Overview

The extraction of oil and gas from offshore continental shelves represents one of the most dynamic sectors of global petroleum development. It is also one of the most complex. Atlantic Canada is no exception and the history of Scotian Basin petroleum over the past half century reveals a fascinating series of political challenges, accommodations, and settlements. Peter Clancy’s comprehensive analysis of petroleum politics in Nova Scotia demonstrates the complex intergovernmental and intercorporate relationships, ecological concerns, and Aboriginal interests that have complicated offshore development. Among the analytic themes he addresses are institutional adaptation and rigidity, “basin development” as a policy challenge, the strong and weak characteristics of the offshore state, and the shifting shapes of the offshore polity. His incisive analysis of the complex politics at play provides new insights into the unique challenges facing the petroleum industry in Atlantic Canada.

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Author:   Peter Clancy
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780774820554

ISBN 10:   0774820551
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   01 July 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction Part 1: The Political Economy of Offshore Petroleum 2 The Politics of Offshore Basin Development Part 2: Parameters of the Offshore State 3 The Political Construction of Administrative Institutions 4 The CNSOPB in Action: Regulatory Politics in Multiple Dimensions 5 The Provincial State and the Entrepreneurial Impulse: NSRL Part 3: Case Studies in the Offshore Petroleum Chain 6 Corridor Politics: Sable Gas Project Development 7 The Politics of Backward Linkage: Industrial Benefi ts 8 The Politics of Fiscal Entitlement: Offshore Revenues 9 The Onshore Politics of Natural Gas Distribution 10 The Liquefied Natural Gas Factor in Nova Scotia 11 Offshore Politics and the Aboriginal Challenge 12 Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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An impressive addition to the academic literature on the politics and policy of the Canadian oil and gas industry. Peter Clancy has written a comprehensive, thoughtful, and insightful case study of the Nova Scotia offshore natural gas industry. He weaves together the entire story of this sector ? from exploration and discovery to shut-down ? and in the process sets a very high standard for further study of the Canadian oil patch. ? Keith Brownsey, Department of Policy Studies, Mount Royal University

<p> A n impressive addition to the academic literature on the politics and policy of the Canadian oil and gas industry. Peter Clancy has written a comprehensive, thoughtful, and insightful case study of the Nova Scotia offshore natural gas industry. He weaves together the entire story of this sector -- from exploration and discovery to shut-down -- and in the process sets a very high standard for further study of the Canadian oil patch.<br> - KEITH BROWNSEY, Department of Policy Studies, Mount Royal University

Author Information

Peter Clancy is a professor of political science at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

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