Energy Major Projects

• Pacific Energy Corporation Limited in its joint investment agreement with Enbridge Inc. into the proposed Woodfibre LNG facility, a project that will be a significant advancement to provide clean natural gas to Asian markets.

• TC Energy Corporation in restructuring its agreements with shippers for the Coastal Gas Link Pipeline.

• TC Energy and CGLLP on the amendment and restatement of the largest project financing in Canadian history, involving a syndicate of 27 Canadian and international financial institutions with respect to the construction project financing in favour of CGLLP for the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project.

• Ceres Global Ag Corp. on its joint venture with Steel Reef Infrastructure Corp. to develop a hydrocarbon rail terminal at Ceres’ existing Northgate, Saskatchewan, rail facility to facilitate the transloading of hydrocarbon products for movement between the U.S. and Canada.

• TC Energy Corporation in its sale of a 65% equity stake in the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project to KKR and AIMCo and the concurrent execution of a credit agreement providing non-recourse project-level financing to fund the majority of construction costs for the project.

• AltaLink Management Ltd., Alberta’s largest electrical transmission service provider, in obtaining land requirements for its major transmission system reinforcements in southern Alberta.

• LNG Canada Development Inc. in connection with its arrangements with TransCanada Corporation to design, build, own and operate the proposed Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project (Coastal GasLink). The proposed project involves the construction and operation of an approximately 650 km natural-gas pipeline from the Groundbirch area near Dawson Creek, B.C., to the proposed LNG Canada LNG export facility near Kitimat, B.C. Coastal GasLink is subject to regulatory approvals and a final investment decision by LNG Canada.

• ENMAX Corporation in all commercial matters relating to the development of its C$1.5-billion, 800 MW, natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electricity generation facility in Calgary, Alberta.

• TransCanada PipeLines Limited and TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd. in respect of the Keystone pipeline project. Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. on its joint venture with Keyera Corp. to build Alberta Crude Terminal, a crude oil rail-loading facility located in Edmonton, Alberta.

• LNG Canada Ltd. on the development and operation of the LNG Canada project, with partners Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS.

• Pembina Pipelines on the consolidation of various oil and NGL terminalling facilities in the Edmonton/ Redwater area to create the Nexus Terminal; the acquisition of the Alberta oil sands pipeline and several expansions of the pipeline; the greenfield construction of the Horizon pipeline; the greenfield construction of the Cheecham Lateral, Nipisi and Mitsui pipelines; and the indirect acquisition of a 73,000 bbls per day fractionator at Redwater, Alberta, producing ethane, propane, butane and condensate, followed by construction of a second 73,000 bbls per day fractionator.

• TransCanada Corporation on the establishment of its partnership with Phoenix Energy Holdings Limited for the construction and operation of the C$3-billion Grand Rapids Pipeline System.

Blakes and our lawyers are recognized as energy leaders in the most recent editions of the following publications:

• Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Thanks to the recognition of our clients and peers, Blakes has been named 2024 Projects & Energy Law Firm of the Year.

• Chambers Canada ranks Blakes in Band 1, its top tier, for Energy: Oil & Gas nationwide in Canada. Client comments include: “Blakes provide a superb client service and have incredibly high-skilled lawyers” and “Blakes has a very strong team with strong expertise.”

• Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Blakes and members of our Energy & Energy Infrastructure group have been recognized for their expertise in energy law since 2003. Client comments include: “They stand out for the depth of partners who are active participants in the field. They are at the forefront of cutting-edge work” and “We model our group on Blakes — they are extremely entrepreneurial and extremely outward-focused.”

• The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada – Since 2002, our energy lawyers have been recognized as top-tier legal practitioners.

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – Blakes and our lawyers are consistently selected as leaders in energy law by their peers.

• The Best Lawyers in Canada – Our energy lawyers have been consistently ranked as leaders in their field since the inaugural edition published in 2006.