Oil & Gas

We advise leading oil and gas companies, investors, and operators on complex transactions and projects, delivering practical solutions that drive growth and meet business goals.
Key Contacts
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Overview

Our Oil & Gas Group has served as a strategic partner to both private and public sector participants in Canada's booming oil and gas industry for nearly a century.  From industry conglomerates and investor groups to emerging independent producers and operators, our clients have entrusted us to advise them on some of the largest and most complex oil and gas development projects in the country.

We bring our cutting-edge, problem-solving orientation and practical, client-focused work ethic to bear on all facets of energy-related private M&A and project development transactions. And, we never lose sight of our clients' objectives and timelines.  With the largest tax planning group in the country, one of the deepest regulatory and environmental law groups, and top-ranked government relations experts, our Oil & Gas Group offers our clients unrivalled breadth of expertise in significant energy transactions.

,,Bennett Jones LLP is hailed by sources as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for oil and gas companies, with its broad expertise across corporate, commercial and regulatory matters being a asset to the practice group.,,

What Clients Say

Client Work

Suncor Energy
in the restructuring of project ownership for the offshore Terra Nova Project in Newfoundland
KKR
in its C$1.19-billion acquisition of an indirect minority equity interest in the Labrador-Island Link from Emera
O'Leary Ventures
in connection with the development of Wonder Valley, the world's largest proposed AI data centre industrial park
Secure Energy
in its C$1.075-billion asset sale of certain waste management facilities
Heidelberg
in a project to develop the cement industry's first global full-scale net-zero carbon capture utilisation and storage facility at Heidelberg's Edmonton plant
Heartland
in connection with the sale of Heartland and its Canadian affiliates to TransAlta
An Ontario-based investor in the $54.9-million sale of certain pipeline and related assets located in British Columbia
North West Redwater Partnership
in its $1.3 billion issuance of Series P Senior Bonds and Series Q Senior Bonds, led by CIBC World Markets and RBC Dominion Securities
North West Redwater Partnership
in a consent solicitation from $6.35-billion of bonds for a substantially revised and amended Trust Indenture
North West Redwater Partnership
in the $480-million transfer of 50% ownership of the North West Redwater Partnership to Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
North West Redwater Partnership
completes dual-tranche issuance of $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured bonds
MEG Energy
in its private placement of US$1.2-billion aggregate principal amount of 7.1250% senior unsecured notes due 2027 in the US and Canada
CSV Midstream Solutions
in its $470-million acquisition of Paramount Resources' Karr 6-18 natural gas facility and related midstream assets
Gibson Energy
with its $3-billion short-form base shelf prospectus filing
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV
in its $1.39-billion business combination with Hammerhead Resources
Parkland Fuel
in its US$500million cross-border offering of senior notes
Velvet Energy
in its acquisition of Iron Bridge Resources by way of takeover bid
International Petroleum Corporation
in its acquisition of BlackPearl Resources
Eagle Energy
in the sale of its oil and gas assets in Twining, Alberta to Barnwell of Canada and Octavian Oil
Japan Canada Oil Sand
in the sale of all of its Hangingstone Demo Project assets to Greenfire Hangingstone Operating
ATCO EnPower
in the development of its world-class low-carbon ammonia production facility in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, to export hydrogen using ammonia as an energy carrier
ATCO EnPower
regarding a multi-phased open access CO2 transportation and sequestration hub developed, owned and operated in a joint venture/partnership with Shell Canada
ATCO
in its $450-million acquisition of a 40% interest in Neltume Ports
ATCO
in relation to its regulatory approvals for the Yellowhead Mainline Project (the "Project")
Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership
closes restatement of credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $2,775,000,000
Schlumberger
on the purchase of the Palliser Block assets in Alberta from Cenovus Energy for cash consideration of $1.3 billion
Schlumberger
in its $585-million definitive agreement to sell its interests in the Palliser Block to CNRL
Canadian Natural Resources
in completing $12.74-billion acquisition of a 70 percent working interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and other oil sands assets
Vesta Energy
in a $295-million equity financing co-led by energy private equity firms Riverstone Holdings and JOG Capital
Alberta Justice
in its constitutional challenge of the federal Impact Assessment Act (Bill C-69)
Pembina
in Alberta Energy Regulator ("AER") Proceeding 432
Pembina
in regard to their non-routine licence applications before the Alberta Energy Regulator ("AER") concerning a facility de-bottlenecking and a deep-cut facility
Pieridae
with a regulatory appeal before the AER in relation to the AER's decision to grant Pieridae a licence to construct and operate a sour gas pipeline in the Waterton area
Tourmaline
in connection with the negotiation of sale agreement, gross overriding royalty ("GORR") agreement, and related matters relating to the grant by Tourmaline to Topaz Energy
Westport
in establishing a joint venture with Volvo Group to accelerate decarbonization for long-haul and off-road customers through Westport's High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI™) fuel system

Recognitions

Chambers Canada
Band 1, Energy: Oil & Gas

Chambers Global
Band 1, Energy: Oil & Gas

The Legal 500: Canada
Ranked Tier 1, Energy - Oil and Gas

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Most Frequently Recommended, Energy (Oil & Gas) (Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver)

Best Lawyers
Law Firm of the Year in Canada for Natural Resources Law
Legal Media Group's Benchmark Canada
Recognized as Energy/Resource Litigation Firm of the year

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