John C. Goetz LL.B., B.A., Partner

John is a partner in the Energy Group at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. John has extensive experience advising clients in the energy sector, including in-house experience at a major oil company. John co-leads the Cleantech and Emissions Trading Group and brings his energy and cleantech experience and insights to this emerging area of practice.

John works closely with energy clients on their corporate commercial matters and has significant experience with large oil sands construction and infrastructure projects, cleantech projects and technology development, mergers and acquisitions and operational matters. John also advises energy and cleantech clients on climate change strategy, emissions trading and renewable energy projects.

As a leading climate change and cleantech practitioner, John has advised on three of Alberta's first carbon capture and sequestration projects and has co-authored a report for Alberta Economic Development Authority on Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbon Capture and Storage.

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Representative Work
Counsel to Statoil Canada on EPC Agreement for its Leismer Oil Sands facility expansion
Counsel to Enhance Energy on its EPCM Agreement for the Alberta Carbon Trunkline
Counsel to BP Canada Energy on the $3.25 billion sale of upstream natural gas assets to Apache Canada
Counsel to Sasol Petroleum International on its $1.05 billion agreement to acquire from Talisman Energy a 50% stake in their Farrell Creek shale gas assets located in B.C.’s Montney basin
Publications
A Canadian Perspective "How the Proposed American Power Act Could Impact Canada", Trading Carbon Magazine, July/August 2010.
Author of "A Canadian Perspective", PointCarbon, July/August 2010
Teaching Roles
Past instructor at CAPLA Freehold Lease Seminars, 2005-2008
Instructor/Presenter, University of Alberta, M.B.A. program and CABREE, "Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Risk and Uncertainties", March 2009
Prior Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "The Impact of Offsets and REC’s on the Economics of Wind Projects in Alberta", CanWEA 2011, Vancouver, October 2011
Presenter, "The Economic Impact of Cleantech on Oil & Gas Operations", AIPN International Conference, Banff, Alberta, September 13-16, 2011
Presenter, "US EPA GHG Emissions Regulations: Potential Canadian Impact", University of Calgary, Faculty of Law Seminar, OIL SANDS: NAVIGATING THE LEGAL & REGULATORY TERRAIN, May 11, 2011
Co-Presenter, "Programs Supporting Cleantech and Clean Energy Development in Canada", Cleantech Forum, San Francisco, March 2011
Presenter, "Programs Supporting Renewable and Clean Energy Development in Canada", The International Economic Forum of the Americas Toronto Forum for Global Cities 4th Annual Conference, Toronto, November 2010 [ Click to view video: Meeting the Challenge of Energy Demand: Leadership and Incentive ]
Contact Information
Calgary
+1 403 268 7167
john.goetz@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1990 (Alberta)
Education
University of Western Ontario, LL.B., 1989
University of Saskatchewan, B.A., 1986
Languages Spoken
English