BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -15-07 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and Applications by Marauder Resources West Coast Inc. for common carrier/common processor Orders to Canadian Natural Resources Limited and Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc. Velma Bluesky (2600) Pool BEFORE: A.J. Pullman, Commissioner February 14, 2007 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. By an Application dated June 16, 2006, Marauder Resources West Coast Inc. (“Marauder”) applied (the “Marauder CNRL Application”) pursuant to Section 65 of the Utilities Commission Act (the “Act”) for an Order declaring Canadian Natural Resources Limited (“CNRL”) to be a common carrier and common processor of natural gas produced from the Velma Bluesky (2600) Pool (the “Pool”); and B. By an Application dated June 16, 2006, Marauder also applied pursuant to Section 65 of the Act for an Order declaring Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc. (“Pioneer”) to be a common carrier and common processor of natural gas produced from the Velma Bluesky (2600) Pool (the “Marauder Pioneer Application”); and C. In each of Marauder CNRL Application and the Marauder Pioneer Application (collectively, the “Applications”), Marauder requests that an order made by the Commission in response to the Applications be effective as of the date of the Applications and that, in the event it is necessary to share production from the Pool, the Commission direct the proportion of production to be taken by the common carrier from each producer or owner; and D. By Order No. G-85-06, the Commission established a Workshop regarding the Applications on August 1, 2006 and a Procedural Conference to hear submissions on the regulatory process for the review of the Application on August 2, 2006; and E. The Commission considered the submissions that it received at the August 2, 2006 Procedural Conference, and by Order No. G-93-06 determined that the Marauder CNRL Application and the Marauder Pioneer Application should be reviewed in the same proceeding, and that an oral hearing process should be established for the review of the Applications; and F. By letter dated September 11, 2006 Marauder confirmed that it sought common processor declarations pursuant to Section 67 of the Act against both CNRL and Pioneer, as well as common carrier declarations under Section 65 of the Act; and G. An oral public hearing was held in Vancouver on November 6 and 7, 2006. . . ./2
2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Application by Marauder for common carrier and common processor declarations against CNRL is dismissed. 2. The Application by Marauder for common carrier and common processor declarations against Pioneer is dismissed. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 14 Orders/G-15-07_Marauder - Reasons BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-15-07 th day of February 2007. BY ORDER Original signed by A.J. Pullman Commissioner
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