Brian Zinchuk: If Enbridge can’t get a wind farm built at Weyburn, kiss nuclear reactors goodbye
Monday evening someone sent me this via chat regarding the wind project: “Good. Need to cancel the project. Residents don’t want it.”
Well guess what, folks: There are going to be some residents who don’t want reactors, either, no matter where they are built. And they are going to fight tooth and nail in opposition.
Pipeline Online Podcast: Ep. 28 Senator Pamela Wallin
Senator Pamela Wallin was once Canada’s Consul General in New York, so her perspective on the ongoing trade wars is a good one to hear. The discussion includes the China EV/Canola deal, PM Mark Carney’s speech in Davos, Trump’s response, and upcoming CUSMA negotiations.
Enbridge’s Seven Stars Energy Project hits snag with RM of Griffin
Half of the 200 megawatt wind project, 23 of a total of 46 wind turbines, are planned for the RM of Weyburn. The remaining half, another 23 turbines, are slated for the neighbouring RM of Griffin. And while the RM of Weyburn had recently approved a development permit, the same application is now stalled with the RM of Griffin.
Imperial Oil shutting down Norman Wells after over a century of operations
Hydrocarbon production at Norman Wells in the Northwest Territories will end in the third quarter of 2026 as the facility comes to the end of its lifespan.
Ottawa wins Federal Court appeal allowing single-use plastics ban to stand
The federal government scored a win at the Federal Court of Appeal on Friday, which upheld Ottawa’s 2021 decision to list “plastic manufactured items” as toxic, which ultimately led to a ban on several types of single-use plastics.
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‘Difficult news’ as Imperial announces speedier shutdown of N.W.T. oilfield
The end is fast approaching for a Northwest Territories oilfield Imperial Oil Ltd. first tapped more than a century ago. The Calgary-based company, majority owned by U.S. heavyweight ExxonMobil Corp., announced Friday that it aims to wind down production at...
Saskatchewan begins selection process for large-scale nuclear reactors
Editor’s note: This is the first piece of several in extensive coverage on Saskatchewan’s foray into large-scale nuclear power. Other media had short pieces, but Pipeline Online will provide the full meat, potatoes, gravy and salad on this. First up: video of the full press conference.
Major energy company taking a look at northern Manitoba port: Kinew
Plans to expand the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba and boost shipping through the Arctic have attracted interest from a major energy company, Premier Wab Kinew said Thursday.
Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.
Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico.
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Brad Wall: Mark Carney’s Davos speech made things worse with the very people we need to make a deal with
There is a chance, of course, that CUSMA is not replaced by anything; the Wild West of trade, as it were. Or even that Mexico and the US sign a deal and leave Canada out entirely. Everything Carney does in the months leading up to the CUSMA review this year must be tuned to ensure that this possibility does not become an inevitability.
Jim Warren: The latest global trade convulsions and their Saskatchewan effects
Two weeks ago Scott Moe did the right thing. He accompanied Mark Carney to China in support of reducing the 75.8 per cent tariff on raw Canadian canola seed to just 15 per cent.
Canola producers are our friends and neighbours; what’s more, they make a significant contribution to the province’s economy. The $7.9 billion in exports they generate annually accounts for 9 per cent of Saskatchewan’s $90 billion GDP.
Natural gas and coal kept Saskatchewan’s lights on during frigid weather
As temperatures plunged below -30 C on Saturday, January 24, 61 per cent of SaskPower’s generation came from natural gas and 29 per cent came from coal, together accounting for 90 per cent of total generation. Average system demand remained consistently above 3,500 megawatts during the weekend.
Bronwyn Eyre inaugural recipient of new award for Canadian champions of freedom
ronwyn Eyre, former Saskatchewan Minister of Justice and Attorney General, as well as former Minister of Energy and Resources, is the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s recipient of the inaugural Cartier-Macdonald Award. The new award recognizes Canadians who have shown exceptional leadership in advancing the principles of freedom.
Brian Crossman: Artificial Intelligence, the oilpatch, and John Wick’s dog
Here is another concern of mine: I have watched enough movies to know that the terminator scares the crap out of me, as does “Agent Smith” from the Matrix movies. I am pretty sure Sarah Conner, Kyle Reese and Neo aren’t coming to save us. (But if AI kills John Wick’s dog, my money is on Keanu Reeves)
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If elected, the Parti Québécois would not necessarily oppose new gas or oil pipelines
A future Parti Québécois government would not rule out oil or gas pipeline projects in Quebec.
NuVista shareholders vote to approve $3.8B Ovintiv transaction
U.S.-based Ovintiv Inc.’s bid to acquire NuVista Energy Ltd. has been approved by the shareholders of the Calgary-based company.
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada because we signed a trade deal with China
In threatening 100 per cent tariffs “against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.,” Trump essentially threatened to all but shut down Canada-US trade. The implications as such would devastate the Canadian economy.
Quick Dick McDick: Maybe I’m Just A Dick
Have you missed your regular fill of Quick Dick McDick videos? I sure have. Well, he’s been on the road, doing comedy shows before calving season kicks off.
So now, after an eventful week, we get to hear Quick Dick muse about the fact that maybe he’s just a dick.
Worker dies at Suncor oilsands site after machinery sinks into muskeg
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the death of a worker at an oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray.
The worker was inside a piece of equipment last week when it became submerged in muskeg, it said.
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Doug Martens named Southeast Sask. Oil Person of the Year; Legends award winners named
On Jan. 19 the Weyburn Oil Show Board announces the distinguished recipients of the 2026 Southeast Saskatchewan Legends Award, the “Laurence M Woodard” Southeast Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year Award, the “Ron Jeffery” Friend of the Show Award, and the newest award Southeast Saskatchewan Keystone Award.
SGI to harmonize service rig driver requirements with Alberta and eventually Manitoba
Saskatchewan, and soon Manitoba, will harmonize driver requirements for service rig drivers.
Donald Trump’s speech to the WEF at Davos
Here is President Donald Trump’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21. He talks about Greenland, and makes a swipe at Canada, too.
Mark Carney’s speech in Davos, verbatim
Canadian media and social media gave prominent coverage to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 20 speech at tjhe World Economic Forum in Davos, republished here from the prime minister’s website.
Pipeline Online Podcast: Ep. 27 Gerald Chipeur, Honourary counsel for South Korea in Alberta
Calgary Lawyer Gerald Chipeur, KC, is originally from Saskatchewan. He’s honorary counsel for South Korea in the province of Alberta, and has a unique perspective on the potential for trade between our two nations. Basically, they’ll buy all the energy we can sell them, even if we double or even triple our output. You read that right. Double or triple. And he thinks a pipeline will be built to the West Coast, too.