Judge Stays Order Forcing Alberta To Make Decision On Oilsands Project

Thursday, February 27, 2020, 7:24 AM MST (The Canadian Press) — A judge has issued a stay of a court order that required the Alberta government to make an immediate decision on a proposed oilsands project near Fort McMurray. Prosper Petroleum Limited has been waiting 19 months for the province to decide on its Rigel project, while similar projects have been approved in a...

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Feb.26, 2020 Prosper Petroleum Ltd. Press Release

PRESS RELEASE – February 26, 2020 – In a recent Court of Queen’s Bench decision, Justice Romaine directed the Alberta Government to issue a decision on Prosper Petroleum Ltd.’s (Prosper) Rigel Oil Sands Project (Rigel) within 10 days. Less than two days later, the government made an application for appeal and requested a stay of Justice Romaine’s decision. The...

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Breakenridge: Provincial delay over oilsands project approval smacks of hypocrisy

ROB BREAKENRIDGE, FOR THE CALGARY HERALD  Updated: February 26, 2020 There were to have been two decisions this week concerning two proposed oilsands developments in Alberta. Obviously, the unexpected curveball from Teck and the sudden decision to withdraw its proposed Frontier oilsands mine has taken one of those decisions off the table. The ensuing debate and...

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Feb.23, 2020 Prosper Petroleum Ltd. Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – In a recent decision on February 14, 2020, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Barbara Romaine granted Prosper Petroleum Ltd.’s (Prosper) application for a mandatory interim injunction and/or an order of mandamus, directing the Provincial Cabinet (Cabinet) to make a decision on Prosper’s Rigel Oil Sands Project (Rigel) within 10 days. Less than two...

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Prosper Court Ruling To Be Appealed By Alberta Government

By Elsie Ross Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 6:54 AM MST   The Alberta government plans to appeal a court decision that requires it to make a decision by the end of this month on Prosper Petroleum Limited’s proposed oilsands SAGD project northwest of Fort McMurray. The government is reviewing Tuesday’s decision by Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Barbara Romaine and...

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Alberta Cabinet Given Deadline To Decide On Prosper Oilsands Project

By Elsie Ross Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 12:33 PM MST   A Court of Queen’s Bench justice has given the Alberta cabinet 10 days to approve or reject Prosper Petroleum Limited’s proposed oilsands SAGD project northwest of Fort McMurray. In a decision from the bench this morning, granting the company a mandatory interim injunction and an order of mandamus,...

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