Alberta Plans New Royalty Incentives to Spur Oil Production

Canada’s oil-producing province of Alberta plans to announce in November a new preferential royalty framework to encourage companies to invest in new oil and gas production, Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith said at an industry event. As Alberta owns 81% of the mineral rights, the Alberta government, as the resource owner, sets conditions and royalties for resource development. Alberta’s ambition to boost oil production and export more of its crude oil to destinations in Asia to reduce the high dependence on exports to the United…