

Enbridge: Securing the affordable, reliable energy we need takes an all-of-the-above approach
Editor’s note: this piece was posted on Enbridge’s web page on April 2. It was shared again on LinkedIn on April 24.

Alberta wind output falls to 0.05 per cent of capacity days before energy election
Just a few days before a federal election which has energy as a key issue, Alberta’s wind power generation fleet flatlined, yet again.

Precision Drilling trims 2025 capital budget amid market uncertainty
Precision Drilling is trimming its planned 2025 capital spending due to market uncertainty and a possible dip in demand from the oil and gas producers that contract its rigs.

Manitoba regulator approves natural gas rate hike, cites market conditions
Manitoba’s energy regulator has approved higher natural gas prices.

Whitecap reports higher Q1 earnings as it works to close $15B Veren deal
Whitecap Resources Inc., weeks away from closing a $15-billion combination with fellow western Canadian oil and gas producer Veren Inc., has reported a jump in first-quarter profits, revenues and production.
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Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?
Interest in the country’s critical minerals surged after Trump started musing about annexing Canada, experts say, and grew as the president’s global trade war intensified.

New climate institute at University of Toronto launched with $60M gift
The University of Toronto is launching a new climate institute with the help of a $60-million gift.

Patchwork Podcast: Longhorn Oil’s Gary Becker and Top Oil’s Rob Quist
Rob Quist from Top Oil Production and Gary Becker from Longhorn Oil and Gas join Tracy K and Kurt Price to talk about the 10 percent tariffs on Canadian oil and gas.

Scoundrels seeing to scam oilpatch job applicants
In searching for a great job in the oilpatch, unfortunately one can sometimes come across some people who are being quite dastardly. Scoundrels, even.

Kindersley area attracts notable exploration licensing in April Crown land sale
Here’s a switch for you: substantially more money was spent on exploration licences in the Kindersley area than on petroleum and natural gas leases, according to the Government of Saskatchewan's Crown oil and natural gas public offering held on Tuesday, April 1. That...
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Bronwyn Eyre: Canadian Oil Companies’ Flip Flop on CCUS…and Everything Else
For too long, the CEOs have played both sides, fearful of offending the feds.
Now it’s a “Canadian energy crisis”? Now projects in the “national interest” should be approved within six months? Where have you guys been?

Williston Basin Petroleum Conference preview – a renewed focus on oil
This year’s edition of the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is set to take place at the Regina Delta Hotel conference centre April 28-30. The event, which alternates between North Dakota and Saskatchewan, will see a renewed focus on oil production.

Quick Dick McDick: The Canadian Federal Election (Toonie)
There’s an election on, and guess what, Quick Dick McDick has been thinking about it.

Brian Crossman: Team Canada! (Has there ever been one?)
The threat of western separation has never been greater, and the resource sector, primarily the oil and gas industry is leading the charge. The sentiment of east vs west has always been background noise, but this past nine years, the noise has become deafening.

Weekend Watch: Are we on the brink of a nuclear revival? | FT Film
This is a really good video by the Financial Times on a nuclear revival. There’s hard opinions from all sides – for and against. Wind, solar and batteries are also discussed. It really is worth watching.
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National leaders debate on energy, verbatim
The April 17 English language debate between four national party leaders got deep into energy policy, with energy and climate change being given a segment for debate. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney took part in the second of two back-to-back debates in Montreal.

Carney, Poilievre align on pipelines as Trump and trade loom over French debate
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debate Wednesday night.

‘Economic opportunity’: Ontario tables bill that will speed up mine development
Ontario tabled legislation Thursday that it says will speed up the development of mines by designating some as “special economic zones,” though Premier Doug Ford said that could also be used on other projects.
Pipelines were mentioned.

U.S. Army engineers to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits for Enbridge pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny, damage the sensitive region and perpetuate fossil fuel use.

Carney, Poilievre align on pipelines as Trump and trade loom over French debate
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debate Wednesday night.
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Keystone Pipeline restarts after oil spill in North Dakota
Crude oil pipeline operator South Bow Corp. says its Keystone system has restarted after a rupture last week in North Dakota.
Parkland says chief executive Bob Espey to step down from top job
CALGARY — Parkland Corp. says chief executive Bob Espey has told its board of directors that he plans to step down from the top job.

Pipeline Online Podcast, Ep. 7: John Jeffrey, CEO of Saturn Oil & Gas
Saturn Oil & Gas has grown from a few hundred barrels of oil production per day to around 42,000 bpd. Most of that is in Saskatchewan. And John Jeffrey has led the way. We talk about Saturn’s phenomenal growth for the first part of the podcast, then get into the trade war and federal election for the second half.

Manitoba premier touts increased trade with Europe, possible second Hudson Bay port
By Steve Lambert Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew expressed an openness Tuesday to a potential second port on Hudson Bay as a tool to help ramp up trade with Europe amid trade disputes with the United States. It was the clearest sign to date that Kinew's NDP government,...

Jim Warren: Manning said a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession. And he’s right.
Preston Manning’s comments about the impact of a Liberal election win are timely and accurate: Liberal inaction on policies damaging to Western Canada’s oil and gas industries is a threat to national unity