Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act

Marginal note:National Energy Board’s obligations

48.02 If the data obtained from conducting a survey or drilling an exploratory well — as defined in subsection 101(1) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act — in the notification area provide sufficient information for the National Energy Board to determine that a pool or field exists, the Board shall

• (a) determine whether the pool or field is a straddling resource;

• (b) without delay notify the Minister and the Government of the Northwest Territories of its determination and the reasons for it; and

• (c) on request, provide that Minister or that Government with the information that is in the Board’s possession and pertinent to that determination.