Open AccessEnvironmental Regime for Development of an Oil and Gas Project in the Newfoundland Offshore
Author(s) -
Gerlinde van Driel,
Alexander William Macdonald
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr504
Subject(s) - submarine pipeline , offshore oil and gas , process (computing) , energy law , fossil fuel , business , petroleum engineering , environmental planning , environmental science , environmental law , computer science , law , political science , engineering , waste management , geology , oceanography , operating system
Environmental regulatory approval is an important and necessary step in the development of oil and gas projects in the Newfoundland offshore. The approval process, however, should be as efficient and definitive as possible. This article sets out how the approval process under the Accord Implementation Acts and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act can be merged so that duplication and unnecessary delay are avoided.