On October 17, 2013, Transport Canada issued Protective Direction No. 31 (the "Direction") pursuant to section 32 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992.

On January 16, 2026, Liskow tax attorneys published a blog regarding IRS Notice 2026 - 11, which provides guidance on the implementation of the amendment...

On January 28, 2011, the Minister of Energy, Ron Liepert, announced that the Alberta Government had accepted the recommendations of the Regulatory Enhancement Task Force, including the proposal to consolidate a variety of upstream oil and gas regulatory functions into the authority of a single regulator.

Brazil has formally acceded to the 1992 Protocol to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, marking a significant shift in the country's maritime environmental liability framework.

Oil and Gas Activity in Canada, Stikeman Elliott's comprehensive guide to the oil and gas industry in Canada, is now available.

Oil prices have recently started to recover since hitting record lows; although there is still uncertainty as to whether the recent uptick in pricing can be sustained.

We have often discussed the ancillary effects of low oil prices on communities – it is not just those in the energy industry that feel the pinch.

Today, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude reportedly closed at $37.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach has restarted many conversations around the oil and gas industry. Some are calling for an even greater emphasis on pumping restrictions and punishing oil companies as a response to this tragic event.

Pennzoil had previously granted a license to Miller Oil, owner of an oil change facility called Pit Stop U.S.A., to use and display the Pennzoil marks in exchange for agreeing to purchase certain quantities of Pennzoil products.

In addition to seeing Canada assume the chair of the Arctic Council for the next two years, the recent Arctic Council’s Ministerial Meeting at Kiruna, Sweden, adopted an important legal text, the "Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic".

WTI Crude Oil closed at $38.24. The headlines today say it all:

Don’t expect to see many real estate sales occurring along the Gulf Coast this year.

We've written extensively about California's Fair Pay Act, which requires equal pay for "substantially similar" work.

With the much discussed proposed rise in marine and tanker traffic to Northern British Columbia and other potentially sensitive areas of the country, Canada’s oil spill preparedness and response regime has come under increasing scrutiny.

This article examines the devastating impact of oil pollution in the Niger Delta, analyzing its causes, and consequences, and proposing comprehensive solutions for the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The OFSI Guidance also addresses OFSI's proposed approach to enforcement of the new ban.

Addressing recent developments affecting the oil and gas industry in the Rockies, the Shale Symposium in Denver drew close to 300 industry professionals.

The proposals needed 98,492 signatures to make it on the ballot.

The American Olive Oil Producers Association has filed a citizen petition urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration