• The Oceans Act and British Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration - Presentation Slides

• The Canadian Institute: Fourth BC Natural Gas Symposium - Presentation Slides

• NITA Presentation Slides - Consultation with Aboriginal Peoples: A Legal Analysis of Impacts on the Energy Sector

• Presentation Slides - 2003 Annual Seminar Jasper Seminar - Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation

• Presentation Slides - Legal Issues in the Offshore: Comparing BC’s North and South Coast Basins

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Energy Law Newsletters:

Energy Law
February, 2008

Legal Considerations in Structuring Renewable Energy Projects: a Multidisciplinary Approach

Court Rules on Aboriginal Rights and Potentially Impacts BC Land Tenure

Energy Law
April, 2007

2007 British Columbia Energy Plan

Latest Developments in BC's Energy & Natural Resources Sector

British Columbia 2007 Throne Speech and Budget

New Relationship Update: BC Business Council Paper

Mining Stocks "Super Flow Through" Share Program Continued in 2007 Federal Budget

Renewed Consultation Process for Treaty 8 First Nations and Oil & Gas Activities

Oil and Gas Commission Guide to Public Engagement

2007 10th BC Natural Gas Symposium: Upcoming Canadian Institute Conference

E&NR Group Member Activities of Note

Energy Law
November, 2006 Special Edition

Breaking News!

Pacific Business & Law Institute Conference – November 21-22, 2006

Energy Law
November, 2006

Latest Developments in BC's Energy Sector

New Relationship Update

Tsawwassen Treaty

British Columbia Creates New Protected Areas

BC Offshore Oil and Gas Update

Northeast BC Agreement Provides Certainty in Resource Development

BC Competition Council Report: Energy Implications

BC First Nations Energy Summit, 2007

Métis Nation Relationship Accord

BC Hydro 2006 Call for Power Results Announced

BC Hydro 2007 Call for Power Status

Amendments to the Utilities Commission Act Limits Local Governments' Right to Regulate Power Projects

Clark Wilson LLP's Energy Practice Group Changes Its Name

Energy Law
March, 2006

Latest Developments in BC's Energy Sector

The 2006 Federal Election and the BC Energy Sector

Proposal for New British Columbia Oil and Gas Regulatory System

British Columbia Government To Expand Energy Plan

British Columbia Progress Board - Energy Discussion Paper

Pacific Canada Oil & Gas Development Forum: Insight Conference April 26-27, 2006

Energy Law
October, 2005

Latest Developments in BC's Energy Sector

British Columbia Government Unveils Aboriginal "New Relationship" Policy Document

2005 British Columbia Election

British Columbia Alternative Energy and Power Technology Strategy and Establishment of Task Force

BC Oil and Gas Association Incorporated

Revised British Columbia Policy on Conflicting Coal and Petroleum and Natural Gas Tenures

Energy Conferences of Note

Clark Wilson LLP Launches RSS Feeds

Energy Law
May, 2005

Latest Developments in BC's Energy Sector: A Commentary

Musqueam v. LWBC and UBC: An Important British Columbia Court of Appeal Judgment

Coalbed Gas: Produced Water Code of Practice in Effect July 1, 2005

Terasen Vancouver Island LNG Storage Gets Regulatory Green Light

2005 Federal Budget Encourages Alternate Energy Projects

Nicole Byres Joins Clark Wilson LLP Energy Law Team

BC Hydro 2005 Open Call for Power

British Columbia Mining Plan Establishes Role of Coal Coordinator

$5 million Ear Marked for British Columbia Oil and Gas Geoscience Research

Canadian Institute 7th British Columbia Natural Gas Symposium May 11 and 12, 2005

Energy Law
February, 2005

Latest Developments in BC's Energy Sector: A Commentary

Federal Priddle and Brooks Offshore Reports Released

Supreme Court of Canada Judgements on Consultation and Accommodation with Aboriginal Peoples

Prince Rupert: British Columbia's Economic Engine for the 21st Century

Clark Wilson LLP Energy Publications and Presentations

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Energy Law
Special Edition - November, 2004

Haida Nation v. BC and Weyerhaeuser:
Analysis of Supreme Court of Canada Judgement

Energy Law
September, 2004

Court Cases of Note

British Columbia Intergovernmental Initiatives

British Columbia Freehold Coal Owners Obtain Rights to Petroleum and Natural Gas

Zone Specific Retention in British Columbia (a.k.a. Shallow Rights Reversion)

Proposed Changes to Indian Oil and Gas Act

NI 51-101: AAPG Listed as Acceptable Professional Organization

Muskwa-Kechika Pre-Tenure Plans Issued

Business Council of British Columbia: Addressing Obligations of Consultation and Accommodation With Aboriginal Peoples

