Oil and Gas Communiqué
2012 Archives
February 2012
B.C. Provincial Government Implements New Public Reporting Requirements for Hydraulic Fracing Fluids and Announces Human Health Risk Assessment Relating to Oil and Gas Activities
The BC provincial government recently implemented a new regulation to require oil and gas producers to publicly disclose the composition of fluids used in hydraulic fracing of oil and natural gas wells. Hydraulic fracing is a process...
January 2012
Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act: Niko Resources Ltd. Receives a $9.5 Million Fine for Bribery
Introduction A “wake-up call” was delivered to Canadian companies last summer when Niko Resources pleaded guilty to offences under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and was forced to pay a $9.5 million fine. If...