Alberta Energy Firm Welcomes Quebec Court’s Ruling to Halt Exploration Ban Amid Litigation

Alberta Energy Firm Welcomes Quebec Court’s Ruling to Halt Exploration Ban Amid Litigation

A Calgary-based energy company has secured a court victory with a ruling by the Quebec Superior Court to halt parts of Quebec’s Bill 21, an act passed in 2022 that aimed to end petroleum exploration and production in the province. In a Jan. 26 press release, Questerre Energy Corporation described as “exceptional” the court decision on the company’s application to stay certain provisions of the bill, an “Act Ending Exploration for Petroleum and U…