Oil Sands

• Suncor Energy on its C$1.468-billion acquisition of TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd., which holds a 31.23% working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project. 

• Cenovus on the sale of its Tucker thermal oilsands project in northeast Alberta to Strathcona Resources Ltd. for C$800-million. 

• Suncor Energy Inc. on its acquisition of an additional five per cent interest in the Syncrude joint venture from Mocal for C$920-million.  

• Encana Corporation and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. in connection with the transfer of fee-simple oil and gas and related assets by Encana to PrairieSky and subsequent C$1.67-billion initial public offering of PrairieSky by Encana. 

• Cenovus Energy Inc. in the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ 50% interest in the FCCL Partnership, the companies’ jointly owned oil sands venture, and the majority of ConocoPhillips’ Deep Basin conventional assets in Alberta and British Columbia. 

• Suncor Energy Inc. on its agreement to acquire Murphy Oil Company’s interest in the Syncrude oil sands joint venture for approximately C$937-million. 

• 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.