Quebec Advances Bill to Seize and Block All O&G Work, Incl. Utica

Quebec, Canada is foolishly pushing forward with a total ban on all oil and gas drilling in the province. On Tuesday the province's minister of energy and natural resources "tabled" Bill 21 which expropriates (seizes control of) all oil and gas wells and pulls back any previously issued permits to drill. Tabling in Canada means something different than it does here in the U.S.--it means to begin consideration. It's the next step in finalizing a new law to ban oil and gas drilling in the province, including a ban on drilling in Quebec's extensive Utica Shale.

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