Oil and Gas Development in Western Canada in the New Millenium: The Changing Legal Framework in the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Offshore British Columbia

Authors

  • Sandy Carpenter
  • Cecilia A. Low
  • John Olynyk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/alr507

Keywords:

Energy Law, Petroleum Law

Abstract

This article explores recent changes with respect to oil and gas development in Western Canada. It explains the new legal regime being implemented to regulate oil and gas development in the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and British Columbia. The authors provide an analysis of how this legal regime differs from the previous regulatory frame work, and they give an in-depth analysis of how this impacts on various actors in the industry.

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Vol 39, No 1: Petroleum Law Edition

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