Section 1 definition of "major amendment" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2021, effective June 1, 2021.
"major amendment" has the same meaning as in the Consultation and Notification Regulation, B.C. Reg. 279/2010;
Section 1 definition of "Act" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 202/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
"Act" means the Oil and Gas Activities Act;
Section 1 definition of "major amendment", paragraph (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 202/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
(a) increase by one hectare or more the approved area with respect to a wellsite, facility, pipeline, oil and gas road or seismic line;
Section 1 definitions of "ammonia facility", "Class A ammonia facility", "Class A hydrogen facility", "Class A methanol facility", "Class B ammonia facility", "Class B hydrogen facility", "Class B methanol facility", "hydrogen facility", "methanol facility" and "natural gas conversion facility" were added by BC Reg 38/2024, effective March 4, 2024.
Section 1 definiton of "non-oil-and-gas facility" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 38/2024, effective March 4, 2024.
"non-oil-and-gas facility" means a facility other than an LNG facility, natural gas facility or oil facility;
Section 4.1 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 105/2016, effective May 3, 2016.
Fees for advice and consultation services
4.1 A fee of $350 000 must be submitted if the commission provides advice and consultation services for at least 3 months respecting the oil and gas activity of a proposed
that requires an environmental assessment certificate under section 10 (1) (c) (i) of the Environmental Assessment Act.
[en. B.C. Reg. 59/2015, s. 1.]
Section 5 (2) (d) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 59/2015, effective April 20, 2015.
(d) for a Class C pipeline that is 50 km or more in length,
(i) subject to subsection (3), a basic fee of $370 000, and
(ii) $1 400 per km of pipeline;
Section 5 (3) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 59/2015, effective April 20, 2015.
(3) Subsection (2) (d) (i) does not apply if
(a) the commission is satisfied that the application is in respect of a segment of pipeline that is an integral component of an overall Class C pipeline project, and
(b) the basic fee referred to in subsection (2) (d) (i) has been submitted in respect of at least one segment of the Class C pipeline project.
Section 9.1 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 202/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
Fees on application for a manufacturing plant permit and petroleum refinery permit
9.1 A person who submits an application under section 24 of the Act for a permit to construct or operate a manufacturing plant or petroleum refinery must pay, on receipt of an invoice issued by the commission, a fee of $132 per hour for each hour or portion of an hour that an employee or contractor of the commission spends on reviewing the application.
[en. B.C. Reg. 147/2017.]
Section 9.1 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 38/2024, effective March 4, 2024.
Fees on application for a manufacturing plant permit and petroleum refinery permit
9.1 A person who submits an application under section 24 of the Act for a permit to construct or operate a manufacturing plant or petroleum refinery must pay, on receipt of an invoice issued by the regulator, a fee of $132 per hour for each hour or portion of an hour that an employee or contractor of the regulator spends on reviewing the application.
[en. B.C. Reg. 147/2017; am B.C. Reg. 202/2023, Sch. 4, s. 4.]
Section 9.2 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 202/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
Fees on application for amendment of a manufacturing plant permit and petroleum refinery permit
9.2 A person who submits an application under section 31 of the Act for an amendment to a permit to construct or operate a manufacturing plant or petroleum refinery must pay, on receipt of an invoice issued by the commission, a fee of $132 per hour for each hour or portion of an hour that an employee or contractor of the commission spends on reviewing the application.
[en. B.C. Reg. 147/2017.]
Section 9.2 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 38/2024, effective March 4, 2024.
Fees on application for amendment of a manufacturing plant permit and petroleum refinery permit
9.2 A person who submits an application under section 31 of the Act for an amendment to a permit to construct or operate a manufacturing plant or petroleum refinery must pay, on receipt of an invoice issued by the regulator, a fee of $132 per hour for each hour or portion of an hour that an employee or contractor of the regulator spends on reviewing the application.
[en. B.C. Reg. 147/2017; am. B.C. Reg. 202/2023, Sch. 4, s. 4.]
Section 10 (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 59/2015, effective April 20, 2015.
(c) for an application for a Class C LNG facility, $650 000.
Section 11 (b) and (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 59/2015, effective April 20, 2015.
(b) for an application for a major amendment to a permit for a Class B LNG facility,
(i) $50 000 in the case of a major amendment to incorporate a completed engineering design, and
(ii) $7 000 in all other cases;
(c) for an application for a major amendment to a permit for Class C LNG facility,
(i) $350 000 in the case of a major amendment to incorporate a completed engineering design, and
Section 16 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 202/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
Fees on application for a permit
16 The following fees must be submitted on application under section 24 of the Act for a permit to construct an oil and gas road:
(a) $100 per km, if the oil and gas road is 5 km or greater in length and is to be constructed as a winter access road only;
(b) $200 per km, if the oil and gas road is 5 km or greater in length and is to be constructed as an all-season access road.
Section 23 (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 202/2014, effective January 2, 2015.
(a) if the permit holder is a producer, $1.45 per m3 of petroleum produced by the producer;
(b) if the permit holder is a producer, $0.73 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer;
Section 23 (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 131/2015, effective July 9, 2015.
