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The series consists of administrative files based on their subject matter, which includes BCPC’s corporate organization and structure and issues relating to privatization of the corporation’s functions ca. 1987-1990. The series also consists of Financial Information Act return reports for BCPC and for the British Columbia Gas Corporation.

Record types include correspondence, memoranda, presentations, newsletters, staff circulars, and annual financial statements.

The series was created by the Government Records Service when applying the record classification system which scheduled the records for full or selective retention.

This series consists of the general office files of the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Petroleum Resource Division from 1974-1987. At this time, the position was part of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. The majority of the records relate to the administrative functions of the executive's office. This includes organizational charts, draft legislation, audits, agreements, speeches, correspondence, reports, committee records, minutes, and briefing notes.

Records were selected for permanent retention under the executive records schedule number 102906.

This series consists of petroleum and natural gas lease registers created by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and its predecessors from 1954-1982. The registers record active natural gas leases around BC. Information may include the lease number, type of lease, map reference number, permit number, dates, applicant name, location, size, and status.

The series documents the Oil and Gas Commission’s role in resolving oil and gas development issues and disputes between affected parties such as Indigenous groups, landowners or other energy companies. The purpose of dispute resolution is to explore and understand each other’s interests and develop acceptable solutions together. If the commission is unable to resolve the dispute, it must encourage the use of consensual alternative dispute resolution. Under the Oil and Gas Commission Act (SBC 1998, c. 39, s. 8), the commission may authorize one or more individuals to facilitate settlement, and make recommendations that must be considered by the commission before deciding the disputed matter. Under section 9 of the aforementioned Act, the advisory committee to the Oil and Gas Commission may request that the commission reconsider any original decision made on oil and gas development. The commission may grant or refuse this request for reconsideration. The records of the advisory committee provide evidence of the deliberations and advice of citizens to the Oil and Gas Commission. The series includes background documentation, decisions, recommendations, and related correspondence from the advisory committee concerning requests for reconsideration. The records of the Oil and Gas Commission were created between 2002 to 2010 in BC.

The records are arranged chronologically by year or meeting date. They include minutes, reports, briefing notes, recommendations, and decisions. The records are classified as either requests for reconsideration (20400-40) or Oil and Gas Commission advisory committee files (20400-25) under the Oil and Gas Regulation ORCS (schedule 163507), 2005. The 2019 amendment to the Oil and Gas Regulation ORCS removed these classifications because the commission stopped using the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework in 2010 when the Oil and Gas Activities Act (SBC 2008, c. 36) came into effect, and dispute facilitation was no longer regulated.

This series consists of correspondence files related to natural gas licences 1 to 69 created by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and its predecessors from 1950-1986. Files may include applications for licences, correspondence with the licensee and other branches of government, maps, statistical information, and data such as core samples.

This series consists of mining licences for the purposes of prospecting for coal and petroleum pursuant to the Coal and Petroleum Act, 1911 and amendments. These licences were for the Queen Charlotte District (file 1) and Cassiar District (file 2). Prior 1911, the Act was known as the Coal Mines Act.

This series consists of land use committee files created by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources from 1981-1986. These copies of the committee files were created and used by the representative from the Ministry’s Petroleum Resources Division. The series includes records of three committees: the Ministry wide Land Use Committee as well as two subordinate committees, the Land Use Coordinating Committee and the Omineca-Peace Regional Resource Management Committee (RRMC).

The records cover a wide variety of issues. The primary objective of the committees was to establish a ministry position for presentation to the Environment and Land Use Committee (ELUC) of Cabinet. This included the creation of a ministry wide land use policy and procedures.

Other issues referenced in the series include: the review and approval of land use projects, including energy or mining projects within the ministry and providing feedback on projects from other ministries such as forest uses or the creation of new parks; creation of protocol agreements with other ministries to address conflicting land use requirements; reviewing the provincial land use strategy; investigating legal issues such as surface and sub-surface rights; reviewing recreation corridors and changes to parks; and establishing mine guidelines.

Records include meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, research, cabinet submissions, policy documents, and maps. Many of the records are copies sent to all committee members for reference.

The records are arranged by committee, then chronologically by meeting date. The records were transferred under one time schedule number 880193.

This series consists of records related to Crown reserve sales of petroleum and natural gas rights. The records were created by the Department of Mines and the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources from 1954-1977. The records were created under the authority of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act (RSBC 1979, c. 323) to document the sale of resource rights.

Records include news releases identifying successful bidders, the amount tendered, and parcels sold; maps showing the location of the parcels; and public notices of sale. The records are arranged chronologically.

This series contains correspondence relating to petroleum leases. The records consists of enquiries relating to oil lands in British Columbia (1940-1943), a general file on oil lands (1940-1956), and correspondence files on petroleum leases in Block 4593, Kootenay District, held by Borden Oil Company.

This series contains correspondence and briefs submitted to the Executive Council. It includes applications and appeals pertaining to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, Seaboard Distributors Ltd., Blunden Harbour Land Company Ltd., and sundry miscellaneous organizations.

This series consists of records of the Coal and Petroleum Commission, 1934-1938. Records include exhibits, transcripts of proceedings, secretary's notebook of proceedings, working papers and report. Some exhibits filed separately.

The series consists of records created by the Coal and Petroleum Control Board between 1937 and 1951.

The records contain indexes to correspondence in and out, minutes, orders-in-council, correspondence outward, reports and memoranda. In addition to the records in this series, one may consult the annual reports of the Board in the British Columbia Sessional Papers. Use of the index to correspondence outward, which was produced by the Board, will give entry to the correspondence to individuals and companies. The index records the number of the letter. The box list will show in which box any given letter is found.