This publication covers the administration of the province’s oil and gas rights by the Tenure Branch. The Oil Sands Branch and the Coal and Other Minerals Branch administer oil sands, coal and other mineral rights, respectively. The responsibilities of the Tenure Branch, since 1930, have been integral to what is now the Department of Energy. The Branch is responsible for all aspects of Crown oil and gas tenure policy, other than those related to the payment of royalty, and manages almost 100,000 active petroleum and natural gas agreements.