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Authors:
P. de Jong – Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations (OROGO), Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Summary:
OROGO holds regulatory responsibility for oil and gas operations in the onshore Northwest Territories outside of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and federal areas. This presentation will provide a brief update on OROGO’s activities over the past year and its plans for the coming year. Areas of focus will include reductions in on-the-land liability as a result of OROGO’s Well Suspension and Abandonment Guidelines, the electronic availability of well history and seismic program information, new Guidelines under development in 2020-21 and compliance and enforcement activities.
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The Growing Importance of TK and IQ in Environmental Approvals for Mining Projects in the North
Presenter: Joanna Vince & Raeya Jackiw
Northern land claims and legislation require traditional knowledge
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Northwest Territories Mining Incentive Program: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Apply as an Individual
Presenter: Landen Powell
The Northwest Territories (NWT) Mining Incentive Program (MIP) provides funding to prospectors and mineral exploration companies to carry out mineral exploration projects in the NWT.
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The NWT Royalty Regime: An Introduction and Evaluation of Its Competitiveness
Presenter: Hendrik Falck
The transfer of responsibility for the management of land and resources to the GNWT in 2014 included the administration of the NWT royalty regime.
