McMillan has substantial experience in the oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy sectors which results in creating practical solutions that make sense for your business. Our energy lawyers are strategic thinkers with solid business acumen and industry-specific knowledge who understand your business, focus on your issues and deliver excellent service. With the addition of our Calgary office, McMillan now offers seamless cross-Canada coverage increasing the depth and breadth of our knowledge, expertise and availability.

Members of the Oil and Gas Group represent a range of major, intermediate, and junior companies buying and selling assets throughout Canada and internationally. They advise on a wide variety of daily operating issues facing energy companies as well as project financing, problem solving, negotiation and documentation related to conventional and unconventional oil and gas and crude bitumen exploration and production.

Our lawyers have worked on numerous infrastructure projects gas storage and pipeline projects and expansions and have assisted gas utilities and end-users with respect to permitting, contracting and compliance issues.

We have experience on both the regulated and unregulated sides of the energy business. We structure and negotiate various buy/sell arrangements for wide range of crude products, long-term and short-term physical sales of natural gas and natural gas liquids including Direct Sales, Netting, Guarantees, Bonds, Collateral/Securitization Agreements as well as physical and derivative financial instruments for energy marketing and trading.

We have helped design electricity markets, and have acted for a variety of generation and cogeneration clients across Canada and throughout North America. The strength of our knowledge and experience is gained from representing clients who develop and finance renewable and fossil-fuelled energy projects; pursue demand-side management initiatives; and construct, maintain and manage their wires businesses.

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	Publications / Presentations
	December 2009 "A Renewable Energy Strategy for Canada" Moderator, Canadian Solar Industries Association Solar Conference 2009 Timothy John Murphy
	December 2009 "Domestic Content: Protectionism or the Wave of the Future" Moderator, Canadian Solar Industries Association Solar Conference 2009 Timothy John Murphy
	November 10, 2009 AM770 - "Rutherford Show" Michael Thackray talks about his book, Oil & Gas on Calgary's "Rutherford Show" Michael A. Thackray QC
	October 2009 Ready, Set, Apply: Ontario Launches the Feed-In Tariff Energy Law Bulletin Ken Bursey, Mike Richmond
	September 2009 "Public Opinion and the Policy Environment: What's Coming?" Presentation: 2009 Annual Conference, Ontario Energy Association Timothy John Murphy
	July 2009 Energy Developments in Urban Areas: How Many Applications are Enough? Western Divestments' Prospects and Properties, Summer 2009 ed. (Posted with permission) John Gruber, Zeke Purves-Smith, MBA
	February 2009 Does the New Green Energy Act Make it Easier to be Green? Energy Law Bulletin Anastasia Mamay, Mike Richmond
	June 2007 EUB Decision 2007-024 The Negotiator Joan Dornian
	May 2007 How Does Your Company Handle Gross Royalty Trusts? The Negotiator Joan Dornian
	April 2005 Coming Soon to Your Inbox: CAPLA Broker Documents CAPLA Nexus Joan Dornian