Open AccessBritish Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas Law
Author(s) -
Al Hudec,
Van Penick
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr496
Subject(s) - submarine pipeline , resource (disambiguation) , energy law , west coast , offshore oil and gas , east coast , petroleum industry , current (fluid) , fossil fuel , political science , law , business , geography , oceanography , environmental law , engineering , geology , computer science , computer network , environmental engineering , waste management
This article addresses the current debate over lifting a thirty-five year moratorium on offshore resource development in British Columbia. It describes the three primary offshore basins and the history of the various moratoriums, as well as the current legal backdrop under which development could occur. The authors review unique jurisdictional, Aboriginal and environmental considerations relating to the west coast, and conclude that the east coast regulatory regime provides a useful regulatory template for the west coast, appropriately updated for technological changes in the offshore industry and changes in regulatory philosophies since the 1980s.