Theoret

Jurisdictional Battle Develops Over Maxhamish Pipeline in BC

As predicted by National Energy Board (NEB) member Jean-Paul Theoret in a winter speech to a Quebec lawyers’ conference, the first results of unleashing competition in the formerly stable Canadian natural gas pipeline community are “messy markets” and potentially “messy outcomes.” That became clear in one of the first tests of the NEB’s declared intentions to encourage growth of a true market in transportation services by making flexibility and adaptability the watchwords for a new era of light-handed regulation.

April 2, 2001

Jurisdictional Battle Develops Over BC Pipeline

As predicted by National Energy Board (NEB) member Jean-PaulTheoret in a winter speech to a Quebec lawyers’ conference, thefirst results of unleashing competition in the formerly stableCanadian natural gas pipeline community are “messy markets” andpotentially “messy outcomes.” That became clear in one of the firsttests of the NEB’s declared intentions to encourage growth of atrue market in transportation services by making flexibility andadaptability the watchwords for a new era of light-handedregulation.

April 2, 2001