Open AccessCanada's Aging Oil and Gas Infrastructure: Who Will Pay? The Public and Private Cost Recovery Frameworks
Author(s) -
Michael A. Marion,
Michael G. Massicotte,
Jessica L. Duhn
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr4
Subject(s) - statutory law , energy law , legislature , liability , business , fossil fuel , public infrastructure , law and economics , economics , law , finance , political science , environmental law , engineering , waste management
This article examines the legal and practical issues surrounding the costs of reclaiming, remediating, and abandoning Canada’s aging pipelines, wells, and other oil and gas facilities as they reach their functional end of life. The authors address the recovery and distribution of these costs from two perspectives: the public regulatory and legislative frameworks in place in the key oil and gas producing regions of Canada; and the statutory, contractual, and common law framework through which private industry participants share or limit their liability.