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The Confidentiality Of Seismic Data, Michael P. Simms, Van Penick
The Confidentiality Of Seismic Data, Michael P. Simms, Van Penick
Dalhousie Law Journal
The authors review the common law, common contractual language and statutory law relating to the confidentiality of seismic information. The extent of the rights of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Boards to receive, use and make seismic data public is considered in light of freedom of information and protection of privacy legislation. The authors discuss the different treatment of specified user and speculative seismic data, and explore copyright.
Occupational Health And Safety: The New Regime For The East Coast Offshore, Susan E. Gover
Occupational Health And Safety: The New Regime For The East Coast Offshore, Susan E. Gover
Dalhousie Law Journal
The Governments of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador are moving to enshrine existing offshore occupational health and safety (OHS) practices into the Atlantic Accord legislation governing the regulation of petroleum-related activity off the eastern coast of Canada. The proposed OHS amendments discussed in this paper are intended to provide a comprehensive legal framework to achieve the same kind of protection for offshore workers that onshore workers currently enjoy. Application of occupational health and safety laws in the offshore will be clarified so that these amendments, and not other federal or provincial OHS laws, will apply to any workplace …
Key Issues In The New Regime Of Occupational Health And Safety: The Right To Refuse Work And Directors' And Officers' Liability, Jim Thistle, Matthew Clarke, Joshua Martin
Key Issues In The New Regime Of Occupational Health And Safety: The Right To Refuse Work And Directors' And Officers' Liability, Jim Thistle, Matthew Clarke, Joshua Martin
Dalhousie Law Journal
This article examines the existing and proposed occupational health and safety regulatory regimes for oil and gas operations offshore Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador The article provides historical context for both the existing and the proposed regimes. Two specific areas of concern are analysed: the right to refuse work and directors' and officers' liability. For each issue, the author offers observations on the potential impacts that the implementation of proposed legislation will have on offshore oil and gas operations in these jurisdictions
Statutory Liens In The Atlantic Canada Offshore Area, Robert Carmichael
Statutory Liens In The Atlantic Canada Offshore Area, Robert Carmichael
Dalhousie Law Journal
This article will examine statutory and common law liens in relation to assets used in oil and gas exploration and production in areas offshore Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador It considers the applicable constitutional regime, the maritime law and the interrelationship between maritime law, federal law, and provincial law.
Are Royalty Agreements Required For Canada East Coast Offshore Oil And Gas?, Alan T. Pettie
Are Royalty Agreements Required For Canada East Coast Offshore Oil And Gas?, Alan T. Pettie
Dalhousie Law Journal
This article examines the royalty regime in the area offshore the two oil and gas producing provinces on the east coast of Canada. A review of the historical background of the legislative framework is provided. The right to levy royalties on the production of oil and gas is reviewed. The legislative provisions relating to the execution of royalty agreements and the introduction of generic royalty regulations are examined. The article describes specific fiscal and commercial terms which are not included in the current Nova Scotia generic royalty regime and might not be included in the generic regime which might be …
Offshore Oil And Gas Facility Decommissioning In Nova Scotia And Newfoundland, Phillip Abraham
Offshore Oil And Gas Facility Decommissioning In Nova Scotia And Newfoundland, Phillip Abraham
Dalhousie Law Journal
While planning for the ultimate decommissioning of Atlantic Canada offshore oil and gas facilities is a necessary requirement of project approval, this issue has not yet graduated to the level of attention it receives in other parts of the world with more mature offshore petroleum industries. In this article, the author reviews some decommissioning methods and examines the international and domestic law applicable to the decommissioning of oil and gas facilities on the continental shelf offshore Atlantic Canada.
Regulatory Regime: Canada-Newfoundland/ Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Issues, Angus Taylor, Jim Dickey
Regulatory Regime: Canada-Newfoundland/ Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Issues, Angus Taylor, Jim Dickey
Dalhousie Law Journal
This article identifies and comments on some of the issues which may be of interest respecting petroleum operations in the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia offshore areas. An emphasis has been placed on identifying some of the issues from an operational context and from a regulator's perspective, with some legal analysis provided where appropriate.