Legal Regulation of Subsoil Use in the Sphere of Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons in North America (United States and Canada)

Abstract

This article contains an analysis of the legislation of the countries of North America (on the example of the United States and Canada), regulating relations on exploration and development of unconventional hydrocarbons, including shale oil, low-permeability oil and gas reservoirs, tar sands. Based on the analysis of normative legal acts and the latest data for norm-setting activities in the United States and Canada, both at the federal level and at the level of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the author analyzes trends in legislation in the field of subsoil use management on the development of unconventional hydrocarbons. It is concluded that the regulation of relations for developing non-conventional hydrocarbons in North America (United States and Canada) is aimed at maintaining the existing level of production. As a result of the work the author provides some recommendations on implementation of the legal regulation of unconventional hydrocarbons by Russia.