British Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas Law

Authors

  • Al Hudec
  • Van Penick

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/alr496

Keywords:

Energy Law, Petroleum Law

Abstract

This article addresses the current debate over lifting a thirty-five year moratorium on offshore resource development in British Columbia. It describes the three primary offshore basins and the history of the various moratoriums, as well as the current legal backdrop under which development could occur. The authors review unique jurisdictional, Aboriginal and environmental considerations relating to the west coast, and conclude that the east coast regulatory regime provides a useful regulatory template for the west coast, appropriately updated for technological changes in the offshore industry and changes in regulatory philosophies since the 1980s.

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Vol 41, No 1: Petroleum Law Edition

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