(a) if the permit holder is a producer, $1.42 per m3 of petroleum produced by the producer;
(b) if the permit holder is a producer, $0.71 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer;
Section 23 (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 259/2015, effective January 2, 2016.
(b) if the permit holder is a producer, $0.65 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer;
Section 23 (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 105/2016, effective May 3, 2016.
(a) if the permit holder is a producer, $1.30 per m3 of petroleum produced by the producer;
Section 23 (b) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 105/2016, effective May 3, 2016.
(b) if the permit holder is a producer, $0.71 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer;
Section 23 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 106/2017, effective March 15, 2017.
Levy
23 For the purposes of section 110 of the Act, a permit holder must pay the following levies:
(a) if the permit holder is a producer,
(i) for invoices sent by the collector in May and June of 2016, $1.20 per m3 of petroleum produced by the producer,
(ii) for any other invoices, $1.30 per m3 of petroleum produced by the producer,
(iii) for invoices sent by the collector in May and June of 2016, $0.60 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer, and
(iv) for any other invoices, $0.71 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer;
(b) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 105/2016, s. (b).]
(c) if the permit holder holds a pipeline permit respecting a Class A pipeline, $50 per km of the permit holder's Class A pipeline;
(d) if the permit holder holds a pipeline permit respecting a Class B pipeline, $60 per km of the permit holder's Class B pipeline;
(e) if the permit holder holds a pipeline permit respecting a Class C pipeline, $200 per km of the permit holder's Class C pipeline.
[am. B.C. Regs. 202/2014; 131/2015, s. (a); 259/2015; 105/2016, s. (b).]
Section 23.1 (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 240/2018, effective December 1, 2018.
(a) $1.30 per m3 of petroleum produced by the producer;
(b) $0.71 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer.
Section 23.1 (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 109/2020, effective June 1, 2020.
(b) $0.85 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer.
Section 23.1 (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 79/2021, effective June 1, 2021.
(b) $0.77 per 1 000 m3 of marketable gas produced by the producer.
Section 23.2 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 27/2018, effective March 5, 2018.
(2) For the purposes of section 110 of the Act, a pipeline permit holder must pay a levy of $700 per km of the permitted length of the pipeline permit holder's pipeline in respect of the following major projects:
(a) the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project;
Section 23.2 (2) (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 79/2021, effective March 16, 2021.
(a) $2 650 in respect of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project;
(i) the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project, and
(ii) the Pacific Trail Pipelines Project;
(b) $500 in respect of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project.
Section 23.2 (2) (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 79/2023, effective March 27, 2023.
(a) $2 650 in respect of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project;
Section 23.3 was renumbered as section 23.3 (1) and (2) was added by BC Reg 79/2023, effective March 27, 2023.
Section 23.3 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 79/2023, effective March 27, 2023.
Section 23.3 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 38/2024, effective March 4, 2024.
(2) For the purposes of section 110 of the Act, a person who holds a Class C LNG facility permit in respect of the Woodfibre LNG Project must pay a levy of $900 000.
Section 23.3 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 25/2025, effective February 27, 2025.
(2) For the purposes of section 110 of the Act, a person who holds a Class C LNG facility permit in respect of the Woodfibre LNG Project must pay a levy of $1 200 000.
Section 24 (3) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 131/2015, effective July 9, 2015.
(3) A producer who receives an invoice from the collector must, within 15 business days of receiving the invoice, pay to the collector, at the address that the collector may from time to time specify, the amount stated in the invoice.
Section 24 (0.1) was added by BC Reg 175/2018, effective August 27, 2018.
Section 24 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 175/2018, effective August 27, 2018.
(1) The collector must invoice, on a monthly basis, each producer for an amount equal to the aggregate of the following calculations:
(a) the marketable gas levy rate applicable in the billing month multiplied by the volume of marketable gas produced by that producer in the preceding production month;
(b) the petroleum levy rate applicable in the billing month multiplied by the volume of petroleum produced by that producer in the preceding production month.
Section 24 (3) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 175/2018, effective August 27, 2018.
(3) A producer who receives an invoice from the collector must, within 15 days of receiving the invoice, pay to the collector, at the address that the collector may from time to time specify, the amount stated in the invoice.
Section 24.2 defintion of "designated permit", paragraph (a) (ii) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 38/2024, effective March 4, 2024.
(ii) a facility permit that includes permission to construct or operate a manufacturing plant or petroleum refinery;
Section 24.3 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 79/2021, effective March 16, 2021.
Levy imposed
24.3 Permit holders described in column 1 of the table are required to pay an orphan site restoration levy to the government, apportioned based on their situations on the date set out in column 2 opposite that description, to raise the amount set out in column 3 opposite that description.
Table
| Item | Column 1 Permit holders | Column 2 Apportionment date | Column 3 Amount to be raised |
| 1 | a person who holds a designated permit on April 1, 2019 | April 1, 2019 | $7.5 million |
| 2 | a person who holds a designated permit on April 1, 2020 | April 1, 2020 | $11.25 million |
| 3 | a person who holds a designated permit on April 1, 2021 | April 1, 2021 | $15 million |
[en. B.C. Reg. 45/2019, s. 2.]