Open AccessUtilization of Alberta Gas
Author(s) -
Robert C. Muir
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr616
Subject(s) - natural gas , legislation , natural gas industry , oil and natural gas , energy law , fossil fuel , gas industry , business , natural gas field , work (physics) , natural resource economics , economics , law , political science , waste management , engineering , environmental law , mechanical engineering
This paper surveys recent Alberta legislation, regulations and policies with respect to the natural gas industry. The paper discusses proposed changes to the Jumping Pound Formula as method of determining gas process charges, the amendment to the Oil and Gas Conservation Act requiring permit to utilize gas in Alberta and the enactment of the Rural Gas Act and the Natural Gas Rebates Act. With respect to the removal of gas from the Province, tlie paper reviews the policies of the Govern ment of Alberta to increase the field price of natural gas.