By Maurice Walch Typically, when there are a number of shareholders in a company, if a partner/shareholder leaves, the remaining shareholders will buy out the departing partner’s interest. Effectively, each partner has a potential unfunded liability as they will need to come up with the cash for their portion of the buyout. Alternatively, the company…
Some say it’s a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia’s Sunnis and Iran’s Shia’s for control of the Middle East. Many Muslims believe it’s a generational conflict for the soul of Islam. By Heather Douglas “Saudi Arabia and Iran are waging a struggle for dominance that has turned much of the Middle East into their battlefield. Rather than fighting…
By Jared Lazerson, Guest Columnist As the upstream oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) industry gets back to work across North America, technological innovation may hold the key to cutting costs and growing margins, especially in the area of wastewater handling, treatment, and disposal. Rapid growth of the industry, over the last decade,…
By Enform Staff Guest editorial Marijuana may be widely accepted and poised to become legal in Canada, but no amount of changes to attitudes and laws can make it safer—on or off the job. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to make weed legal in July 2018, lifting a 97-year-old prohibition. Whether that promise becomes…
By Maurice Walch Many people believe the Shareholders Agreement is a Buy Sell Agreement (BSA) and vice versa. However, a BSA can form part of a Shareholders Agreement or it can be an entirely separate document. As the Shareholders Agreement is built to establish trust necessary to build and operate the company, the BSA is…
By Scott Jeffrey, Publisher It’s easy to preach to the converted. With an industry association like CAPP, the converted are obviously their member companies, both producer and supplier alike. CAPP members don’t need to be reminded of the benefits that accrue to their companies and the entire nation through the responsible development and disposition for…
