Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Presentation to Ocean Industry BC Conference Offshore Oil and Gas Branch October Presentation to Ocean Industry BC Conference Offshore Oil and Gas Branch October

BC Titles and Offshore Division Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Richard Neufeld Titles and Offshore Division ADM Patrick O’Rourke Oil and Gas Division ADM Doug Caul Electricity and Alternative Energy Division ADM Peter Ostergaard Marketing, Aboriginal and Community Relations Division ADM Yvette Wells Mining and Minerals Division Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger

BC Titles and Offshore Division The Offshore Oil and Gas Branch

2007 Energy Plan Offshore Implementation Plan 2007 Energy Plan Offshore Implementation Plan

2007 Energy Plan Offshore Implementation Plan Action Item 40 “Continue to work to lift the federal moratorium on offshore exploration and development and reiterate the intention to simultaneously lift the provincial moratorium.”

2007 Energy Plan Offshore Implementation Plan Action Item 41 “Work with the federal government to ensure that offshore oil and gas resources are developed in a scientifically sound and environmentally responsible way.”

2007 Energy Plan Offshore Implementation Plan Action Item 42 “Participate in marine environmental planning to effectively manage marine areas and offshore oil and gas basins.”

2007 Energy Plan Offshore Implementation Plan Action Item 43 “Develop and implement comprehensive community engagement program to establish a framework for a benefits sharing agreement resulting from offshore oil and gas development for communities, including First Nations.”

First Nations Protocol on Offshore Oil & Gas with the Nisga’a Nation

Communities Union of BC Municipalities MOU on Consultation in Respect of Offshore Oil & Gas Working Group on Offshore Oil & Gas Union of BC Municipalities MOU on Consultation in Respect of Offshore Oil & Gas Working Group on Offshore Oil & Gas

Coastal Communities & First Nations Fact Finding Missions: Gulf of Mexico 2006 Fact Finding Missions: Gulf of Mexico 2006

Coastal Communities & First Nations Fact Finding Missions: Cook Inlet 2007 Fact Finding Missions: Cook Inlet 2007

Into the future Continue to work with First Nations and Coastal Communities to: Determine the best way to develop BC’s offshore oil & gas resources Consider benefits sharing options Continue to work with First Nations and Coastal Communities to: Determine the best way to develop BC’s offshore oil & gas resources Consider benefits sharing options

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