Energy is our business. We have been a part of the fabric of UK's energy story and advising entrepreneurs for over 100 years. You will get collaborative, creative and practical legal guidance from a team that understands the industry's history, challenges and opportunities.

Oil and gas transactions and projects are complex but familiar. We will help you navigate this intricate and exciting landscape. Our long history of working with the pioneers old and new in the oil and gas business, together with our sound judgement and strategic legal advice will guide you through all stages of a transaction or project development. If things don't go to plan, our energy litigation group has experience in all levels of court and alternative dispute resolution.

Who we work with

We work with explorers, developers and producers as well as facility owners and operators, lenders, marketers and other stakeholders in all aspects of the oil and gas industry, including:

• Exploration and production
• Oil and gas processing
• Pipeline transportation
• NGL extraction and fractionation
• Shale gas and oil sands joint ventures
• LNG projects
• Petrochemical processing
• Co‑generation projects

What we do

We can help you with:

• Acquisitions and dispositions of oil and natural gas properties and facilities
• Royalty transactions
• Commodities trading and marketing
• Construction, financing and operating of major facilities
• Corporate reorganizations
• Environmental issues
• Financings, including banks, private equity and public markets
• Indigenous consultation advice
• International transactions
• Joint ventures, including partnerships, as well as farmout, operating, royalty, participation and transportation agreements
• Onshore and offshore drilling contracts
• Share transactions involving both private and public companies
• Surface rights work
• Taxation issues, including cross‑border transactions

A skilled and experienced team

Our team has deep experience working on national, cross-border and international oil and gas matters. When you partner with BD&P, you benefit from our skill and breadth of knowledge. When needed, our team can draw upon the expertise of other lawyers in the firm including:

• Banking and finance
• Construction
• Competition and foreign investment
• Employment
• Environmental and indigenous
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Project development
• Regulatory
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securities
• Tax

The team is active in a number of energy-related professional organizations. These include the PJVA, CELF, CAPP, CAPLA, SEPAC, CAPL, Natural Resources Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association and the Institute for Energy Law.