As December is upon us tomorrow, I have started listening to holiday music and making my Christmas wish list for Santa – as I read the news this morning, it looks like one of the items on my list is coming to fruition.

Late last month, in Munoz v. Intercontinental Terminals Company, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the liability provisions of CERCLA and the Oil Pollution Act do not overlap and that...

There is nothing better than starting your day with good news.

On Friday, October 9, 2015, a three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that a reservation of oil, gas and mineral rights in a deed does not terminate merely because the lease under which those rights were previously leased has expired.

This morning my local gas station, which I use for convenience and not because it is the cheapest in the area, had gas for $2.29 a gallon. I can’t remember the last time I paid that little for gas, but I know it wasn’t recently.

2014 saw the Supreme Court of Canada significantly develop the law in areas critical to the oil and gas industry.

Concern has been expressed in British Columbia that pipelines proposed to carry B.C. natural gas to LNG facilities might someday be converted to carry oil or bitumen to the coast.

Over the last decade, state-owned national oil companies (NOCs) have become increasingly important in the global oil and gas sectors.

A discussion on the decision of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in Kasten Energy Inc. v. Shamrock Oil & Gas Ltd., 2013 ABQB 63.

A discussion on the reintroduction of a bill that would provide whistleblower protections for employees in the offshore oil and gas industries.

Under a second Trump presidency, the U.S. is expected to consider reversal of many of the Biden administration's climate and environmental policies, in addition to a markedly different approach...

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) decreased by 40% over Q4-2018 and wiped out the entire gains of the year, ending with a loss of 24%.

The past year has been broadly characterized as one of limited public market activity and rising interest rates putting a dampener on access to capital.

In a research report sent to clients this week, Barclays focuses on the rate of decline in existing fields.

Despite the current slump in oil prices, there has been a general uptick in private capital flowing into the oil patch.

On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced historic sanctions against Russia's largest oil companies to further undercut the Kremlin's ability...

Libyan oil reserves, estimated at 47.1 billion barrels, are the largest in Africa and among the largest in the World.

On 12 May 2017, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-48, the proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, in Parliament.

From the provisions of the Act, the primary function of the Minister and the Department is to set standards for weights and measures and in addition, certify weighing and measuring equipment or instruments.

On February 3, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury published several new measures related to a recently implemented policy limiting the ...