Michael Styczen, P.Eng

Associate, Calgary

Michael Styczen is an associate in the firm's Calgary office, practicing corporate and commercial law in the energy sector.

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Michael's practice focuses on commercial transactions in the energy sector, including the development of conventional oil and gas and shale gas, LNG, conventional pipeline projects, and electric generation and transmission.

Michael has led or assisted on a large number of domestic and international transactions in the energy sector, including the purchase and sale of a number of shale gas, oil sands and conventional oil and gas assets, conventional electricity generation assets, clean (wind, solar and hydroelectric) electricity generation assets, and pipeline assets.

Prior to his legal career, he practised as a professional engineer working as an environmental and operations supervisor in the electricity industry and as an environmental engineer in petroleum refining.

Michael is a marathoner and triathlete, and has contributed to a number of non-legal publications including Canadian Running magazine.

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Licensed Professional Engineer, Province of Alberta

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In The News

Michael Styczen Comments on Alberta's New Energy Legislation for Streamlining Project Approvals
Alberta has passed new energy legislation aimed at streamlining the approval process for oil and gas projects. The Responsible Energy Development Act will see project approvals handled by a single new [more]
Source: Canadian Lawyer InHouse magazine
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Karen Fellowes and Michael Styczen Comment on AbitibiBowater Decision
Bankruptcy lawyer Karen Fellowes and oil & gas lawyer Michael Styczen from the Davis LLP Calgary office appear in the March 2013 issue Alberta Oil magazine to comment on the closely watched AbitibiBowater [more]
Source: Alberta Oil Magazine
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Japan's INPEX Completes Purchase of 40% Stake in Nexen's Shale Gas Assets
On August 7, 2012, INPEX Corporation (INPEX), Japan’s largest oil & gas company, announced the completion of its $700 million acquisition of a 40% participating interest in the shale gas projects [more]
Friday, 10 August 2012
Davis LLP Secures $700-million Purchase Agreement for INPEX Corporation
November 29, 2011 – INPEX Corporation of Japan announced today it has reached an agreement to purchase 40% working interest in Nexen Inc.’s gas-rich shale properties in the Horn River, Cordova [more]
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Michael Styzcen quoted in October 2011 issue of Oilsands Review
Michael Styzcen, Associate in Davis LLP's Calgary office, was quoted in the October 2011 issue of Oilsands Review. In the article "Bolstering the seeds of Alberta's reclamation bank" [more]
Wednesday, 26 October 2011