The BC Oil & Gas Commission Presentation to First Nations Oil - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The BC Oil & Gas Commission

Presentation to First Nations Oil Pipeline Development Summit

October 2015

James O’Hanley

Deputy Commissioner

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BC Oil & Gas Commission - Overview

• Established as a Crown Corporation in 1998
• Independent agency – report to a Board
• Agent of the Crown – carry government’s responsibility

for First Nations consultation

• Single-Window Regulatory Agency for upstream oil &

gas activities

• Comprehensive role on major provincially regulated

projects – issue almost all required permits except EA

• Pure regulator of oil and gas activities – do not issue

tenures or administer royalties

• Do not set government policy or legislation

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The Commission

VICTORIA

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• Large oil pipeline projects are federally regulated
• Do not have primary jurisdiction – much more limited role

than provincial projects

• Authority for some specified provincial permitting –

provided by Oil and Gas Activities Act regulation in 2012 – new and existing projects

• No role with Enbridge Northern Gateway

Federally (NEB) Regulated Projects – OGC Role

Licence of Occupation Right-of-Way Lease Short Term Water Use Changes in & About a Stream Permits Over Crown Land Master Licence to Cut Road Use Permit for FSR Land Act Water Act Forest Act

Single-window

Specified Enactments – NEB Projects

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• Intention to delegate procedural aspects of consultation to

Trans Mountain

• Involves obligations for Trans Mountain to engage, provide

information, address concerns and report results to OGC

• Coordination with the Major Project Management Office

consultation processes and activities

• Direct consultation by OGC – linked to results of Trans

Mountain consultation

• Engagement but no decisions on permits until after federal

certificate issuance – exception for investigative permits

OGC Consultation Approach – Trans Mtn

Thank you. For more information contact: Brian Murphy – brian.murphy@bcogc.ca James O’Hanley – james.ohanley@bcogc.ca

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