ExxonMobil spokeswoman Margot Bruce\u002DO’Connell confirms the company gave up nine permits it held in B.C. but is refusing to comment further.
“It can be lifted at any time. It’s subject to change at the whims of the government of the day,” Miron said. “The concern was that the fact that these permits exist, they are impeding the full conservation of those areas, and there was a risk that they could have opened them up and gone in to drill.”
Jay Ritchlin, B.C. and western director-general for the David Suzuki Foundation, said in a statement the relinquishment by ExxonMobil “is an encouraging move.” The environmental groups claim in court that the indefinite extensions of the terms of those permits are unlawful and contravene the Canada Petroleum Resources Act.
When the rules changed, permit holders like Chevron and ExxonMobil were supposed to negotiate with the minister of natural resources to convert them into exploration licences “within a prescribed time.”
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