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

as Canadian counsel 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

Energy: Oil & Gas

Chambers Global

Energy: Oil & Gas
Energy Sector (International & Cross border)

Legal 500 Canada

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

Patrick T. Maguire KC

Vice Chair and Partner

At the centre of market-shaping deals and high-stakes disputes, Bennett Jones delivers clarity, strategy and results. Our cross-border teams turn complexity into progress, always focused on what drives your success.

The Bennett Jones Story

At Bennett Jones, legal solutions are our starting point. What drives us forward is knowing our clients inside and out—their ambitions, obstacles and success metrics.

For more than a century, we have shaped outcomes that matter in business, in law and in the broader Canadian landscape. And our commitment extends beyond legal matters: we invest deeply in the communities in which we live and work.