Open AccessCompetition Law Issues in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
Author(s) -
Harry N. Chandler
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr677
Subject(s) - statutory law , enforcement , energy law , competition law , competition (biology) , upstream (networking) , petroleum industry , agency (philosophy) , business , compliance (psychology) , law and economics , law , law enforcement , economics , industrial organization , political science , environmental law , market economy , engineering , sociology , telecommunications , psychology , ecology , social science , social psychology , environmental engineering , biology , monopoly
The Competition Act has many implications for Canada's oil and gas industry. To assist the industry in understanding the application of the Act, the author reviews the treatment of horizontal agreements in restraint of trade and describes some of their statutory and jurisprudential defences. The enforcement agency's Program of Compliance and current law enforcement policies are also detailed.