Oil and Gas Notices
NOTE: For important information about oil and gas in B.C., please also check the websites of the appropriate division, commission, or board.
October, 2009
NEW To see the 2008/09 Summary of Shale Gas Activity in Northeastern B.C., please visit the Shale Gas page.
NEW To download presentations from the 3rd B.C. Unconventional Gas Forum, please visit the Unconventional Gas page.
September, 2009
NEW For information on the Fall 2009 Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program, please visit the Royalty Credits for Infrastructure Development page.
August, 2009
Stimulus Package Fact Sheet Updated Aug 25, 2009
Press Release, Aug 6, 2009 "Oil and Gas Stimulus to Boost Provincial Economy"
February, 2009
For information on the Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program Request for Applications (RFA), please visit the Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program page.
Detailed information about oil and gas in British Columbia is available via the following websites.
The Oil and Gas Division is leading the way towards stimulating investment in the province's traditional oil and gas resources as well as in new, untapped areas of potential like coalbed gas and shale gas.
The Oil and Gas Division area of the MEMPR website provides an overview of oil and gas in BC; oil and gas production/distribution statistics; data about resource potential; and information on the ministry's oil and gas initiatives and policies.
The Titles and Offshore Division manages mineral titles, oil and gas titles and offshore exploration and provides information regarding:
- mineral titles
- Mineral Titles Online
- oil and gas sales and permits
- leases and drilling licenses
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- notices, results, statistics and maps
- pre-tenure referrals
- land use
- geothermal resources
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The Oil and Gas Commission regulates the crude oil, natural gas and pipeline activities in the province of British Columbia. As an efficient, single-window agency, the commission is helping the oil and gas industry grow and prosper by streamlining the applications and approval processes while maintaining provincial environmental standards. This site includes information on BC oil and gas industry activities and regulations.
For oil and gas mediation and arbitration, please visit the Mediation and Arbitration Board website.
