Michael A. Hurst LL.B., B.A., Partner

Mike is a partner and manager of the firm’s Commercial Practice Section in the Calgary office.

Mike's expertise is in the area of energy law. His advice has been sought with respect to oil and gas upstream, midstream and pipeline acquisitions, the structuring of greenfield projects, financing transactions and product sales arrangements.

Mike has worked on infrastructure projects in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, the Canadian arctic and offshore areas and South America.

Mike has acted in the structuring of three large oilsands joint ventures.

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Representative Work
Lead external commercial counsel on transportation service agreements for four diluted bitumen pipeline projects
Acted on transportation service agreements for a major international gas pipeline
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
Teaching Roles
Past instructor in the Alberta Bar Admission Course
Prior Speaking Engagements
Has often addressed oil and gas seminars on recent legal developments and trends, including those relating to coal bed methane development, oil and gas asset purchase and sale agreements, rights of first refusal, case law and legislative developments and conflicts of interest for the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation and the University of Calgary
Contact Information
Calgary
+1 403 268 3046
michael.hurst@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1976 (Alberta)
Education
University of Alberta, LL.B., 1975
University of Alberta, B.A., 1974
Languages Spoken
English