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- Represented ARC Resources Ltd. in the export of its gas volumes to the USA
- Represented Canadian Development Investment Corporation in regards to its interest in the Hibernia offshore oil project
- Represented Kogas Canada Energy Ltd. in regards to its interest in LNG Canada
- Represented Westmoreland Coal Company and its Canadian subsidiaries in its sale of Canadian mining assets to the first lien creditors
- Represented Wolverine Energy and Infrastructure Inc. in its purchase of the Western Canadian Environmental Services Business from a Canadian public oil and gas company and the subsequent sale of the Saskatchewan Environmental Services Business to a private Saskatchewan company
- Represented ARC Resources Ltd. in the sale of its Redwater oil and gas assets in Alberta to a private Alberta company
- Represented International Petroleum Corporation in the purchase of its oil and gas assets in the Suffield/Alderson areas of Alberta from Cenovus Energy Inc.
- Represented ARC Resources Ltd. in the sale of its Saskatchewan oil and gas assets to Spartan Energy Corp.
- Represented Athabasca Oil Corp. in the formation of a light oil joint venture with Murphy Oil Company Ltd. for the development of its Kaybob Duvernay lands and Placid Montney lands in Alberta
- Dissolved multiple oil and gas general partnerships for numerous Canadian public oil and gas companies
- Represented Encana Corporation (now Ovintiv Inc.) in the sale of its Clearwater assets in Alberta to Ember Resources Inc.
- Represented Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (now Obsidian Energy Ltd.) in its multiple sales of non-core assets worth over $1 billion, including its sale of assets in south central Alberta to NAL Resources Ltd.
- Represented Canadian Natural Resources Limited in the purchase of Devon Energy Corp.’s Canadian conventional assets
- Represented Encana Corporation (now Ovintiv Inc.) in its proposed sale of a 50% interest in its Cutbank Ridge gas assets to Petrochina International Investment Company Limited, including the joint venture agreements
- Represented Progress Energy Canada Ltd. (now PETRONAS Canada), in its purchase of part of Talisman Energy Ltd.’s Montney acreage in northeast British Columbia
- Represented Canadian Natural Resources Limited in its purchase of Barrick Energy Inc.
- Represented Progress Energy Resources Corporation (now PETRONAS Canada) in its sale to PETRONAS Carigali Canada Ltd.
- Represented Encana Corporation (now Ovintiv Inc.) in its partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation for the development of its Cutbank Ridge undeveloped lands in British Columbia
- Represented Progress Energy Resources Corporation (now PETRONAS Canada) in the sale of 50% of its interest in its North Montney Assets to PETRONAS International Corporation Ltd. and the formation of the North Montney Upstream Joint Venture with PETRONAS International Corporation Ltd. for the development of the North Montney Assets and the formation of the LNG Export Project Joint Venture with PETRONAS International Corporation Ltd. for the development of LNG export facilities
- Represented NuVista Energy Ltd. in the partnership rationalization with Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. pursuant to which NuVista Energy Ltd. and Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. split the assets jointly held through NuVista Energy and NuVista Resources Partnership
- Converted multiple energy income trusts into corporations for numerous Canadian public oil and gas companies
- Represented ARC Resources Trust (now ARC Resources Ltd.) in its sale of oil and gas assets in the Westerose, Gilby and Garrington areas of Alberta to OMERS Energy and Superman Resources
- Represented Penn West Energy Trust (now Obsidian Energy Ltd.) in the formation of Peace River Oil Partnership with China Investment Corporation for the development of Penn West Energy Trust’s bitumen assets in Peace River area of northern Alberta
- Represented ARC Resources Trust (now ARC Resources Inc.) in the purchase of Petrobakken GP No.1 from Petrobakken Energy Ltd.
- Represented CCS Income Trust (now Tervita Corporation) in its going private transaction with an investor group
- Represented CCS Income Trust (now Tervita Corporation) in its purchase of a large number of well servicing rigs and related equipment and inventory assets from multiple related companies
- Represented Canadian Natural Resources Limited in its purchase of interests in Petrovera Resources, a Western Canadian heavy oil venture, from EnCana Corporation (now Ovintiv Inc.) and the subsequent sale of non-core assets to Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (now Obsidian Energy Ltd.)
Jody L. Wivcharuk*
Expertise
Business Law
Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment
Energy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Oil & Gas