CAPL Conference October 2004: Emerging Oil and Gas Issues

Conference: Improving BC Land Access & Community Consultation

Energy Law
May, 2004

Aboriginal Peoples, the British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission and Cumulative Effects of Oil and Gas Activities

British Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Update

United Nations Covention on the Law of the Sea

Tsimshian Offshore Oil and Gas Workshop held March 13, 2004

5th BC Natural Gas Symposium: Canadian Institute Conference, Vancouver, May 12 to 14, 2004

British Columbia Throne Speech: Oil & Gas and Energy

Alaska Highway Pipeline and the Kaska Nation

Yukon Oil and Gas Call for Nominations and Seismic Program

BC Coal Act to be Overhauled

BC Hydro Integrated Electricity Plan Unveiled

Energy Law
February, 2004

BC Onshore Oil and Gas Legislation to be Overhauled

BC Mining Task Force

British Columbia Bill 84: Parks and Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2003 (the "Act")

BC Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration

BC Lobbyists Registration Act: A Reminder of Key Points

Northwest B.C. Oil and Gas Review

Wind Power on Crown Land in BC: Draft Discussion Paper

Cumulative Environmental Effects: Apsassin v. BC Oil and Gas Commission and Vintage Energy Canada, Ltd.

Oilweek Magazine Article: BC Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration

Energy Law
October, 2003

West Coast Offshore Moratorium Update

Burlington and EnCana Team up with BC Government on Deep Shale Gas Exploration; Bowser and Sustut Potential of 2.5 Billion Barrels of Oil (BBO)and 13 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) of Gas

BC Government Oil and Gas Development Strategy for the Heartlands

Species at Risk Act

Mineral, Oil and Gas Sector Strategy for Crown Land Access 2003/04, 2004/05

Possible UBCM Resolution Calling for Halt to CBM Development

GVRD Fuel Switching Discussion Paper

Reorganization in BC Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM)

Anderson v. Amoco Canada Oil and Gas: Headed to Supreme Court of Canada

Conference Paper on Aboriginal-Industry Consultation and Accommodation Available on Website

Native Investment and Trade Association (NITA) Resource Expo 2003: Calgary

Energy Law
May, 2003

West Coast Offshore Moratorium Update

Continental Shelf Claims for East Coast and Arctic

BC Coalbed Gas Act

BC Water Licenses Review

Trans North America Pipeline Projects: Alaska Highway v. Mackenzie Valley

Haida Nation v. BC and Weyerhaeuser: Industry’s Duty of Consultation on Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada

Further New BC Legislation

Securities Law Bulletin
Special Mining Issue
April, 2003

Mineral Exploration Requires Consultation with Aboriginal Peoples

Online Mineral Title Acquisition in B.C. by 2004

Tax Credits and Reduced Tax Rates for Mining Projects

Securities Law Bulletin
Special Oil and Gas Edition
February, 2003

Revised National Oil and Gas Disclosure Standards Proposed for Publicly-Traded Oil and Gas Issuers

Basic Checklist for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development

B.C. to Provide Energy Exploration Incentives

Oil and Gas Flow-Through Financings Retain Their Appeal

Energy Law
Winter, 2002

BC Energy Policy: A Comment

Kyoto Protocol: Reader's Assistance

West Coast Offshore Moratorium Update

Coalbed Methane: More BC Government Regulatory Assistance

Seven of 22 Fees Eliminated by BC Government for BC Producers

Prosecution for Pipeline Oil Spill

Solution Gas and Evolved Gas Ownership

Duty to Consult Aboriginal Peoples

Gas (Methane) Hydrates

Proposed National Oil and Gas Disclosure Standards Will Increase Regulatory Burden on Publicly-Traded Oil and Gas Issuers

Energy Law
August, 2002

Clark Wilson LLP Launches Energy Law Practice and Newsletter Inaugural Newsletter

Numerous Energy Issues on BC Front Burner

1. Queen Charlotte Islands Offshore Moratorium Update

2. British Columbia Energy Policy Task Force

3. Duty to Consult First Nations: Haida Nation v. Weyerhaeuser

4. Consultation with Aboriginal Peoples: Memorandum of Guidance of the National Energy Board ("NEB")

5. British Columbia Surface Rights Disputes: Rules of Procedure and Practice of the Mediation and Arbitration Board ("M & A Board") of British columbia

6. British Columbia Legislative Reforms and Amendments of Note

7. Coalbed Methane

8. Georgia Strait Crossing: National Energy Board ("NEB") Determination of Authority Over Gas in the Pipe