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A complex network of pipelines, storage and
processing facilities, rail and transloading infrastructure connects Canada’s
energy resources to its downstream customers and users. Together with truck and
ocean tanker transportation, this network is the pathway between consumers and
Canada’s oil and gas producers. Companies in this sector require legal counsel
with both first-hand expertise in the oil and gas industry and a real-world
business perspective that prioritizes solutions with a creative and proactive
approach to problem solving.
As counsel for producers, midstream companies,
refiners, chemical companies, commodity traders and financiers, the Energy
lawyers at Blakes have developed extensive knowledge of North America’s energy
transportation corridors. From approvals and project development to supply
negotiations, investment structures, and joint venture and acquisition
implementation, we draw upon our extensive experience in energy, M&A,
infrastructure, financial services, tax and competition law. We have helped a
deep and diverse client base that includes some of the largest energy companies
in Canada and the world.
Representative Matters
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Kinder Morgan, Inc. on its C$760-million
disposition of the Corridor Pipeline to InterPipeline; its C$550-million
acquisition of the TransMountain Pipeline; and its acquisition of the Cochin
Pipeline, Cochin Pipeline Integrity Management Strategy and Transportation
Arrangements.
- Pembina Pipeline Corporation on its
C$300-million acquisition of the Cutbank Gas Processing Facilities and related
gathering systems from Talisman Energy Canada; its acquisition of the Alberta
oil sands pipeline, which transports oil sands product produced at the Syncrude
plant from Fort McMurray to Edmonton; its purchase of the Edmonton North
Terminal from Gibson Energy and subsequent consolidation of various oil and
natural gas liquids (NGL) terminalling facilities in the Edmonton/Redwater area
to create the Nexus Terminal; and its US$650-million purchase of the Alberta
Vantage pipeline (Bakken, N.D. to Empress, Alberta) and an interest in Mistral
Midstream's Saskatchewan ethane extraction plant.
- Encana Corporation on its negotiation,
execution and delivery of agreements relating to the sale of a major gas-processing
complex in the Suffield area, Alberta, along with a major long-term
gas-processing agreement.
- Cenovus Energy on its acquisition of the
North American Terminal Operations business (a crude-by-rail transloading
facility northeast of Edmonton with both manifest and unit train capability and
connected to both CP and CN rail lines) from Canexus Corporation for
approximately C$75-million, as well as in related operations and service
agreement negotiations.
- Harvest Energy Trust on the acquisition
of North Atlantic Refining Limited and the Come By Chance medium gravity, sour
crude hydrocracking refinery located in Come by Chance, Newfoundland, and in
negotiating feedstock supply and product off-take arrangements for the
refinery.
- Progress Rail Services on its C$820‑million
acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel.
- Leland Energy Corp. on the sale of the
Bantry compression station and the negotiation of the associated gas-gathering
and compression arrangements.
- Sem Canada on the purchase of CAMS
gas-processing facilities and ongoing provision of legal services relating to
CO&O and processing agreement matters.
Projects
- Pembina Pipeline Corporation on several
expansions of the Alberta oil sands pipeline, which transports oil sands
product produced at the Syncrude plant from Fort McMurray to Edmonton (389,000
barrels per day contracted capacity).
- TransCanada PipeLines Limited on its
C$12-billion Energy East Pipeline Project to deliver 1.1 billion barrels per
day of crude oil to Quebec and New Brunswick by 2017/2018.
- TransCanada Corporation on the
establishment of its partnership with Phoenix Energy Holdings Limited for the
construction and operation of the C$3-billion Grand Rapids Pipeline System.
- Husky Energy Inc. on various aspects of
ownership and operation of its Upgrader facility in Lloydminster, Alberta,
including its expansion, and on the negotiation, execution and delivery of a
series of transportation and terminalling agreements for diluent and dilbit for
the Sunrise oil sands project.
- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. on
its 50-50 joint venture with Keyera Corp. to build the Alberta Crude Terminal,
a 20 spot/40,000 barrel per day manifest crude oil rail loading facility in
Edmonton, Alberta.
Regulatory
- Nexen Inc., on the negotiation of a
transportation services agreement, terminal service agreement, and storage and
marketing agreements (primarily with Plains/InterPipeline); and the negotiating
and drafting of Northern Gateway documents.
- Suncor Energy Inc., on the negotiation
of share service agreements at the Voyageur base plant, and on the negotiation
of feedstock supply agreements and upgraded product sales and marketing
agreements for the Voyageur oil sands upgrader.
- TransCanada PipeLines Limited on
numerous applications for approval of tolls and tariffs, cost of capital and
facilities applications.
Financing
- Acted for TransCanada Corporation in respect of its C$4.4 billion offering of
subscription receipts, the largest bought deal in Canadian history.
- Pembina Pipeline Corporation on its
C$1.5-billion bank financing in regards to the C$3.8‑billion acquisition of
Provident Energy Ltd.
- The lenders for TransCanada's Keystone project credit
facility.
