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With 26 years of global experience, The OGM is pleased to profile their portfolio of world class clients. Clients who come from every corner of the planet with one goal in mind – develop business in their industry. From operators, major contractors, suppliers and the support base, The OGM has found a home for people […]
The number of barrels of oil produced each day in Canada and the United States has increased dramatically over the past twenty years. This increase is attributed to high crude prices and advances in technology that allow previously uneconomic resources to be produced. While many of these fields are still producing today, they are doing […]
Corporate social responsibility is creating a buzz in today’s marketplace, especially among those seeking innovative business strategies. Corporations are shifting their business models from focusing solely on maximizing profit for their shareholders, to a model that creates value for all of their stakeholders. The concept of stakeholders has expanded; employees, contractors, clients, consumers, creditors, government, […]
Private corporations, especially if they are owner-managed, exist in a dynamic business environment. In periods of economic contraction, corporate activity in consolidations increase as companies look for ways to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. In periods of economic expansion some owners look for good opportunities to exit the business, while financial and strategic investors look […]
There are many ways to create opportunities for sharing ownership in your corporation. The success of a particular business or corporation is often a joint effort between the original founders and a key employee or handful of key employees. When small or start-up companies have very little initial value, encouraging employees to become shareholders and […]
The big question on everyone’s mind, and ultimately the purpose of the ongoing public review, is whether or not hydraulic fracturing will be allowed as a means to tap the potentially vast amounts of oil trapped in the shale rock off the coast of Western Newfoundland. A year and half ago, the province’s Minister of […]
International and multifaceted, the oil and gas industry is no stranger to conflict. In negotiating and closing a complicated transaction, a dispute resolution clause may often be an afterthought. Should a dispute arise however, a properly drafted clause that reflects commercial reality between contracting parties may prove to be invaluable. Dispute Resolution Clauses: Dispute resolution […]
The eagle soars down from the trees over a convoy of bikers and takes the lead, as if to say, “follow me”. His place in front of the riders, he is king of the over world, leader of the flock. He beckons them onward as they ride through the winding roads that are twisty and […]
Operators in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area are required to provide a plethora of information to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB), some of which they expect to be kept confidential. With an increase in the number of access- to-information requests made to the board, there’s been a corresponding increase in the […]
Raising Corporate Capital While Mitigating Costs As an oil and gas lawyer in private practice and currently as a securities lawyer at a quasi-judicial body, I have learned to be cautious when expressing personal views. On that note, I need to preface that this overview is not intended as legal advice, and a lawyer with […]
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