Oil & Gas Regulation

Canada Energy Regulator

• Counsel for MEG Energy Corp. in the public hearing of Enbridge Pipeline’s application for Canadian Mainline Contracting.
• Counsel for numerous companies in public hearings concerning applications for approval of pipeline tolls and tariffs.
• Counsel for companies in public hearings regarding cost of capital.
• Counsel for numerous companies in public hearings and other proceedings concerning applications for approval to construct and operate international and interprovincial pipelines.
• Counsel for companies in public hearings and other proceedings related to the construction and operation of new pipelines and the offering of new pipeline services, underpinned by financial support agreements following an open season.
• Counsel for companies in public hearings regarding oil pipeline capacity apportionment issues.
• Counsel for companies in public hearings regarding the application of oil pipeline common carrier principles.
• Counsel for a shipper in the public hearing process regarding the application of Enbridge Pipelines Inc. to implement Canadian Mainline contract carriage.
• Counsel for companies in proceedings related to federal pipeline abandonment liability funding set-aside and collection mechanisms.

Alberta Energy Regulator

• In-house counsel with the Energy Resources Conservation Board in the early 1980’s during the time of rapid development of oil and gas infrastructure, petrochemical facilities and refineries.
• Counsel for numerous companies in public hearings regarding applications for approval to construct and operate oil and gas wells, including sour gas facilities.
• Counsel for numerous companies in public hearings regarding applications for approval to construct and operate oil and gas pipelines, including sour gas facilities.
• Counsel for numerous companies in public hearings regarding applications for approval to construct and operate or modify gas processing plants, including sour facilities.
• Counsel for Mobil Oil Canada related to its then-proposed Kearl oil sands mine project, which did not proceed at the time due to the merger of Exxon and Mobil.
• Counsel for companies involved in proceedings related to reservoir conservation and equity issues, such as well spacing, maximum rate of production limitation, rateable take orders, and common carrier and common processor orders.
• Counsel for a group of gas producers involved in public hearings concerning gas over bitumen production disputes.
• Counsel for companies involved in proceedings related to hydrocarbon zone delineation and designation.

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