- We have also been involved in
billions of dollars of other debt financing for energy projects, including
domestic and cross-border financings for issuers and underwriters, such as Enerplus Resources Fund, Pembina Pipeline Income Fund, Suncor Energy Inc., Nexen Inc. and leading dealers such as CIBC World Markets, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and RBC Capital
Markets.
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Associate | Vancouver
Vancouver: 604-631-3328
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Assessments & Approvals, Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Brownfields Redevelopment, Energy Regulatory, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Oil & Gas
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Partner | Vancouver
Vancouver: 604-631-3393
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Assessments & Approvals, Corporate & Commercial, Mining Law, Mining Streaming & Royalties, Oil & Gas, Power, LNG, Aboriginal
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Partner | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-5262
Areas of Expertise:
IP Litigation, Class Actions, Corporate Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Product Liability, Life Sciences, Technology, Insurance, Cannabis, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Oil & Gas
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9682
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate Governance, Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Shareholder Activism, Climate Change, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Renewables (Wind, Solar, Hydro, & CleanTech), Transmission & Distribution, Capital Markets, Oil & Gas
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Associate | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9645
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental, Energy Regulatory, Climate Change, Corporate Litigation, Pipeline & Midstream, Power, Renewables (Wind, Solar, Hydro, & CleanTech)
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Associate | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-5035
Areas of Expertise:
Financial Services, Renewables (Wind, Solar, Hydro, & CleanTech), Oil & Gas, Africa
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Partner | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-4025
Areas of Expertise:
Energy, Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Financial Services, Construction, Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Pension Funds Investment, Debt Capital Finance, Structured Finance, Major Projects, Downstream & Marketing, Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures, Hotel Finance
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9656
Areas of Expertise:
Construction Dispute Resolution, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Tax Controversy & Litigation, Oil & Gas, IP Litigation, Construction
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9720
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy, Private Equity, REITs, Shareholder Activism, Pension Funds Investment, Investment Funds, Investment Vehicles, Capital Markets, Shareholder Activism, Pipeline & Midstream
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9704
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Commercial, Energy, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Oil & Gas, Joint Venture & Co-Ownership Structuring, LNG, Private Equity
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9697
Areas of Expertise:
Restructuring & Insolvency, Corporate Litigation, Corporate & Commercial, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Banking, Energy
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Associate | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9715
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate Litigation, Arbitration, Oil & Gas, E-Discovery & Document Management, Energy Litigation, Aboriginal
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9622
Areas of Expertise:
Joint Venture & Co-Ownership Structuring, Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures, Pipeline & Midstream, E&P Conventional, E&P Unconventional, Oil & Gas, Power, Mergers & Acquisitions
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Associate | Calgary
Calgary: 403-663-9653
Areas of Expertise:
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Governance, Capital Markets, Private Equity, Oil & Gas
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Patent Agent | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-3166
Areas of Expertise:
Intellectual Property, Patents, IP Licensing & Agreements, Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Mining
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Associate | Vancouver
Vancouver: 604-631-4601
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Assessments & Approvals, Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Oil & Gas, Energy Regulatory, Mining, Environmental, Aboriginal, Environmental
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Associate | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9658
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy, LNG, Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures, Pipeline & Midstream, Oilfield Services, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables (Wind, Solar, Hydro, & CleanTech)
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9712
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate Governance, Corporate & Commercial, Power, Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Capital Markets, Oilfield Services
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Partner | Vancouver
Vancouver: 604-631-3333
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental, Energy, Brownfields Redevelopment, Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Power, Oil & Gas, Mining, Forestry, Australia, Mining Streaming & Royalties, Chemical & Waste Regulation, Climate Change, Environmental Assessments & Approvals, Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, LNG, Aboriginal
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9786
Areas of Expertise:
Business Crimes, Investigations & Compliance, Constitutional & Charter of Rights, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Insurance Litigation, Government & Public Sectors
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Partner | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-4033
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental, Environmental Assessments & Approvals, Climate Change, Brownfields Redevelopment, Oil & Gas, Renewables (Wind, Solar, Hydro, & CleanTech), Mining, Mining Streaming & Royalties, Lobbying, Major Projects, Pipeline & Midstream, Aboriginal, Government & Public Sectors, Energy
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Associate | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9626 x59626
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy, Oil & Gas, Power
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Chair | Calgary, Toronto
Calgary: 403-260-9610 Toronto: 416-863-2150
Areas of Expertise:
Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Oil & Gas, Energy, Restructuring & Insolvency, Australia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Equity Capital Markets, Pension Funds Investment, Investment Funds, Investment Vehicles, Major Projects, Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures, Credit Unions
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Office Managing Partner | London
London: +44-20-7429-3555
Areas of Expertise:
Mergers & Acquisitions, Mining, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Australia, Africa, Capital Markets, Europe, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Finance, Corporate Governance, Mining Lending, Mining Streaming & Royalties, Mining M&A and Capital Markets, Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
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Associate | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9760
Areas of Expertise:
Energy, Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures, Joint Venture & Co-Ownership Structuring, Pipeline & Midstream, Oil & Gas, Restructuring & Insolvency
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