report
Shell Announces First Commercial-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Facility for Canadian Oil Sands
On September 5, 2012, Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) announced it would be moving forward with the Quest carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) project in the oil sands near northern…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Keystone XL: Everybody Wins
By Windsor Law, University of Windsor
Canada By: Chuck Andary, University of Windsor law student The Keystone XL oil project is exactly what everyone with even a hint of knowledge on the subject thinks it is:…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Crossing Borders: TransCanada Pipeline, Oil, Jobs?
By Windsor Law, University of Windsor
By: Amanda Fowler, University of Windsor law student Alberta’s oil sands have become a popular component of the trade relationship between Canada and the United States. As a Canadian citizen…
Canadian Energy Law
Proposed lower Athabasca regional plan may revoke certain oil sands leases
The Government of Alberta has announced the release of the draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan. According to the draft plan, approximately 16% of the Lower Athabasca region will be designated…