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Luke Morrison: Force Majeure Not Common in Energy Sector

April 22, 2020

Luke Morrison comments in Canadian Lawyer on why force majeure relief is not common in energy sector, despite the oil downturn and COVID-19 pandemic.

“There is still a recognition here with energy companies, across the board, in Western Canada that no one in the production-to-consumer chain is immune or unaffected,” Morrison says. “There still is an undercurrent of a longer-term, pragmatic view and collaboration occurring between producers, suppliers, joint-venture partners. If parties start invoking force majeure and other relief clauses across the board, I think there's recognition that that has a ripple effect and is going to be counterproductive to longer-term health and getting over the current situation.”

From the last month or so of calls I've been getting and meetings I've been having, there's a streak of resiliency along with the anxiety and I think still a lot of collaboration and optimism happening.”

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