Aaron Rogers
Partner
Experience
Aaron's practice focuses on projects and transactions in the energy industry as well as general corporate/commercial work. He has broad experience across the oil and gas value chain including:
- Joint ventures
- Exploration and production
- Pipeline transportation
- NGL extraction
- Feedstock acquisition and supply
- Construction and supply chain management
- Petrochemicals
- Sales and marketing
- Transportation and logistics
- Upstream and midstream energy transactions
- Corporate reorganizations and restructurings
Having worked as both external and in-house legal counsel as well as in business development, business readiness and commercial roles, he has a deep understanding of client needs and how to move energy projects and transactions forward efficiently and effectively.
Professional history
After working in the energy and commercial transactions groups at BD&P from 2007-2012, Aaron joined Inter Pipeline Ltd. as in-house legal counsel. There, he was responsible for the provision of legal services to Inter Pipeline’s business units as well as regularly handling M&A activities and internal reorganizations. From 2016-2022, Aaron was heavily involved in the development of the Heartland Petrochemical Complex in both a legal capacity and then as a leader with HPC's business readiness and commercial teams.
Professional involvement
Professional associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
Over the years, Aaron has been involved with the Canadian Energy Law Foundation, including:
- Member of the Board of Directors, Petroleum Joint Venture Association
- Past President, Canadian Energy Law Foundation, 2020 - 2021
- Past Member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Energy Law Foundation, 2013 – 2021
- Jasper Research Seminar Conference Chair, Canadian Energy Law Foundation, 2018
- Research paper author and co-presenter, Jasper Research seminar, Canadian Energy Law Foundation, 2012
Representative work
Path2Zero Project
Commercial and construction counsel for Dow Chemical Canada regarding the $8.5 billion Path2Zero petrochemical expansion project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Sale of Viking assets for $153.8 million
Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. for the sale of Viking assets for $153.8 million
Rail facility expansion
Counsel to a confidential midstream company with respect to the expansion of a rail facility.
ARC Energy's gas supply for Cedar LNG project
Counsel to ARC Resources Ltd. in connection with a gas supply agreement and liquefaction tolling services arrangements for the Cedar LNG Project.
Path2Zero Project
Lead commercial and construction counsel for Dow Chemical Canada ULC regarding the $8.5 billion Path2Zero petrochemical expansion project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Whitecap and Topaz purchase and sale agreement
Counsel to Whitecap Resources Inc. for the sale of a 50% interest in its Musreau facility to Topaz Energy for gross proceeds of $100 million and a strategic partnership with Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. for gross proceeds of $420 million involving the sale of a 50% stake in its Kaybob complex, a commitment by PGI to fund the development of a new battery in the Lator area and related agreements for downstream transportation and processing
$650 million acquisition of the Pipestone gas plant
Counsel to AltaGas Ltd. for the $650 million acquisition of the Pipestone gas plant, Pipestone Phase II expansion project and Dimsdale storage facility from Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.
Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Technology
Assisting Entropy Inc. with the development and negotiation of construction, ownership and operating agreements relating to the installation of post-combustion carbon capture technology at large industrial facilities.
Patterned Solar Glass Facility
Counsel to Canadian Premium Sand regarding the construction of the first patterned solar glass facility in North America, being developed in Selkirk, Manitoba, together with an associated sand quarry and related infrastructure.
Transportation and Product Sales
Counsel to Certarus Ltd. for various transportation and sale agreements relating to compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas and hydrogen.
Business Readiness for the Heartland Petrochemical Complex
Business Integration Manager and member of the leadership team for Inter Pipeline's $4.3 billion Heartland Petrochemical Complex with responsibility for order to cash business processes including cross-functional business process development, design and implementation of an energy trading and risk management system, material contract implementation and transportation & logistics contracts and infrastructure.
Corporate restructuring of international private conglomerate
Planning and executing multiple tax-driven corporate reorganizations involving approximately $2 billion in assets for a private international conglomerate specializing in pulp and paper products.
Straddle plant NGL sales
Drafting and negotiating long-term NGL purchase and sale agreements for straddle plant specification and mixed-product streams.
Oil sands and conventional pipeline transportation
Drafting and negotiating numerous long-term and take-or-pay agreements for the transportation of diluted bitumen, condensate and conventional oil ranging in size up to 500,000 b/d on existing pipelines, lateral connections and new-build mainline pipelines.
Acquisition of Williams Canada by Inter Pipeline
In-house counsel responsible for the $1.35 billion acquisition of Williams Canada by Inter Pipeline, including due diligence, negotiation, obtaining required approvals, internal restructuring and acquisition integration.
Dow Chemical Canada feedstock agreement
Counsel to Dow Chemical Canada ULC with respect to a 50,000 bpd ethane feedstock agreement with Pembina Pipeline Corporation.
Heartland Petrochemical Complex long-term feedstock and sale agreements
In-house counsel responsible for commercial legal work associated with the development of Inter Pipeline's $4.3 billion Heartland Petrochemical Complex including the drafting and negotiation of long-term feedstock and product sale agreements.
Awards
Recent Honours and Recognitions
Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Energy Law (2025)
Named in the Legal 500 Canada as a recommended lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (2023)
Publications
January 31, 2023
Incentives for CCUS in Alberta
January 4, 2023
Financier Worldwide: Regulatory framework for CCUS in Alberta
News
August 29, 2024
52 BD&P lawyers recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers Canada
November 30, 2023
BD&P Rising Stars acknowledged in The Legal 500 2024 Rankings
February 1, 2023
Janna Young and Aaron Rogers join the BD&P Partnership
November 15, 2022
The Legal 500 2023 Rankings recognize cutting edge counsel
June 9, 2022