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Fasken works with producers, LNG companies, processors, pipeline and service companies, and utilities on all of their legal needs, from facility approvals to rate regulation, and M&A to financings.
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Overview

Fasken’s Oil & Gas group works across the value chain – upstream, midstream and downstream. We help E&P companies with tenures and licensing, production activities, procurement and facility operations. We work with midstream companies to get new projects permitted, financed and built, with marketers on product transportation and sales, with service companies on commercial agreements, and with utilities on rates and rate design, commercial agreements and new products.

More than 65 Fasken lawyers focus on the oil and gas industry. We take an interdisciplinary approach to our client work. Many transactions benefit from strategic finance, regulatory, diplomatic and litigation expertise, and many client contacts appreciate that we work efficiently on transactions while keeping them informed of larger industry and economic implications.

Our oil and gas clients include governments and government entities, independent and national oil and gas companies, marketers, multi-lateral agencies, equity and debt sponsors, utilities, property owners and developers. We also work with commodities producers and traders, contractors, exploration and transportation companies.

We provide insight on upstream, midstream and downstream commercial activity and regulation and have extensive and direct experience in the development of pipeline, terminal, storage and export projects for liquefied natural gas and other products.

Additionally, our firm’s footprint supports a robust capital markets practice where we advise multinational clients on energy listings, equity finance and M&A transactions across numerous markets. When there are opportunities to privatize national enterprises, we work with investors, suppliers and governments across several continents to develop policy and legal structures that align with future interests.

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Achievements

  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Energy: Oil & Gas, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized for expertise in Oil and Gas Law, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2025
  • Ranked nationwide in Energy: Oil and Gas, The Legal 500 Canada 2018 to 2024
  • Ranked nationwide in Canada in Oil and Gas, Chambers Canada 2019 to 2020
  • Ranked nationwide in Canada in Energy: Oil & Gas, Chambers Global 2019 to 2020

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Abayomi Akinjide, Partner | Capital Markets, London, +44 (0)20 7917 8563, [email protected]
  • Ron Ezekiel, Partner | Mining, Energy and Climate, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4708, [email protected]
  • Blaize Vance, Partner | Managing Partner, South Africa, Johannesburg, +27 11 586 6067, [email protected]
  • Brendan Sawatsky, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Calgary, AB, +1 403 261 5506, [email protected]
  • Daniel R. Law, Partner | Real Estate Law, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3479, [email protected]
  • Matthew Ghikas, FCIArb, Partner | Energy and Climate, Oil and Gas, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3191, [email protected]
Ron-Ezekiel-Lawyer-Vancouver Ron Ezekiel Partner | Mining, Energy and Climate Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 4708
Blaize Vance_Johannesburg_Lawyer Blaize Vance Partner | Managing Partner, South Africa Johannesburg +27 11 586 6067
Brendan Sawatsky, Partner | Corporate/Commercial Brendan Sawatsky Partner | Corporate/Commercial Calgary, AB +1 403 261 5506
Daniel R Law Toronto Lawyer Daniel R. Law Partner | Real Estate Law Toronto, ON +1 416 868 3479
Matthew Ghikas, Partner | Energy and Climate, Oil and Gas Matthew Ghikas, FCIArb Partner | Energy and Climate, Oil and Gas Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 3191

Experience

  • Actenum Corp. sold to Prometheus Group, [Deal - Actenum Corporation], Actenum joins Prometheus Group, further strengthening AI-Powered scheduling and optimisation capabilities.
  • Global Helium Corp. announces completion of plan of arrangement and go-private transaction, [Deal - 2679158 Alberta Ltd.], Guiding a major going-private deal: Global Helium Corp. acquired via plan of arrangement
  • Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance Limited Partnership completes C$715 million acquisition of 12.5% in Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline, [Deal - TD Securities Inc.], Indigenous communities partnership complete partial acquisition of pipeline.
  • Q2 Artificial Lift Services announces acquisition of Lufkin Industries’ North America downhole business, [Deal - Q2 Artificial Lift Services], Acquisition of Lufkin Industries’ North American downhole business.
  • Yaletown Partners and BDC Capital lead equity financing for Nanoprecise Sci Corp., [Deal - Yaletown Innovation Growth II Limited Partnership, BDC Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Partners Inc.], Equity financing for Nanoprecise Sci Corp.
  • Middlefield’s E Split Corp. renews C$400 Million ATM (at-the-market) Equity Program, [Deal - Middlefield Limited], Equity income manager renews C$400 million At-The-Market Equity Program.
  • Pulsar Helium Inc. (AIM:PLSR)(TSXV:PLSR) announces a fundraising and admission to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, [Deal - Strand Hanson Limited and Merlin Partners LLP t/a OAK Securities], Dual listing of Pulsar Helium Inc. on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.
  • Oando Energy Resources Inc., Oando E&P Holdings Limited and 0902702 B.C. Ltd. complete refinancing, [Deal - Various], OER, OEPHL and 0902 BC complete refinancing put in place to finance the completion of a large acquisition of assets
  • Harnois Énergies and Michaud Petroleum get the green light from the Competition Bureau of Canada for the creation of Michaud Harnois Énergies, [Deal - Harnois Énergies Inc.], Harnois Énergies and Michaud Petroleum receive approval from the Competition Bureau of Canada to create the joint venture Michaud Harnois Énergies operating in New Brunswick.

Knowledge

  • Investing in Canadian LNG Part 2 – Key Commercial, Legal and Risk Allocation Issues, 5/28/2026
  • Investing in Canadian LNG Part 1 – Canadian LNG from a Global Perspective, 4/28/2026
  • 2026 ESG Disclosure Study, 3/3/2026
  • 2025 ESG Disclosure Study, 2/24/2025
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 7), 12/14/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 6), 12/7/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 5), 11/30/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 4), 11/23/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 3), 11/16/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 2), 11/9/2021

Events

  • Energy and Decarbonization Projects: an Opportunity for Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, 9/27/2023
  • Canada Gas & LNG Exhibition and Conference, 5/21/2019
  • Canada – Iraq Business Seminars, 6/9/2014

News

  • Gillian Niven Joins Fasken as Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Group, 2/2/2026
  • James-Scott Lee rejoins Fasken as Partner in the Banking & Finance Group, 1/7/2026
  • The 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognizes 235 Fasken Lawyers, 4/22/2021
  • 60 Fasken Lawyers in 27 Practice Areas Recognized in the 2021 Chambers Global Guide, 2/18/2021
  • 61 Fasken Lawyers in 23 Practice Areas Recognized in the 2020 Chambers Global Guide, 2/14/2020
  • Forty-Two Fasken Lawyers Ranked in 2020 Edition of Legal 500 Canada, 11/19/2019
  • 2020 Chambers Canada Guide Recognizes 108 Fasken Lawyers, 9/19/2019
  • Fasken Receives High Recognition in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 4/22/2019
  • 55 Fasken Lawyers in 26 Practice Areas Firm-wide Recognized in the 2019 Chambers Global Guide, 2/14/2019
  • Legal 500 Canada 2019 Ranks 99 Fasken Lawyers, 11/30/2018

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