Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 29: Carl Marcotte, CANDU Energy
Should Saskatchewan buy the CANDU reactor when it comes to building large-scale nuclear in this province? Carl Marcotte Senior Vice-President, Marketing & Business Development at CANDU Energy, part of AtkinsRealis, makes the pitch. Building large reactors will only be the largest, most expensive decision made by this province for generations.
Enbridge unfazed by prospect of more Venezuelan oil headed to Gulf Coast
“I don’t think investors or the infrastructure companies should be taking on all that risk of the development in jurisdictions that have historically created a challenge … You saw that in Northern Gateway. We spent $600 million … and the rug was pulled out from underneath,” CEO Greg Ebel said, referring to the defunct proposal that Ottawa killed about a decade ago.
TC Energy sets growth sights on U.S. data centre boom
Pipeline and power company TC Energy Corp. is looking to capitalize on the insatiable electricity demand from U.S. data centres, but it’s focused on tweaking its existing system to meet those needs instead of building from scratch.
Cameco CEO on whirlwind Washington trip for talks on reactor deal
The chief executive of Saskatchewan-based uranium miner Cameco Corp. is on a whirlwind trip to Washington to discuss next steps in a massive nuclear reactor deal announced last year with the U.S. government.
Op-Ed: Jeremy Nielsen: AI can’t replace the sniff test
In the past, I would have handed that to a junior engineer, let them run the calcs and then reviewed their assumptions, loads, and code references before signing off. The review step, the questioning, the sanity check, the “sniff test”, is what the ring and the stamp are all about.
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Happy Valentine’s Day from 190 million years ago
So if you forgot to buy flowers, take your honey for a drive to Viewfield. Turn west at the Fleet Energy site, and tell your sweetheart you’re driving her to the largest heart around. Then show her this story. She’ll surely appreciate it.
Ontario is working on building the largest nuclear power plant in the world, and it impacts Saskatchewan’s nuclear plans, too
Whatever reactor design OPG chooses will likely have a heavy influence on SaskPower’s choice. If OPG and Bruce Power choose the same reactor model, then SaskPower will almost certainly follow along. If they choose different models – one choosing CANDU, the other Westinghouse’s AP1000 for instance, then SaskPower will be placed in a quandary – which one does it choose?
NDP call on feds and provincial gov’t to include interprovincial electrical interties with “major projects”
The Saskatchewan NDP is pushing the federal government for expansion of provincial electrical grid interties by way of the “major projects” scheme.
Bronwyn Eyre: Why the fed-prov ‘MOU’ is ‘Mission Outstandingly Unlikely’
MOUs are little more than pinkie promises which governments sign when they don’t know what else to do.
Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
The federal government is looking to increase the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country as part of its new automotive strategy, but is still well short of the number it was advised is necessary to support the transition to battery-powered cars.
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Whew! Southwest Saskatchewan sees more interest in this land sale than in all of 2025 combined
This is a notable development, as activity levels have dropped precipitously in southwest Saskatchewan over the past several years.
For over a year, Pipeline Online has been raising the alarm that activity levels in southwest Saskatchewan have been falling to the point where there is a serious risk of losing the last remaining oilfield service companies left there.
Weyburn OTS Bonspiel 2026 Photos
Here are the winners, followed by several galleries of play from Feb. 6. Click or tap on the photos to enlarge them. Swipe to go to next photo on your phone.
Quick Dick McDick: Tuffnell Tournament Time
Quick Dick McDick goes curling in Tuffnell. Check out his broom!
What if your job, your mortgage, your ability to feed your kids hinged on a 12-year-old’s climate crusade?
Because yet again, for Saskatchewan coal workers, it does
BREAKING: Round two: Appeal filed on coal decision ruling
At question: Do a 12 year old, a podcaster and someone who doesn’t even live here get to kill 1100 coal-related jobs? According the Court of King’s Bench, no, they don’t. Governments get to make those sorts of decisions, and can’t be second guessed by the courts.
Well, these applicants are taking a second round at second guessing.
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Letter to the Editor: Del Mondor: Positivity is always king
Forget about Iran, Venezuela or Ukraine for a minute as these are just a change in pitch of the oil consumption song.
Brian Crossman: Landman season two, the official Pipeline Online review
“Do you know why this plane isn’t going to crash? Because I’m not that F—ing lucky.”
“Cooper, I need you to Gen Z me up one of those group texts on my phone.”
Here’s the full meal deal on large nuclear reactors for Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is getting serious about the possibility of large-scale nuclear power generation, with the announcement on Jan. 28 that SaskPower would begin the process of technology selection. That’s a fancy way of saying it’s going to pick a model of large reactor it would buy and build, if the province decides to indeed go down that path.
39 rigs drilling in Saskatchewan on Feb. 3
February is historically the busiest time of the year for drilling rigs, so here’s a snapshot of what’s happening in the field on Feb. 2:
Across Saskatchewan, there were 39 rigs working.
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.
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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.
‘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...