Pembina Institute is pleased to announce the release of the Landowners’ Guide to Oil and Gas Development, now in its fourth edition, and Oil and gas liabilities explained, a reference guide for Albertans.
Both handbooks are made possible by the generous support of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation.
Alberta’s energy development landscape can be a maze of regulations. The Landowners’ Guide to Oil and Gas Development provides advice to landowners on how to manage their relationship with oil and gas companies that want to build wells, pipelines, or other infrastructure on their land.
It also provides accessible advice on some of these complex questions:
- If a permit agent knocks at your door and says a company wants to conduct seismic exploration on your land, how do you decide whether to grant permission?
- If a land agent tells you a company plans to drill a well or put a pipeline on your land, what do you need to know before you start negotiations? How do you decide whether any special conditions are needed in a surface lease or right-of-entry agreement?
- If there are plans to build a well or pipeline near your home, is the company obliged to tell you or consult with you?
In 2019, the Pembina Institute published the Landowners' Primer: what you need to know about unreclaimed oil and gas wells, an additional resource to help those who are most impacted by inactive and orphaned oil and gas infrastructure on their land. We are pleased to release an updated reference guide, Oil and gas liabilities explained that reflects the changing policy environment in Alberta.
Please note that Pembina has also released the Landowners’ Primer on Renewables Energy and Battery Storage Development to assist landowners in their relationship with renewable energy companies.
Receive a hard copy of the Landowners' Guide to Oil and Gas Development
Both guides are provided free of charge, except for the cost of shipping.
Send an email to info@pembina.org to arrange to receive copies. Include your name, email address, contact phone number, affiliation, and request:
- to arrange for pickup at our Calgary or Edmonton offices (include your estimated pickup time)
- to ship copies (shipping costs to be determined by destination)
