The Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) is a Crown Corporation of the province of British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1998, its mandate is to regulate oil and gas activities and pipelines in the province. Their mandate does not extend to regulating consumer gas prices at the pump.
The OGC was created and defined under the Oil and Gas Commission Act. There are OGC offices in four cities: Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Kelowna and Victoria.
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